Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA is the primary authority for Class VI well permits, which are essential for the underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 sequestration projects inject CO2 into the subsurface and are subject to these EPA regulations. Liability transfer regulations could have complex legal ramifications.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. And in 2022, Atmos Energy, Black Hills Energy, Summit Utilities, and Xcel Energy were among the founders of Coloradans for Energy Access.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

On March 30, the House voted 126 to 72 to pass House Bill 637 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) designed to block the final DEP regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants that’s consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. At least $12.5 At least $12.5 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

Today’s the day for the long-awaited release of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to tackle planet-warming pollution by the nation’s power plants. The EPA is proposing a new standard for fossil fuel-fired power plants to avoid 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042. Four years later under George W.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

The rule, which also applies to new gas plants, would avoid as much as 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042, the EPA calculated , the equivalent of the annual emissions of 137 million passenger vehicles—about half of the cars in the country. Those currently operating fossil fuel plants generate 25 percent of U.S.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 8, 2021

The report also identifies the wide variety of ways by which the captured carbon dioxide can be converted into a product of commercial value, also known as carbon utilization. Addressing pollution in overburdened communities. Increasing support for CCUS research. Developing and enhancing incentives such as 45Q Tax Credits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Over the year, those plants emitted 661 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than 13% of the US’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Aging plants and state clean energy goals are certainly helping that trend. We need a just transition It won’t be an easy transition to turn down the gas.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

At stake was the ability to reduce carbon emissions as written in the ‘Clean Power Plan’ regulation under the auspices of the Clean Air Act that gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power to regulate “the best system of reducing emissions.”

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue February 8, 2023 President Biden, U.S. The law enables the U.S.D.A. to fund its $19.5 It’s part of what I call agricultural exceptionalism.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). Since H.B. Removing H.B.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Over 30,500 pro-life Christians submitted comments during Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection open comment period for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), urging the state to join RGGI in order to protect the health of vulnerable Pennsylvanians and to create clean energy jobs in the state. “In

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 30, 2021

If there was any question that the judiciary was a coequal and political branch of government, last Friday after President Biden was wheels up to attend the COP26 Glasgow climate conference, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Environmental Protections Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Supreme Court decision on regulating carbon pollution from power plants-- The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia vs. EPA to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon pollution is a significant blow to God’s children here in the United States and throughout creation. We need bold action.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

Here is the Court’s reasoning in a nutshell: Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible “solution to the crisis of the day.” The Obama Administration’s section 111(d) regulation was known as the Clean Power Plan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books. billion dollars since the market began.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

There are some uncertainties, like undefined terms and that this statute has no temporal limitation arguably applying to a business’s current marketing claims about past offsets and GHG emission reductions, but such is to be anticipated in this first ever regulation of this space. All information documenting how.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2022

The PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In December is now available featuring articles on-- -- PEC Supports Clean Energy Standard Legislation - SB 979 -- DEP Coastal Zone Management Funding Supports Chester City Trail Connection -- Promoting Wellness And Love For the Outdoors -- Voting Ends For 2022 PA River Of The Year Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

Wolf’s veto of Senate Regulatory Resolution #1 that blocks the final DEP regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Read more here. At least $12.5 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. This lawsuit is still pending.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

As a handy reference for litigators, regulators, investors, and all who are affected by climate change, below is an A to Z of fossil fuel industry denial, deception and delay tactics. However, a 2022 investigation by Global Witness found that the plant actually emits more carbon dioxide than it captures.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms. Henry Hub is the national benchmark for wholesale gas prices (Source: US Energy Information Administration ). There are examples from across the country.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. Clean Energy.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

million for sewer and water infrastructure and stormwater mitigation, including riparian planting for carbon dioxide reduction, stream buffering and streambank restoration. -- $62.5 While it is a one-time proposal that is much more limited approach than the RGGI regulations and Senate Bill 15 and House Bill 1565 and Sen.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

European Commission , the City of Paris, the City of Brussels, and the Municipality of Madrid brought an action against the European Commission (EC) challenging a regulation establishing a new procedure for testing the real driving emissions of certain motor vehicles. Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) ). In Smith v.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions. This legislation makes targeted investments to support environmental justice communities, workers affected by energy transition, and Pennsylvania’s growing clean energy and commercial and industrial sectors,” said Sen. A climate crisis is happening before our eyes.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Dernbach told Circle of Blue that these amendments act as a steadying force in state politics, because constitutions are more stable than policies and regulations, which can change from administration to administration. They anticipate annual reductions of 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to 700,000 vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

While the facility had finished its planned lifespan, it could have run longer, but environmental regulations and market conditions made that impractical. Electricity Generation From Natural Gas Now Falling Like Coal In Face Of New, Cheaper Renewable Power Plants [Not Subject To Whims Of International Energy Markets] -- U.S.

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Cresforum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Introduction One of the main messages coming out of the recent COP28 meetings in the UAE concerns the role that nuclear power can play in the future of clean energy development around the world. The hope is that this encourages international financial institutions to include nuclear energy in loans for energy projects.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“Many questions remain unanswered regarding how the public’s money will be spent on these proposed concepts involving hydrogen energy. Further, yesterday’s hearing showed us that Pennsylvania does not have the necessary regulations or laws in place to protect residents from harm by the current fossil fuel energy operations. “We

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Today, the Program regulates roughly 450 entities responsible for roughly 85% of the state’s GHG emissions. Program Linkage : The Cap-and-Trade Regulations permit California to link its Program with that of another jurisdiction to promote cost effectiveness and facilitate greater emissions reductions.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN] -- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: East Palestine Rail Disaster Could Happen Anywhere In PA - By (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

“We can use existing technologies to harness, store, and transmit energy from wind, water, and solar sources to ensure reliable electricity, heat supplies, and energy security." All elected officials, regulators, staffers, members of the press, and members of the public are invited to attend.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Boyd is recognized as one of the country’s leading energy and environmental law scholars and has written pathbreaking articles on public utilities, risk regulation, forestry, and the role of science and technology in environmental law. Boyd also leads the Ph.D.

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Columbia Climate Law

APRIL 24, 2020

The Clean Power Plan was the Obama Administration’s rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants, the nation’s largest stationary source of climate pollution. The rule was expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 30% by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

DEP said they are starting to think about requesting program authority from EPA for underground injection well regulation, including the Class VI wells that are frequently used in carbon sequestration. Click Here for the text of draft final regulations. Click Here for a copy of DEP’s presentation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Winter is once again here, bringing great festivities and respite via holidays, but also great worries to energy regulators, grid operators, and communities about dangerous winter storms that can spread across large parts of the United States and negatively affect electric grid reliability.

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