PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2025

Katie Muth (D-Chester) noted Please correct me if Im wrong, there's nothing in any law, statute, regulation, rulemaking policy within PJM that says that residential and critical infrastructure, electric grid needs have to be fulfilled [first] and insured prior to the approval of these giant power-using projects like a data center.

Electricity

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

It’s a tribute to the significance of state climate policies that Trump devoted an entire executive order to excoriating them as “fundamentally irreconcilable” with his own, fossil-fuel promoting, energy policy. MINNESOTAThe utility commission approved an Xcel Energy plan to achieve 100% clean power by 2035.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2025

Transportation is now the largest source of carbon emission in the U.S. Normally, only the federal EPA can regulate tailpipe emissions from vehicles. States can also use green banks and other methods to nurture clean energy innovation. Trump had a terrible litigation record last time. Defend Californias car waiver.

Clean Energy

Circle of Blue

JULY 9, 2025

In China we found the Central Government building new clean energy plants to quadruple wind and solar generation. Stoked by billions more tons of carbon emissions from coal combustion, global temperatures are rising, more powerful storms are inundating communities, deeper droughts threaten the planet’s supply of food.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

Patrick Cicero, former PA Consumer Advocate and counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project also participated in the briefing. EDF said PJM could add 12.2 Click Here for Routh’s presentation slides. Read more here. Click Here for Cicero’s presentation slides. Click Here for a recording of the briefing.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2025

For companies in the oil and gas sector, 80 to 90 percent of carbon emissions result from the use of their fossil fuel products. These companies have not only failed to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis but also actively obstructed efforts to transition to a clean energy future.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 1, 2025

These tax cuts, which are set to expire under current law, plus additional spending priorities, come at a steep cost, estimated at approximately $5-6 trillion. Tax credits supporting the clean energy transition. Grants and loans supporting the clean energy transition.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

JUNE 26, 2025

EPA has managed to come to the conclusion that carbon emissions from the power sector do not significantly contribute to climate change. emissions), EPA’s solemn conclusion is that they’re no biggie. Second, “only extraordinary emission reductions on a global scale would have any impact” on climate impacts.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key targets include regulations substantially limiting carbon emissions from coal-fired powerplants, cars, and trucks. But scores of other regulations are in the cross-hairs, such as energy efficiency standards that benefit consumers and a variety of rules that protect clean air and water.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

AUGUST 13, 2025

The Energy Department is accepting public comment on its report through September 2. Dessler calls the Energy Department report a “law brief from attorneys defending their client, carbon dioxide.” Meanwhile “the enforcement of environmental laws has fallen off a cliff.” It is a hoax.”

Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

EPAs efforts to regulate carbon emissions from powerplants have had a tortuous history, and were about to go through another round, with a rule from a Democratic Administration being repealed and replaced by a Trump rule.

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

APRIL 28, 2025

Apparently, EPA means to challenge the massive scientific evidence that human carbon emissions are causing dangerous climate change. This is a long shot at best, but if it works would allow the Administration to eliminate environmental law with a stroke of the pen. The Forest Service is cutting 7000 staff positions.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

-- The Citizens Voice: May 30-31 BioBlitz In Nesbitt Park, Kirby Park Natural Area In Wilkes-Barre -- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: First-Ever Wilkes-Barre BioBlitz Uncovers Hundreds Of Species -- Gettysburg Connection: Calling Planting Volunteers, Join Watershed Alliance Of Adams County May 31 For Pine Run Planting -- KYW: Emergency Siren Tests At Limerick, (..)

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

On July 25, Patrick Cicero, former PA Consumer Advocate and counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project said one in five Pennsylvania households report difficulty paying energy bills and electric utility shutoffs are already up 38.1% so far this year.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

The energy ecosystem necessary to bring the vision of AI and energy dominance to life in our region is in place and the excess capacity already built into our grid could allow growth starting right now.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

Meuser Defends Medicaid Cuts, Tariffs At Schuylkill Chamber Of Commerce Meeting -- MCall Letter: Republican Cong.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Canadian Bitfarms Cryptocurrency Mining Co.

Conservation

Legal Planet

JANUARY 15, 2025

Whats your assessment of the law at this point? Which parts of the law have the greatest positive impacts? We predicted expenditures much higher than originally forecast by the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation, and we also expected to see a lot of emissions reductions but not enough to get to a 50% cut.

Fossil Fuels

Scientific American

JULY 16, 2025

The economic consulting firms results are among the bevy of energy models put out in the wake of the laws passage earlier this month. Rhodium predicts average household energy expenditures will increase between $78-$192 by 2035, largely due to fewer electric vehicles on the road and consumers paying more for gasoline.

Carbon Emissions

Scientific American

JUNE 12, 2025

“The EPA is proposing that the Clean Air Act requires it to make a finding that [greenhouse gas] emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, as a predicate to regulating [greenhouse gas] emissions from those plants,” states the draft rule.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

. -- Rebates to Reduce Household Energy Costs (sponsored by Sen. PRESS will turbocharge energy build-out in Pennsylvania and create a more diverse mix of energy resources focusing on clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh) [ co-sponsor memo ] and Rep. Pennsylvania is at a critical juncture.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

15 In Lancaster County [PaEN] -- Tribune-Democrat: Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Impact Residents Access To Local Food Options, Advocates Say [Warning] -- PennLive: DOGE Quietly Revises Savings From Federal Leases As PA USDA Office Remains Open -- Courier Times: How Are Bucks County Water Systems Dealing With PFAS Forever Chemicals?

Conservation

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2025

The president hasn’t directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it. Trump’s first 100 days Trump 2.0 post archive Research data management, open data, and data rescue post archive Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers Read the full story at Grist.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Michigan legislators recently passed a series of energy-related bills that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign into law tomorrow. Additionally, SB 271 requires utilities to achieve a “clean energy” portfolio of at least 80 percent in 2035 and 100 percent in 2040. What Still Needs to be Done?

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

AUGUST 25, 2022

On Monday, I explained why this is an especially urgent time for new law students to be thinking about the climate crisis and how they can contribute as lawyers. If you become an IP lawyer, there’s work to be done on clean energy technologies. One important area for work involves the energy sector. Land Use Law.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For hydrogen to have any role in the clean energy transition , it must be cleanly produced. As a result, they’ve been subjecting the administration’s approach to relentless attacks , claiming that adhering to this framework would irreparably harm the nation’s clean energy transition. But the tell is in the asks.

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 18, 2022

The US Supreme Court’s recent decision dramatically limiting EPA’s ability to curb carbon emissions is bad news for our fight against climate change. In Massachusetts, this near-term opportunity would drive progress on clean energy, clean transportation, and equity. Accelerate responsible clean energy.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, providing $369 billion in tax credit and spending to reduce carbon emissions. The Democrats lost control of Congress, eliminating the chances for significant climate/energy legislation in the next two years. It will reduce cumulative GHG emissions by an estimated 6.3

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage. carbon emissions today.

Climate Change

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2040. There’s a lot these simple figures don’t tell us: How much of these companies already cut emissions? Did the companies initiate plans to cut emissions or were they forced to do so by state law? thanks to Jetta Cook, Berkeley Law ’22). (1)

2030

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Last month, DOE solicited applications from states to develop clean energy projects. The possibility of snagging some of this funding may also help nudge some lagging states to think seriously about cutting carbon emissions. The Inflation Reduction Act provides another important source of state funding. Download as PDF.

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. trillion tons.] Renewables are 42% of electricity.

Nuclear Power

Legal Planet

MAY 15, 2023

State clean energy laws have been bedeviled by challenges based on this doctrine. As an example, consider laws that encourage a state’s utilities to buy power from renewables. In an opinion by Justice Gorsuch, the majority of the Supreme Court voted to uphold the California law.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a clean hydrogen production tax credit (known as “45V”) that is one of a slew of new incentives intended to help catalyze the next and necessary phase of advancing the nation’s clean energy transition as a whole. The costs will be too great otherwise.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

JULY 15, 2021

Meanwhile, the launch ceremony for China’s emissions trading program will be held on Friday. The system will involve over 2000 firms, accounting for one-seventh of global carbon emissions. The delays were apparently due to gaps in emissions data along with political maneuvering. Download as PDF.

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