Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Construction and operation of an interstate natural gas pipeline requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (“FERC”) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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Renewable Energy Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels 55

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. Murray Energy Corp. Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities.

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2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2022

Using collective power, she sees people demanding their cities adopt disaster mitigation plans to ensure they’re not left vulnerable to the next disaster as they try to rebuild. It is expensive to power our homes on fossil fuels, which contribute to global warming and present adverse health risks from pollution.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Wind Power Renewable Energy 240

Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. And not just that, but Texas is by far the biggest producer of oil, with a governor who has pledged to protect the industry from climate regulation at all cost. Which seems a little hard to square with the state’s reliance on renewable energy.

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Wind Power Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 130

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany.

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2021 Renewable Energy Electricity Natural Gas 113

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources. It is wasteful by design.

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Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Recycling 151

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. Germany is not doing all it can to cut back energy use and increase economic pressure on Russia, argues Arne Jungjohann. Dependence on Russian fossil fuels.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Gas 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Bradford County [PaEN] -- The Derrick: Public Utility Commission Starts Investigation Into Possible Order For Another Utility To Permanently Acquire Venango Water Company Impacted By Conventional Oil Well Spill [PaEN] -- DEP Issues Violation To CNX Gas Company For Withdrawing Over 1.8

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Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 2024 86

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Here in New York, for example, we already have three forms of more or less direct carbon pricing.

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Electricity Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Acoel

MARCH 8, 2023

And then there is the big challenge of permitting new clean energy projects. Siting and regulating public utility installations of any kind often invite public opposition based on concerns about property values, neighborhood amenities, traffic, noise, water, and other environmental issues. See [link].

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Government Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 52

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. On June 14, 2021, the U.S.

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2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Both sets of intervenors also said the court should limit any abeyance period to 120 days.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Meet the fossil fuel all-stars Trump has appointed to his administration. San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Energy Department aims to close international clean energy office. EPA head met with multiple energy execs in his first weeks. Trump regulators trigger pollution fight.

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Climate Change Climate Scientist 2017 Paris Agreement 40

ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $27 billion for clean energy research, development, demonstration and commercialization. Energy and Natural Resources. It’s seen as a way to quickly increase clean energy use without hiking electric bills for consumers.

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