PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards on carbon pollution from fossil-fuel-fired power plants ( Docket ID No. and are the second largest source of carbon emissions nationwide. Additionally, medical research shows that air pollution from carbon-based fuels claims up to 200,000 American lives each year.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

With that commitment, Pennsylvania is leading the nation in getting energy from renewable resources that include solar and wind power, beating out states traditionally known for clean energy like California and Texas.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal (the Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation budget bill (A.8808/S.8308)) 8308)) includes two pivotal energy proposals: the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act and the Affordable Gas Transition Act.

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) included the voluntary framework as part of the Green Real Deal.

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) included the voluntary framework as part of the Green Real Deal.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

Construction worker installs new energy-efficient windows. Efficiency programs are the best and cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions because they both lower energy costs and carbon emissions. One dollar invested in these programs generates much more than one dollar in avoided energy costs. .

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 27, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Do you know what our ocean will look like if we DO cut carbon pollution swiftly? But no matter how big the job seems, if we keep fighting for ambitious, fast carbon-pollution cuts that will keep us in line with a 1.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Efforts to slow or stop global warming involve many strategies working together. One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Penn State Master Gardeners: Sept. 13 In Carlisle -- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Sept. 10 - Fueling Fall Pollinator Migration -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: To Host Fall Native Plant Sale Sept.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 25, 2022

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Nature Conservancy in WA (@conserve_wa). billion must go toward emissions reductions (i.e. Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) goes into effect on January 1, 2023. This marks an important moment, but the work isn’t over yet! Of this money: $5.2

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 1 POLLINATORS!

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Act also requires states to develop Energy Conservation Plans that may include programs to help reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector by promoting the use of alternative fuels and electrifying state government vehicle fleets, public transit, and ridesharing and other passenger vehicles.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

The demand statement focuses on upholding Indigenous rights and respecting Indigenous knowledge, bold and ambitious climate action (including phasing out fossil fuels and guaranteeing a just transition to a sustainable clean energy economy), protecting and restoring nature and establishing environmental rights in Canada.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2021

Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities -- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities -- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

With transportation accounting for more than half of all carbon emissions, each of the six Exelon utilities has taken steps to support electric vehicle adoption in their jurisdictions. million megawatt hours, or the equivalent energy use of 932,000 average homes for a year.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

As part of our commitment to create a clean energy future for all in the Pittsburgh region, DLC is increasing opportunities for customers and communities to experience the many benefits of electric mobility while addressing one of our area’s largest sources of carbon emissions and air pollution —?transportation,”

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2021

CRES Forum continues to focus on three guiding principles for judging climate policy from a conservative perspective: cut energy prices, not energy choices; export American innovation, not American jobs; reduce global emissions, not America’s economy,” Hernick said in his prepared remarks.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. The bump may be linked to China’s commitment, made in September 2020, to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. But analysis based on wider datasets is more conservative.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 19, 2022

Michigan officials relaunch a $40 million watershed conservation program. A Pennsylvania judge blocks the governor’s attempt to put a price on carbon emissions. A pivotal decision last week brought New York one step closer to achieving its clean energy goals. The regulation, a selling point of Gov. Looking Ahead.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

As noted in a letter to Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders from a large coalition of environmental groups: The wise stewardship of RGGI funds has ensured the deployment and use of renewable energy and efficiency initiatives. More information about the program is available here.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

regulated carbon markets most specifically), it seems to me that we need to be approaching the question of tropical deforestation in the same broad manner as we do for investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors (some of which , by the way, are eligible for offsets in the voluntary market).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Offshore wind turbines also have a relatively small footprint and are able to use much larger turbines than land-based projects.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Which only reaffirms, with greater urgency, what we must (still) do to address climate change: phase down fossil fuels sharply and quickly while transitioning to clean energy, make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly shore up resilience to worsening climate impacts. Even at about 1.1˚C

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

On the opposite side of the world, a Dutch court mandated a 40% cut over the next ten years in carbon emissions by Shell Oil, including the emissions resulting from the ultimate use of its oil and gas. The judge used the Paris Agreement as the benchmark for setting the company’s obligations.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. They could be paired with hydropower from Quebec, conservation, battery storage and a smarter electricity grid to meet our needs. You can read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. Look for huge investments in heat pumps, electric vehicles, renewable electricity, green hydrogen and conservation. Putting a cap on oil and gas carbon emissions.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

So how can we expect the deal to advance clean energy, mitigate climate change, and address environmental injustice? The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal addresses clean energy infrastructure, carbon emissions reduction, resilience to climate crises, and environmental justice in many aspects of the deal.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

” — David Mendoza, Advocacy and Engagement Director for The Nature Conservancy in Washington. “ We are the home of a science-based net-zero 2050 future and clean energy and good jobs—not just for the technology elite, but for middle-class working people. And we are home of climate action. ” — Sen.

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2022

the Departments of Interior and Energy). In the first decade-plus of this Century, about half of the states actively sought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean energy alternatives to coal. But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The first 2024 session of CRES Academy kicked off with a presentation focused on the basics of clean energy generation. Throughout the presentation, the speakers emphasized conservative priorities that are key to strengthening America’s energy leadership: reliability, affordability, domestic security and innovation.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Opponents of EPA Carbon Standards for New Coal-Fired Power Plants Filed Initial Briefs. Petitioners challenging EPA’s new source performance standards for carbon emissions from power plants filed their opening briefs in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. motion for leave to amend Oct. 17, 2016; motion to expedite Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2023

Steel Is Progressing Toward Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals [ 2022 ESG Report ] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Carnegie Mellon ($3.1 million), Thar Energy ($2.2 Acre Waterfront Park Over I-95 Along Philadelphia Riverfront -- DCNR State Parks June Environmental Education Newsletter - Take A Hike! 23 to Oct.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 13, 2022

Today, the Court’s conservative Justices split the difference in two cases involving vaccine mandates, striking down OSHA’s mandate but upholding a more limited mandate for healthcare workers. Today, however, I’m going to focus instead on the conservative split and what it might mean for environmental law.

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