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From Pollution Catastrophe to a Just and Equitable Future

Vermont Law

And New Jerseys pollution calamity isnt limited to rivers; ozone pollution is among the worst in the nation. According to the American Lung Association, all counties in New Jersey except for one fell into metropolitan areas that ranked among the twenty-five worst for ozone pollution.

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Promoting Coal, Trump Looks Backward

Circle of Blue

In China we found the Central Government building new clean energy plants to quadruple wind and solar generation. Clean energy generation increased. One target is Michigan’s climate law that requires 100 percent clean energy electrical generation for utilities by 2040. Coal production dropped. Much cleaner.

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EPA Extends Oil & Gas Industry Compliance Deadlines For Federal Clean Air Act Methane Reduction Rule; Deadline Extended For States To Submit Compliance Plan To 2027

PA Environment Daily

On July 28, the US Environmental Protection Agency formally issued an interim final rule extending several deadlines for industry compliance with national methane standards for new and existing oil and gas facilities, known as Section 111, OOOOb/c of the Clean Air Act. July 30 is the last day to comment on the Plan.

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100 Days of Fear & Loathing in Climate World

Legal Planet

Personally, I find this definition more fluid in climate journalism specifically because it is accepted by most newsrooms that beat reporters believe fiercely in environmental protections and the need for solutions without crossing over into being a policy advocate. More Energy!

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Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates House Passage Of Community Solar Energy Legislation In PA

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania has historically been an energy leader, but were falling behind other states in the necessary transition to clean energy. Yaw Senate Bill 349 To Encourage Responsible Solar Development, Protect Landowners Approved By Senate 49 to 1 [Sen. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 And Saved $44.2

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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists

This is despite the clean energy progress the power sector has experienced to date—and despite the groundwork laid for more progress from leading states, as well as the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). One critical tool for forcing that reckoning comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Federal Grants: Duct Tape or Catalyst for Environmental and Climate Justice? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), where I spent the most time, is charged with protecting public health and the environment, and it uses two primary levers setting rules and regulations to level the playing field for markets to work in the service of ALL residents of the United States providing resources to promote the public good.