Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Only portions of the legislation apply directly to units of local government, but taken as a whole it can be expected to help U.S. cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources.

2026 117

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 117

Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly finalized standards.

Law 52

Law 2026 Pollution Control 2030 52

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Appendix F elaborates that relevant considerations include “decreasing reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil” and “increasing reliance on renewable energy sources.”

Renewable Energy 86

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013 86

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities. [In In June 2018, DEP finalized an Air Quality General Permit to reduce methane emissions from new unconventional oil and gas operations. On December 2, the U.S.

Regulations 92

Regulations Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 92

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2022

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) As Russian bombs fall on Ukraine, Pennsylvania refineries refine Russian crude oil and oil and natural gas prices are locked to every word said by Russian despots, Sen. The new essay outlines what the coal and natural gas industries want to happen in Pennsylvania-- If Gov. Reprinted from Sen.

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2030 84

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to adequately analyze the climate change and environmental justice impacts of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Brownsville Shipping Channel in Texas and two pipelines that would carry LNG to one of the terminals.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2022

What it will really do is deregulate the oil and gas industry, attempt to prevent federal regulation of the coal industry and power plants, deny critical funding to DEP to regulate oil and gas drilling, withdraw Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and reopen state forest land for oil and gas leasing.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

Read more here.] -- Coal-Powered Plants [ Note: Pennsylvania only has three remaining coal-fired power plants that haven’t announced plans to close due to competition from natural gas and now renewables. There will always be more supply chain descriptions, fluctuations, and international conflicts in the future.”

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 98

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters. Circuit Vacated Approval for Natural Gas Pipeline in St. 20-472 (U.S. Louis area.

2021 45

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from three facilities in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2022

. -- DCNR Secretary Outlines 2022 Priorities To Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council, Including Need For $1.4 EIA: Proved Reserves Of Natural Gas Fell 4% In U.S. WITF Smart Talk: Is EPA Committed To Restoring Chesapeake Bay? During 2020 -- Rep. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Conservation Pollution Control Politics 64

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The agreement also allows countries to continue to export liquefied natural gas. According to the government press release: “To better fulfill the conservation purposes of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Interior to weigh greenhouse gas emissions of proposed 2022 oil lease sales – Reuters.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Says No -- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Industry Condemns First U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Waste Conservation Climate Change 64