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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

And, indeed, while wind turbines north of Texas functioned more or less as intended, during the cold snap, they produced very little power for their grids. [11] 11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

RFF: Resources for the Future will host EPA Administrator Michael Regan for an event today at 3:30 eastern, discussing discuss the role of economic analysis in informing environmental rulemaking and policy, regulations for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, EPA’s approach to environmental justice considerations and more.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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White House: A prominent critic of the Trump administration’s scientific policies, Gretchen Goldman, has joined Biden White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. Goldman’s title is assistant director for environmental science, engineering, policy and justice.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

Trump regulators trigger pollution fight. Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Trump's alarming environmental rollback: what's been scrapped so far. Groups see climate science review as chance to undercut regulation. 2017.06.20. 2017.06.20. 2017.06.20.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. Opportunities for Public Comment and Nominations: APHIS – Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis for Biological Control of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in the Continental United States. UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S. EDT on Sept.

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