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DEP Recommends 6 Major Legislative Proposals Be Adopted As Part Of 2024 PA Climate Action Plan

PA Environment Daily

On February 20, the Department of Environmental Protection presented six major legislative proposals to the Climate Change Advisory Committee it would like to see adopted to implement the 2024 PA Climate Action Plan.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA.

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Electric Vehicles Combat Climate Change

Global Green

The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation.

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Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage

PA Environment Daily

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% from other sources. Read more here. Energy Information Administration.

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U.S. Senate Hearing: Energy, Environmental Impacts Of Cryptocurrency Mining In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In January of 2022, inspectors from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) found 30 methane-gas-fired generators with an estimated capacity of more than 10MW at the Hegarty A well operated by Big Dog Energy, LLC and located in Clearfield County, PA within two miles of a designated Environmental Justice area.

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House Environmental Committee Sets May 1 Hearing On Cryptocurrency And Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

In January of 2022, inspectors from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) found 30 methane-gas-fired generators with an estimated capacity of more than 10MW at the Hegarty A well operated by Big Dog Energy, LLC and located in Clearfield County, PA within two miles of a designated Environmental Justice area.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. The groups seek intervention as of right, or, alternatively, permissive intervention.

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