PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept.

Conservation

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

California Six in ten Californians favor the state’s goals to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2045. More than 80% of us favor building more solar power stations in California. Cara Buckley and Catrin Einhorn are reporting on grassroots problems and solutions with help from readers.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Of Agriculture Now Accepting Agricultural Research Grant Applications, July 25 Deadline -- Gov. Million Water Main, Lead Service Line Replacement Projects -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Launches $75.4

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

.; Others -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Merchants Grapple With Rising Costs Amid Shifting Tariff Landscape -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Company Sanctioned By China In Retaliation For Tariffs -- Financial Times: Presidents Tariffs Will Bring Nothing But Pain To Rural America, Farmers Say -- AP: President Plans To Cut 80,000 Employees From Veterans (..)

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong. Residents In Allegheny County -- Natural Lands Preserves 2 Forested Properties Totaling 151 Acres In Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $1.8

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Million In Solar For All Funding From Self-Imposed Freeze [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Solar Power Supporters In PA Say Outlook Is Positive, Even As Policies Could Change Under President -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Using our public lands for renewable energy projects is an option we should consider with careful deliberation. Agricultural lands Agricultural land makes up more than half of California’s private lands. However, there’s also a hybrid approach of agrivoltaics —the practice of growing crops under solar panels.

Solar Power

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

The Premier of Alberta has a problem with renewable energy. In August of 2023, Premier Smith imposed a seven-month industry-wide moratorium on new approvals for wind, solar, geothermal, and other forms of renewable energy. The report said that “renewables pose little threat to Alberta’s agriculture and environment.”

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

JUNE 11, 2024

Local opposition has proven to be a significant barrier to the rapid expansion of renewable energy facilities across the United States. The report also identifies 395 local restrictions across 41 states, along with 19 state-level restrictions, that are so severe that they could have the effect of blocking a renewable energy project.

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Premier had made it very clear in past statements that she is biased against renewable energy, and instead favours projects that cause pollution, limit Alberta’s future economic growth, and contribute to global climate change. Wind and solar energy are the least expensive sources of energy in Canada.

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Specifically, it is important to understand that solar is not being sited in equal quantities on these three types of land, as farmland hosts far more solar projects (33%) than either grassland (6%) or forests (4%). For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1].

Carbon Dioxide

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

CARB’s use of the LCFS as a cash cow to fund manure digesters is bad transportation fuel policy and bad agricultural policy. This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2023

When you think of solar power , California undoubtedly comes to mind. The state’s strong climate goals paired with abundant sunshine have helped California reach record rooftop and utility-scale solar buildout. Out of the 5,700 megawatts of installed community solar in the country, less than 1% of that is in California.

Clean Energy

Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states. Since October 2022, however, the Board has rejected at least three such applications ( Birch Solar, Cepheus Solar, and Kingwood Solar ). More information about RELDI can be found here.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. The deadline is August 18. Volunteer support from Citizens also will be provided.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

.” The partnership between the family-owned Bluenergy and Udinese is not new as the utility has been a partner of the Serie A outfit since 2018, supplying the club with energy exclusively from renewable sources for the last few years, and recently they acquired naming rights to the stadium.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

By Kathy Cook, League of Women Voters of PA On May 25, 2021, a joint committee hearing on utility scale solar development was hosted by Pennsylvania’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Local Government Committees. Some counties in the PA Wilds have active proposals for solar fields going on old strip mine lands.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

By Dave Blehi, Penn State News In November 2018, Pennsylvania adopted a Solar Future Plan to increase the state’s solar energy generation 10% by the year 2030. This will require the use of large land areas that are often in competition with other uses, particularly agricultural production.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Research Grants For Water Quality BMPs, Protecting Pollinators, Climate Change Resilience, On-Farm Energy Efficiency, More Dept. 27 Released 1.1

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

The milking shed for her 80 dairy cows that can yield 1,100 litres of milk per day, along with the barn that houses 21,000 chickens at a time, will soon sit alongside a photovoltaic solar plant with 85 panels. of the country’s energy generation. The solar power plant is one more. MW to 791.32

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Congress is investing huge sums in agriculture, and this money should be directed to help farmers mitigate and adapt to climate change by paying farmers to reduce emissions, on-farm renewable energy, and research on soil health. As the Farm Bill is negotiated, climate change must be a priority.

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

AUGUST 7, 2024

Over the last 10 years, dozens of townships in Michigan have effectively halted renewable energy development by adopting severe zoning restrictions, such as moratoriums. In the event that the PSC assumes control over an application, it will be allowed to preempt any local restrictions that would otherwise apply.

Renewable Energy

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

To invest massively in alternative and renewable energy potentially. PK: So not just the Belt and Road of power projects and transportation infrastructure, but even high voltage electricity transmission from solar farms and projects like this. So you have the COP26 agenda, which is focused on climate mitigation, right?

Politics

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

“There has never been a better time in our history to go solar, with the expansion and extension of the solar tax credit to 30 percent until 2032, as well as accelerated depreciation, USDA REAP grants, and savings from the solar power itself. I am thrilled that the U.S.

Solar Power

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

The grants will enable investments in solar projects , building energy-efficiency upgrades , the buildout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure , and the promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices , among many other projects.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action On Demand: ReImagine Appalachia: Solar-Powered Faith Communities And Houses Of Worship, Saving Money And Ethical Labor PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. Potter County To Sept. 29 In Lewisberry Aug.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy Co-Op Helps Make Switch To Solar Power Easier, More Affordable In Lancaster -- Nebraska Examiner: U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The article first appeared in The Bucknellian on October 7, 2022 -- Bucknell University is known for many things—stellar academics, superb facilities and superior athletics, but one aspect of the college that is increasing in size and scope is the campus’ focus on green and renewable energy.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

AUGUST 14, 2024

If you could bring water into the desert, could you reclaim it for biodiversity , for trees or for agriculture? They have installed a solar array and used it to pump up salty groundwater from deep underneath the desert. It’s then run through a solar-powered desalination plant in a container module, from a company called Osmosun.

Solar Power

Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This accounts for 28% of emissions, coming in above agriculture, commercial & residential, industry and power generation. Throughout the US, coal has been the leading source of energy for electric power generation. Electric energy generation by renewable sources has doubled since 2008.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

11 Hearing On Bill To Expand Renewable Energy Mandates In Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: What’s The Current State of Clean Energy Transition? -- Hydrogen Tax Credit Changes, Riparian Buffers, Light Pollution On House Environmental Committee Agenda For Dec.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

Opponents emphasized visual impacts (or, as they put it, “the inconsistency of the industrial solar facility with the rural character of the area”), as well as concerns about the loss of farmland. Notwithstanding this opposition, Oak Run also found significant local support. Smaller projects are permitted at the county level. Opinion ¶ 220.)

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

“Solar arrays, like the original wind and water-powered feed grinders (still in use in parts of Pennsylvania), are fueled by the elements. The Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) : The MPC highlights the importance of local renewable energy development in its preamble.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN] -- Agriculture Invests $5.8

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

Nuclear Power

A Greener Life

MAY 28, 2023

A small town generating its own power, a city school equipping its rooftop with solar panels, and a company building solar water heaters that help to cut energy bills: small-scale initiatives across Argentina are showing the active role people can play in building a renewable energy-powered future.

Electricity

Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 6, 2023

Accepting the ongoing hegemonic great power rivalry between the governments of the United States and China, this act is particularly significant for renewable energy because Camel Group, headquartered in Xiangyang City, is among the largest vehicle battery manufacturers in the world and the largest heavy commercial vehicle battery manufacturer.

Biotechnology