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111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6

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U.S. Energy Industry Trends To Watch In A 2025 Trump Presidency

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The energy incentives in the IRA, likely to remain in place, favor more than just renewables like wind and solar power. Natural gas and nuclear power also benefit from IRA tax incentives, as do domestic manufacturing and clean energy jobs. Gas and renewables often go hand in hand.

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PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use

PA Environment Daily

For our existing sites in PJM, this means that we are working to bring on a portfolio of new, round-the-clock carbon-free generation resources that can produce as much or more energy each hour than we consume. In 2007, Google committed to carbon neutrality in its operations. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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EPA To Repeal All Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, 2024 Mercury & Air Toxics Standards For Fossil Fuel Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and repeal 2024 amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) that directly result in coal-fired power plants having to shut down.

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US House Republicans Eliminate Funding For The Federal Methane Emissions Reduction Program, Including PA's MERP Grant Program To Plug Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

PA Environment Daily

On May 13, Republicans on the US House Energy and Commerce Committee took action to advance legislation through the Congressional budget reconciliation process that includes a provision that would delay and defund the Methane Emission Reduction Program (MERP). Earlier Action The MERP's waste emissions charge is estimated to raise $7.2

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EPA Is 'Clearing The Regulatory Path For America To Dominate The Global A.I. Revolution'

PA Environment Daily

In addition, much of current Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for building data centers dates back to the 1990s, when technology was practically prehistoric compared to modern advancements. Energy Summit?

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.28.25

PA Environment Daily

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. GW In New Electric Generation Capacity -- PennLive Guest Essay: Expect Higher Electric Bills This Summer By As Much As 20% [Thousands Of Energy Projects Stuck In PJM Review] - By Rob Altenburg, PennFuture -- Gov.