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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Ignoring pollution’s toll The court’s 2022 decision in West Virginia v EPA limited the EPA’s ability to cut carbon emissions from power plants, effectively ending efforts launched by the Obama administration. One can only hope that at some point, the people’s voices will echo as loudly as they did on Earth Day, 1970.

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30 Major Climate Initiatives Under Biden

Legal Planet

The earliest action covered is Biden’s rejoining the Paris Agreement; the most recent is a burst of final actions taken around Earth Day 2024. begins the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement on Biden’s first day in office. Biden sets target of at least 50% reduction in carbon emissions below 2005 levels by 2030.

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Policy News: August 29, 2022

ESA

Joe Manchin (D-WV), the bill will reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 2005 levels by 2030. This strategy follows a Biden administration Executive Order, released on Earth Day 2022, that directs federal agencies to develop guidance to better account for nature and its benefits in federal decision-making.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%