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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Environmental Progress

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste.

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Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List

Vermont Law

Maine passed a constitutional amendment in 2021, called the “Right to Food” amendment, to address the high amount of food insecurity and users of state and federal food assistance programs that are vulnerable to political shifts, funding, and increasing disruptions to food systems caused by climate change.

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Nuclear Energy and Drought: A Recipe for Disaster

Vermont Law

However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Many leading energy experts often deem nuclear an acceptable form of sustainable energy. billion gallons per day in the US if developers continue to build new power plants with evaporative cooling, an amount.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.6.22

PA Environment Daily

18 -- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy Land Protection Director [PaEN] American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. 18-21 -- CitizensV: Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Feb. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.22.22

PA Environment Daily

Will Hash Out Clean Energy Details With Global Leaders In Pittsburgh Sept. What’s Your Community Doing? Montgomery County -- TribLive: Changing Agricultural Landscape Leaves Fewer Farmers To Work Larger Farms -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Drought? What’s Your Community Doing? Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- Dept.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.12.22

PA Environment Daily

Read more on Agenda. -- Erosion & Sediment Permit Fee Report -- Rural Recycling, Waste Disposal Options -- Reports On Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petition -- Gov. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov , 717-772-3277. What’s Your Community Doing?

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The New Methane Emissions Charge: One (Limited but Important) Stick in the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

For example, the IRA extends and expands existing tax credits for renewable electricity production, and creates a new credit for electricity production at certain nuclear power plants. It represents the first time the federal government has levied a fee on the emission of any greenhouse gas.