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PUC Releases Electric Utility, PJM Summer Readiness Reports: Sufficient Generation Capacity, But Extreme Demand May Result In Energy Shortfall

PA Environment Daily

Summer Forecast According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the summer of 2025 is forecast to be hotter and wetter than normal, with an above-average Atlantic hurricane season already underway. Investment; Concerns Remain About Powering New A.I. Shapiro Announces $20 Billion Amazon A.I.

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183 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. High School As Renovation Work Continues -- DEP Sets Aug.

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China is Kicking Our Ass at Our Own Game

Legal Planet

By ceding federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases, the Trump administration could unintentionally relinquish regulatory powers to California and other progressive states to carry out their own climate agenda, Carlson told the LA Times. But there may be a silver lining of sorts.

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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Legal Planet

Westlaw searches for “global warming” and “greenhouse effect” pick up only a handful of citations before 1985. Now-Justice Breyer argued that it was misleading to consider the environmental impact of nuclear power without also considering the impact of alternatives such as coal. Awareness of the issue began slowly, however.

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Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Moreover, there are steps policymakers can take to prepare for these spring weather phenomena and bolster the reliability and resilience of the US power system. This sparked a lot of concerns because it was just a few months after the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.

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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. This section appropriates $27 billion to EPA for the GGRF, including $7 billion for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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Climate in the American legal academy

Environment, Law, and History

Now-Justice Breyer argued that it was misleading to consider the environmental impact of nuclear power without also considering the impact of alternatives such as coal.