Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It would seem that the Grinch has once again made off with a ramshackle sleigh full of wind turbines and solar panels and they aren’t likely to return from their shop, not unless the heart of the ole ‘Grinchy-Claus’ (aka the Alberta Government) has an unexpected growth spurt. Stay tuned.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2025

Thats why I believe the Climate Accountability Act is a critical step for Wisconsin, especially given all the ways the federal government is trying to move us backward on addressing climate change. the federal government is trying to move us backwards on addressing climate change. Madison is our home.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Circuit, the statute governing new railroad lines required the agency to consider a wide range of environmental impacts in deciding whether to approve the line. To begin with, the page limit on impact statements doesnt include appendices, where a lot of the details about particular impacts could be covered. According to the D.C.

Clean Air Act

A Greener Life

JULY 10, 2025

According to a Tsinghua University report , 80% of China’s industrial companies are concentrated in industrial parks, which account for 31% of the country’s total carbon emissions. According to the notice, industrial-park-construction projects can access support including existing public and local government funding channels.

Carbon Dioxide

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By Jiang Mengnan Weifang Port has become the first port in China to officially achieve carbon neutrality amid a huge push to decarbonise the global shipping industry. On 15 October, the port in Shandong was certified as carbon-neutral by the China Classification Society Quality Certification Company, according to a government statement.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

MARCH 13, 2025

Aviation is a significant and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. But the federal government in the United States has failed to address it so far. Opponents will undoubtedly argue that such state-based initiatives conflict with federal law.

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In addition to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Hub accesses funding from a host of sources, including the Thriving Communities grantmaking program , which is part of the EPA’s Green and Healthy Home Initiative, and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority’s Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency Program.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2025

In turn, this means a given percentage of hydrogen (by volume) blended in doesnt lead to the same percentage reduction in the amount of gasor to the same reduction of carbon emissions. A blend with 50% hydrogen by volume, for example, gets you only 23% less smokestack carbon pollution.

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mayors, Chairs, and community advocates are calling on the federal government to: Accelerate the Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF) program as the first step towards a sustainable and predictable stream of funding for public transit systems. It helps us reduce carbon emissions. It is a solution to the rising cost of living.

Government

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 28, 2025

Were asking the provincial government to put a stop to the incinerator expansion process and conduct a fuller assessment. The government should start by getting an accurate picture of the current state of air pollution in the area around the incinerator, something the company conducting its own environmental review seemed incapable of doing.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

Stakeholders including utilities, regulators, governments, and communities are grappling with these questions in forums across the world, and UCS is currently closely involved in one such conversation playing out in Michigan. Will the need for new generation stall progress on clean energy goals ?

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 72 - 2.5 Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Meanwhile, more than 9,000 companies have committed to actions to cut global emissions by 2030. COP29: Influential voices call for reforming the UN COP climate procedure Chinas carbon emissions have not yet peaked, but its rapid expansion of renewables means they are likely to soon. of national emissions. trillion (USD 9.9

Carbon Emissions

A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2025

This months question With the growing debate about ChatGPT’s and other LLMs’ carbon footprints, the question that would kickstart this series was rather obvious. With the controversies around biases, Deepseek’s sensitivity, and criticism of the Chinese government, this question would test how well ChatGPT scrutinises itself.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

APRIL 21, 2025

Reduce the dependency on fossil fuels It urges governments, companies, and individuals to reduce fossil fuel dependency and scale up sustainable alternatives. Earth Day takes place on 22 April and marks its 55th anniversary in 2025. The global energy transition The theme promotes a global transition to clean, renewable energy.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Led by Governor Shapiro (then Attorney General), this investigation announced what Pennsylvanians living in the shale fields already knew: our government had failed to properly regulate fracking and protect residents from harm. But five years later - are we any better off?

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2025

We will continue to study the air emissions coming from the existing site that residents have complained about. We will also stay vigilant in holding operators and government agencies accountable for impacts imposed on the community from the site,” said Gillian Graber, Executive Director of Protect PT.

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

As the organizations head of government affairs, Ms. Through sustained collaboration among local governments, business, state and federal partners, and an army of volunteers, CCCRAs efforts have elevated the regional profile, providing quality of life improvements through vibrant outdoor recreation assets.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Here are 153 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Blast Furnaces, Carbon Emissions -- Register Now!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- Utility Dive: Talen Energy To Sell Amazon 1.9

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

The charges for both of these components are governed by the utility and the specific state and do not involve PJM. The power grid is a complex machine governed by the principles of engineering, mathematics and economics. One involves the delivery of power to your home or business from your local utility.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

This project shows whats possible when communities, schools, and government work together to get stuff done for our communities and the environment. million statewide in tree planting and lawn-to-habitat conversions to reduce flooding, cut carbon emissions, and expand access to green space in neighborhoods that need it most.

Earth Day

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

state governments have continued to make quiet progress in their efforts to expand clean energy and phase out fossil fuels. MASSACHUSETTS The department of utilities approved a new three-year plan for energy efficiency, including installing 120,000 heat pumps, weathering over 180,000 homes, reducing carbon emissions by a million tons.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2025

The bill seeks to fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger overriding local government control and public input. The House Energy Committee is holding hearings on the bill June 9 and 11. [At Read more here.] Shapiro [PaEN] [Posted: June 9, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Government

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- PA Trout Unlimited, 17 Other Environmental, Conservation Organizations Expressed Opposition To Proposed DEP Changes To Spill Reporting Requirements [PaEN] -- Republican Sen.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Blast Furnaces, Carbon Emissions -- TribLive Editorial: Public Participation Shouldn’t Just Happen When Convenient For Government -- WNEP: Girl Scouts Plant Trees To Restore Wildlife Habitat After Devastating Wildfire In Mountain Top, Luzerne County -- Tribune-Democrat: Hikers Hit Laurel Highlands For Keystone Trails Assn.’s

Carbon Emissions

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. Scientists and economists are clear on the need for climate action, and we will pay a price for a federal government that ignores them. Defend Californias car waiver.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- Better Path Coalition: Data Centers - Dirty Energy Deals Anything But Cheap [PaEN] -- 25 Environmental Groups; Local Government Associations Oppose House Bill To Fast Track Large-Scale Energy Generation, Storage Projects Proposed By Gov.

Electricity

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2025

The pits vary in depth, and have been refilled and packed in different ways, to test how their build impacts carbon storage. The researchers will also be calculating the carbon emissions of processes such as transporting and burying the biomass – including the amount of carbon released from the soil when the pits are dug.

Waste

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

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. The SEC rule was targeted for elimination by a major oil and gas industry trade association. In this scenario, insurers deny liability and a fierce debate erupts over who should pay the costs.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2025

Shapiro [PaEN] -- Lead Counsel On Court Cases Striking Down Provisions In Act 13 To Preempt Local Regulation Of Oil & Gas Operations Raises Concerns About Proposed Legislation Establishing A RESET Board To Site Large Energy Projects [PaEN] -- Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

Carbon Emissions

Yale E360

JUNE 26, 2025

. “This is a chance for the Prabowo government to show that it has learned from those failures.” ” ALSO ON YALE E360 Will UN Carbon Market Work?

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 10, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- WHYY: Gov. Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Here are 189 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

It’s galling to watch the US government so thoroughly debase itself as it sacrifices the public good to boost the bottom line of fossil fuel executives,” my colleague Julie McNamara said in a statement on the proposals. These are astoundingly shameful proposals.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key targets include regulations substantially limiting carbon emissions from coal-fired powerplants, cars, and trucks. government no lomger cares whether its actions impose disproportionate health burdens on poor or minority communities. This was expected but nonetheless significant. Political action is key here.

Paris Agreement