Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable accomplishments in the private sector. First, the U.S. First, the U.S. 615,000,000 actual in FY 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 16, 2023

As more people transition to electric vehicles and electrified buildings , we’ll become more dependent on electricity to power even more aspects of our lives. The electric grid will need to be very reliable for this transition to go smoothly. With bidirectional charging , electricity can flow both ways.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2023

With over 250,000 vehicles in service, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has one the world’s largest truck fleets. Over the past several years, the USPS worked to plan the replacement of its aging delivery truck fleet with a mix of both electric and combustion vehicles. This is all great news.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

Electric transportation is essential for a cleaner and healthier world. Replacing gasoline vehicles with electric can reduce emissions that cause climate change and illnesses. While this may seem obvious, some news coverage on EV mineral impacts have not accurately portrayed this motivation. Wind turbine: 2.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 25, 2024

Two key pieces of Federal support for electric vehicle (EV) charging are coming into place to accelerate EV infrastructure installation for all kinds of vehicles. There is even a project that co-locates electric car charging with dock-based charging for shared electric bikes and scooters, so-called micromobility.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

Regardless of where we live, we should all have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits provided by electric vehicles. These benefits range from the reduced cost of operation , the reduced need for maintenance and the improved performance, to the fact that electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 1, 2023

The New York Times–with its international reach–used these incidents in Encinitas, a beach town north of San Diego with a population of about 60,000, to explore safety issues around electric bikes. Electric bikes are proving to be a viable alternative for commuting and making short and medium trips, as NPR reported in January.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

The good news is, Minnesota legislators have a chance to pass the level of investment needed to set the state on a path to a carbon-free economy. The bad news is, they have to find a compromise between two vastly different clean energy bills—by Monday. But to reach that future, Minnesota has to invest in it and build it first. . $20

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Bob Donnan Blog: The Story Behind The Yeager Shale Gas Well Pad & Water Impoundment Contamination In Washington County -- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can’t Let Pennsylvania Become The Next Petrochemical Cancer Alley - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Debate Proposal (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2023

With electric vehicles (EVs) a fast-growing part of everyday transportation around the world, I wanted to share my personal experiences and opinions on driving a Chevy Bolt EV over 32,000 miles during the past 4 years, mostly in western Pennsylvania. The details—708 miles of driving used 163 kWh of electricity at my local cost of $23.50

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. Had it passed, this would have established a trust fund for electric vehicle infrastructure and wildfire prevention, with the money coming from higher taxes on household incomes above $2 million a year. Transcript.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. And earlier this year, wind and solar alone generated more electricity than coal for the first time.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. The biggest takeaway : without robust new policies, US energy sector heat trapping emissions will continue to remain high, far off-track from where we need to be to meet our climate goals.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The cost of electricity generated from solar panels fell by 89 per cent between 2010-2022. Both onshore wind and solar are less than half as expensive as the cheapest fossil-fired electricity sources. New homes also use induction stoves which drastically improve air quality , and rely on clean energy.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. In international news, this week marks the start of a critical UN climate conference, known as COP26. This hotly contested referendum is focused on the future of electric power in the region. Transcript.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

After reading the recent (and very dumb) New York Times expose by Matt Richtel on e-bikes , you’d be forgiven for mistaking electric-assist bicycles for the next big threat to human health. But 3 other news stories about the benefits, and growing pains, of e-bikes show there’s real interest in them as a climate solution.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

By Patricia Craig, Penn State News A Penn State research team was recently awarded a $4.99 manufacturing of clean energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells, Pisupati explained. General Electric Research and an academic partner, the University of Virginia.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Read the full story at Energy News Network. Roy Cooper this month announced a slate of new climate and equity pledges, including a commitment to get 1.25 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2030 and to eliminate most fossil fuel vehicles by 2050. Read more →

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

A 2021 report by California state agencies calls for an additional 16,900 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar and an additional 12,500 MW of customer solar by 2030, making up 61 percent of new clean electricity resources. Along with solar, storage and wind will see significant growth. On paper, it’s promising!

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Residents of central Illinois are organizing against a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline, Energy News Network reports. Fresh from the Great Lakes News Collaborative.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2024

Read the full story in Chemical & Engineering News. Sales of electric vehicles are surging and firms in Asia, Europe, and North America are building large facilities to recycle the valuable metals in those cars’ lithium-ion batteries, which start to show declining performance after a decade or 2 of use.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2023

Climate change news is often quite depressing, with frequent stories on the science and ever-worsening impacts. And as of this year, a new episode of the podcast airs every Thursday on NPR-affiliate KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, offering listeners “climate solutions in a hurry.” We hope to expand to other radio stations soon.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Read the full story at Energy News Network. Department of Energy this month awarded groups on the Standing Rock and Red Lake Indian reservations money for an inter-tribal electric vehicle charging network connecting communities in the Upper Midwest. Read more →

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Now, they’ve set targets to increase electric car sales to match. As our new report Profiting from Pollution: How the auto industry is fighting against clean car regulations shows , car corporations won’t meet electric vehicle (EV) sales targets despite their green pledges. Take action here. .

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 20, 2022

Read the full story at Energy News Network. While electric vehicles are better for the environment, the plants that produce them might not be. A new report wants everyone — especially automakers and policymakers — to think about how the production of “green” cars can still be harmful to disadvantaged communities.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

Of Education Honors Green Ribbon Schools, Including PA Schools In Butler County, Reading, Philadelphia Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcons See First Egg Hatches Of The Season; Connection To Rachel Carson Witness At Senate Hearing On Oil & Gas Wastewater Road Dumping Reports Her Home Has Been Surrounded By Dumping; Dumping Again On The Upswing (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: ‘Selling Oil And Natural Gas To China?’ ‘It

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 27, 2023

The surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) — and declining interest in gas-powered cars — is driving car manufacturers toward greater consolidation, according to a new report. Read the full story at The Hill.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

9 Meeting [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Editorial: Citizen Science Is The New Research Frontier -- Post-Gazette: PA Getting Millions In Federal Grants To Cut Methane Emissions, Cap Leaking Conventional Oil & Gas Wells -- TribLive: 2nd Deep Shale Gas Well Coming To West Deer Twp.;

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

TUESDAY 10:00: House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 1338 (Neilson-D- Philadelphia) authorizing Philadelphia to adopt a local ordinance regulating illegal use of off-road vehicles like dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets. Room 140 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch live.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2024

PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

By Adrienne Berard, Penn State News A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical Electric Vehicle battery. Reprinted from Penn State News.) The need for smaller, faster-charging batteries is greater than ever,” said Chao-Yang Wang , the William E.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts [PaEN] -- Senate Environmental Committee Meets Dec.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Read the full story at E&E News. In the days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, firefighters near Naples put out six blazes in electric vehicles that had been submerged in seawater. It was a first. The North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District had never before dealt with an EV fire.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Yes, And Here’s How -- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport To Install Solar Stream Sensors To Monitor Flooding In Grafius Run -- York Dispatch: York County Issues 30-Day Countywide Burn Ban -- Reading Eagle: Berks County Burn Ban Goes Into Effect -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

Shapiro’s Energy, Climate Initiatives [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Poll - Pennsylvanians Want Low Energy Prices Above All Else -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Methane Initiative Adds More Members Among Oil & Gas Producers -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Fighting Climate Change In The Electrical Grid -- Post-Gazette - Anya (..)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

-- Hold Erie Coke Accountable Calls On EPA, DEP, Erie County & City To Form Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Community Working Group On Site Cleanup, Revitalization [PaEN] -- Erie News Now: State Report Details Pollution At Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Site -- Online Link Now Available For Aug. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept.

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