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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

The earthquake and tsunami had a great impact on Japanese energy policy, leading to the shutdown of nuclear power plants for safety reasons. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect

PA Environment Daily

million megawatts of electricity per year-- 560,000 homes that otherwise could be powered by that level of generation, 2.75 million tons of CO2 [carbon dioxide] and 600,000 cars. False Promises, Dirty Power, Rising Electric Bills The A.I. and energy. .-

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Promoting Coal, Trump Looks Backward

Circle of Blue

Nobody but Trump Wants More Coal Utility executives and leaders of the Michigan Public Service Commission, which regulates power plants, say such reasoning is nonsense. The old facilities release high levels of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter into the air.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Of Public Safetys Nuclear Power Plant Disaster Training Exercise -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Westinghouse Mulls Beaver County For Major Microreactor Factory -- Washington & Jefferson College To Host April 9 Webinar On Energy, Economy And A.I. Ohio- $3.07 Ohio- $3.07

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The Problem is Not Brazil. The Problem is COP

Legal Planet

Heres what else I see Good news A Cleaner China: For the first time, the growth in Chinas clean power generation has caused the nations carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth. A nuclear power plant in Arizona and Sammy Roth took a tour.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.10.25

PA Environment Daily

. -- March 10 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 1 to 7: Cryptocurrency Facility, 9 More Shale Gas Wells Abandoned; Attorney General Investigates Conventional Wastewater Spill; Pipeline Ordered To Provide Clean Water [PaEN] -- The Derrick: State Attorney General Launches Criminal (..)

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139 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Shapiros Budget Includes Energy Plan; Funding To Make-up Deficit In Oil & Gas Program; New State Park, Trail Initiative; Over $6.2