Inside Climate News

APRIL 4, 2024

A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

To expand and modernize the nation’s electric infrastructure, the federal government recently announced new funding. This continues a 100-year-old tradition of government shaping the electric grid. DOE will contract in advance to use a portion of three transmission lines that it selected on October 30.

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New Scientist

APRIL 7, 2022

The UK government has released a plan to end the country's reliance on gas, but the decisions to ignore quick wins like insulation and favour expensive nuclear power over renewables have been widely questioned

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

New Mexico played a critical role in national defense starting in World War II by supplying uranium, the critical element in some nuclear weapons, to the federal government. Uranium continues to serve as a source material for nuclear power plants today, though no active mining or milling operations exist in the state.

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New Scientist

APRIL 12, 2024

As an investigative journalist, I write about war, weapons, national security and government secrets. I’ve previously written six books about US military and intelligence programmes – at the CIA, The Pentagon, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency– all designed to prevent, or deter, nuclear world war III.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Photo credit: Preussen Elektra. By Anders Lorenzen. Climate neutrality is far off.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2022

Even more worrisome are Ukraine’s fifteen nuclear reactors. Eastern Ukraine, where heavy fighting has been taking place, is home to oil depots, coal mines and nuclear power plants. The Ukrainian government says that it intends to seek compensation based on the Gulf War precedent. It remains true, now as much as ever.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

86,000 Metric Tons : Amount of used nuclear fuel from U.S. commercial power reactors. The waste is stored at 75 nuclear power sites in the country. The Government Accountability Office says that Congress needs to come up with a permanent solution , since the Yucca Mountain storage site has been taken off the table.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

From physics to politics William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, thinks nuclear power can help us meet net-zero targets. I fight,” answered Magwood, who at the time directed the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Courtesy: NEA).

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Photo credit: Reuters / Amit Dave. The fast-growing Asian economic powerhouse is predicted to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming years.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 8, 2022

” – Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for Environmental Working Group. Featured coverage from this week’s episode of What’s Up With Water looks at: In France, May was unusually warm, and that could limit operations at some of its nuclear power facilities. Recent testing from the U.S.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Despite the government`s big talk on climate action , the country has hardly made a dent in easing its reliance on gas in recent years. Once again the UK government has talked up increasing the deployment of renewables , but they would do well to invest in the most powerful low-carbon technology we have; energy efficiency.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. But they should, because Ontario Power Generation is a crown corporation – the public should know how the profit is being spent.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The country wants to close the last nuclear power plant by 2022 and simultaneously phase-out coal by 2038 at latest. Now the government is pushing ahead with settling compensation - but not via a law but via a public law contract. That is why the government decided to embark on a slightly different legal route.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 15, 2022

With the release of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator’s Pathways to Decarbonization Report, the province of Ontario is setting itself on a collision course with the federal government. Ontario’s competitiveness depends on clean power. Committing to gas until 2050 will deter investment in the low-carbon economy. .

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Mention “nuclear power” and attention almost immediately turns to safety. Despite huge advances in nuclear technology in recent decades, everyone still thinks about the accidents that occurred at older reactors like Chernobyl , Three Mile Island or Fukushima. Dozens of countries don’t even have – or don’t want – nuclear power.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have. Written comments are due on August 14, 2023.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Today the waters cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Others, however, blame the government’s inability to encourage or incentivize smarter water use. New satellite data shows that over the past four months, Russian troops’ opening of sluice gates has caused the reservoir to plunge to a 30-year low.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2023

There really is no reason to build new gas plants or nuclear power projects when we have cleaner, cheaper, and safer alternatives. Despite language around Ontario having a clean energy advantage, this government is making the electricity grid dirtier. Residents and council members should be on alert.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Western utilities may be more interested in sticking with California and joining EDAM if CAISO has an independent governance structure.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. Photo credit: CnndrBrbr via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen. They could of course enter discussions to buy more clean energy from their neighbours.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. Indeed, it is understandable why people might fear radiation given that you can’t see it – yet the same can be said of the air that we breathe.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

from other sources. Read more here.] Related Articles - Gas: -- Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage [PaEN] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In the weeks after September 11, DEP employees again played key roles in helping to respond to the scare created by the anthrax attacks, running down potential threats to public water supplies, dams, nuclear power plants and other infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

House Committee Meets On Recycling Fee, Farm Solar The House Local Government Committee is scheduled to hold a voting meeting on House Bill 223 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) increasing the recycling fee on municipal waste disposed in the state to $5/ton from $2/ton ( sponsor summary ).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the weeks after September 11, DEP employees again played key roles in helping to respond to the scare created by the anthrax attacks, running down potential threats to public water supplies, dams, nuclear power plants and other infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Exelon has the lowest locational marginal price at $180 per MW because they rely primarily on nuclear power plants. Exelon has the lowest locational marginal price at $180 per MW because they rely primarily on nuclear power plants. PJM is coordinating efforts among generators, power suppliers and local utilities.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

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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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

With so many agencies involved, it can be difficult for state and local governments, Native American tribes, community groups, non-profit organizations, and others to keep track of what is happening and to engage and participate in the development and implementation of the tax credits, grants, policies and other programs created by the IRA.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. Schroder, Esq.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

. • The challenge of change – James McKenzie believes the climate crisis offers opportunities to business – but warns that solutions will only be found with the help of governments and financial markets. • The nuclear fight – Robert P Crease talks to William D Magwood IV, director-general.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2022

CCUS, hydrogen and nuclear power). Government funding will be essential to finance build-out of critical decarbonization infrastructure ( e.g., CCUS hub). . -- Next Steps Six primary enablers have been identified as necessary to accelerating the region’s energy transition: 1.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

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Law Columbia

MAY 27, 2021

In 1978, during a phase of the Cold War when relationships between East and West began to relax, the United States and 4 other nuclear powers (China, France, the Soviet Union and the UK) made unilateral declarations granting security assurances to non-nuclear- weapon states. By Christoph Schwarte* .

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Backgrounds After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were temporarily shutdown due to safety concerns. Nevertheless, the Japanese government chose to expand coal-fired power generation, which is a major source of emissions.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

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