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Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Union of Concerned Scientists

All told, they represent 56 percent of the US population, generate 62 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and are responsible for 43 percent of the country’s annual carbon emissions. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.

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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Union of Concerned Scientists

Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are still in place today. The Union of Concerned Scientists opposed H.B.

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94 New Articles - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.14.22

PA Environment Daily

Yet look at prices at the pump, and you’ll see why we can’t drill our way to true energy security.” -- Yahoo!News: Other States/National/International -- Post-Gazette: More Research Links Air Pollution Exposure And COVID Risk -- The Guardian: ‘Everything Was Orange,’ U.S. Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park , Centre Hall, PA.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

EPA: air pollution rule should be delayed – despite its effect on children. Trump administration will not renew key EPA advisers, cancels committee meetings in agency shakeup. Rick Perry blames ocean for climate change: Energy secretary once again denies scientific consensus. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14.