Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Back in September, I wrote about the carrot boycott and the hardball tactics by those big growers that had led to this fight. As a refresher: Cuyama Valley is groundwater dependent, which makes it a helluva place for two Big Ag carrot growers that produce 80% of the country’s carrots. They’re still not welcome at the table.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Related Articles The Week - Energy: -- PA Taxpayers To Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard For Environmental Compliance Record [PaEN] -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This winter, Big Oil companies are announcing their 2022 profits, and records are being shattered. Big Oil is raking in outrageous sums during a climate crisis, capitalizing on rising prices, while life gets harder for the rest of us. How big are the 2022 profits? Let’s take a look, with a focus on the Canadian industry.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 14, 2024, Marcellus Drilling News reported National Fuel Gas Company , parent to Seneca Resources drilling and NFG Midstream pipeline companies, is suing a former employee and several vendors for buying and installing counterfeit parts at several compressor stations.” “One Click Here to read the Marcellus Drilling News article. [

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Legal Planet

JUNE 21, 2021

This is bad, but it’s not the worst news. The worst news is that the situation is only going to get worse as climate change progresses. This isn’t end-of-the-world doom saying; it’s just the fact about the future of a big chunk of the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

million gallon per day water withdrawal and a permit to construct a water intake and temporary aboveground water pipeline from the Big Sewickley Creek in Economy Borough, Beaver County. Of concern to many commenters was the potential impact of the withdrawals on stocked trout and the recreational opportunities in Big Sewickley Creek.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Big news in renewable energy production: The world's largest floating wind farm has just successfully produced its first power.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 4, 2023

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. One of the big questions in the clean energy transition is whether the increasing number of jobs in renewables will have pay and benefits that match those being lost in fossil fuel industries.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The headline news is that Minnesota has adopted a 2040 deadline for a carbon-free grid. Despite the law’s extremely unglamorous name (“Senate File 4”), this is a big step forward for the state, as well as evidence of how much difference it makes to unified party control of state government.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

But the good news is that we understand the problem and the source, so with strong collective action we can work to dramatically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and prevent the worst impacts of climate change. The good news is that there is a clear path to real climate action. Approaching 1.5 1) It starts with tracking emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 25, 2024

These are two more big steps toward a zero-tailpipe emissions future. From micro to mega: The projects provide support across vehicle segments from electric cars to electric big rig trucks, the kinds of trucks that use megawatt-level charging. So urbanicity is the key criteria guiding who can claim the credit.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 21, 2023

Read the full story at PillarQ News. Although quantum computing is still in the early development stages, researchers are already leveraging the technology to help solve big challenges like reducing carbon in the atmosphere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 24, 2023

When a change as big as this is underway, it’s important to understand what impact it can have on employment and to take steps to ensure that workers benefit from the transition and aren’t left behind. This momentum is spreading across the country with US EV sales now over 9% and climbing.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The good news is that you’re arriving at a pivotal point when your work as a lawyer can make a big difference. The bad news is that we have a limited amount of time to get the situation under control. Dear 1L: You’ve gotten to law school at a crucial time for the future of the planet.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 15, 2022

Read the full story at Chemical & Engineering News. The news came as Dow reported a second-quarter … Continue reading Dow unveils big plastics recycling initiative.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The good news is that there are big opportunities right now to invest in transit systems. Transit service has been chronically underfunded —a vicious spiral that has partially led to the health and climate outcomes we see today.

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 10, 2022

It's big news in an industry that has so far relied on EV chargers that are on-grid and permanently installed. Off-grid EV charger manufacturer Beam has now installed solar-powered off-grid EV chargers in more than 100 municipalities in the U.S. and around the world in Spain, Brazil, Canada and the Caribbean.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 4, 2023

This is welcome news. FERC’s new rules for connecting batteries to the power grid remove a major obstacle to using big batteries for grid reliability. Now, with the changes in arcane rules announced just last week by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), it will be much easier to replace them with battery storage.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 29, 2024

Read the full story from Energy News Network. The region’s ability to produce green hydrogen — and iron pellets that don’t require coal — could put Minnesota at a big advantage as the industry seeks to decarbonize.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 23, 2022

As the nation prepares to pour hundreds of billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan. . Michigan cities rich and poor, big and small have spent decades delaying maintenance on water systems. This is the first of a ten-part series.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Related Articles The Week - Energy: -- PA Taxpayers To Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard For Environmental Compliance Record [PaEN] -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

After reading the recent (and very dumb) New York Times expose by Matt Richtel on e-bikes , you’d be forgiven for mistaking electric-assist bicycles for the next big threat to human health. But 3 other news stories about the benefits, and growing pains, of e-bikes show there’s real interest in them as a climate solution.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 19, 2022

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. The Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the big reservoirs on the river, is considering a reduction in the amount of water it releases from Lake Powell, which is shrinking faster than expected. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

-- York Dispatch: Take A Look Inside York County Landfill’s New Wastewater Treatment Plant -- Reading Eagle: Devices With Lithium-Ion Batteries Require Proper Charging, Disposal -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Start 2024 With A First Day Hike In One Of PA’s State Parks -- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Endangered Species Act At 50; How It Aided Eagles, (..)

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A new law in Wisconsin will fund more sustainable, watershed friendly farming methods.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- January 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 11, 2023

What do the CEO of Imperial Oil, the head of RBC bank and the head of Big Oil’s biggest lobby association, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, all have in common? You’ll likely have heard about Corson and Imperial in the news lately. Nominate a new climate villain on the website.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. The good news : EIA is projecting that the share of renewables more than doubles to 44 percent of the US electricity generation mix by 2050, surpassing natural gas as the leading source of power.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 9, 2022

As the nation prepares to pour hundreds of billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan. . And with deteriorating water infrastructure in cities large and small, it will take decades of new investment to recover. . “The Circle Blue.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 18, 2022

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Photographer James Balog gives an overview of his career in his big new book, The Human Element: A Time Capsule From the Anthropocene. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 17, 2022

Read the full story at E&E News. A big reason for the explosion is that the three-letter acronym … Continue reading They helped create ESG. What started as a half-baked idea among low-level staffers at the United Nations has grown into the green Frankenstein of Wall Street. ESG investing is now worth nearly $2.8

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Read the full story at Food Business News. This year’s big game on Feb. Football game, half-time entertainment, commercials … there’s usually something for everyone when the Super Bowl airs.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Adrienne Berard, Penn State News Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting humanity’s carbon footprint as the planet continues to warm, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. “We

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

Though the new rules are far from perfect, if they are applied with integrity they will make it impossible for the government to justify new public handouts to the oil and gas sector. These new rules are a big deal Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. Ending fossil fuel subsidies is a really big deal.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Related Articles The Week - Energy: -- PA Taxpayers To Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard For Environmental Compliance Record [PaEN] -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. A new book looks at why big projects fail and finds that solar, wind and transmission lines are some of the best kinds of big projects, while nuclear power is among the worst.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Read the full story at Science News for Students. To tackle a big environmental problem, chemists in the Czech Republic have been thinking small. Their new miniature robot has one purpose: To help clean up tiny bits of plastic polluting waterways across the globe. Really small. Read more →

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