Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Nuclear power regulation D. FERC pipeline regulation (natural gas and hydrogen). California authority to regulate new vehicles D. Administrative law questions, including the major questions doctrine. Social Cost of Carbon D.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 30, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors.” If I was hoping to bring down energy bills, then nuclear isn’t the first place I’d look. The cost of Hinkley Point C, Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, was originally priced at £16 billion.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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Acoel

MAY 4, 2023

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Adam Kahn On April 13, 2023, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal that will accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy in the United States. Part 30 , “Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material.”

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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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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay represents a sprawling new program covering many entities and a dozen tax credits (the proposed regulations are more than 100 pages). The proposed regulations only suggest that funds will be disbursed after the IRS reviews the claimant’s direct pay filing.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The GAO says Congress should work on a permanent fix for the nation’s spent commercial nuclear fuel. The waste is stored at 75 nuclear power sites in the country. The Rundown. News Briefs. EPA and Agriculture. Studies and Reports.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Nuclear-Powered Data Center, Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming To PA Next To Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price [Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Tier I resources include solar thermal electric, wind, low-impact hydropower, geothermal electric energy, biologically derived methane gas, fuel cells, biomass, electricity produced in-state from the by-products of pulping and wood manufacturing industries, and coal mine methane; -- Other Carbon Free Electricity Sources: Add other carbon free electricity (..)

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 8, 2022

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. Most inland facilities cool their power-generating equipment with river water.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

However, the bill’s definition of what constitutes clean energy includes nuclear power (which doesn’t emit carbon but isn’t “clean”) and fossil gas power plants that capture and store at least 90 percent of their carbon emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

I’d be remiss not to mention that, ever since the August 2020 power outages, California policymakers and regulators have been pulling out all the stops to maintain grid reliability. Businesses, too, can play their part by shifting power use to earlier in the day when supplies are more available.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Local authorities in Cameroon do not strictly enforce environmental regulations for mining companies, and nationwide legislation on the matter has not yet been completed. Today the waters cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. According to Mongabay, “today, about 20 remain compared to over 100 ten years ago.”

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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 and Environment

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Remember the historical claims that nuclear power was going to be too cheap to meter? First, while I’ve seen different statistics, it is clear that incandescent bulbs generally turn less than 10% of the energy they receive into light, and it can be 5% or even lower.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In 2022, DEP reported Pennsylvania generators of low-level radioactive waste-- primarily nuclear power plants-- sent 48,241 cubic feet of LLRW waste to out-of-state waste facilities for disposal. Read more here.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

At the same time, an audit of the subsidies found that purchasing energy and capacity from regional wholesale markets is cheaper than power from the OVEC plants. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B. Ohio regulators need to act. 6 coal subsidies shield them from those costs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The failure of these projects to come in on time and under budget undermines arguments that modern nuclear power plants can overcome the problems that have plagued the nuclear industry in the past.

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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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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. Germany is in the midst of fundamentally restructuring its energy sector.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County -- Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Why Does It Matter?

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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. 1 reactor of its.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

From March 18 to 24, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 582 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 66 violations of environmental regulations-- 42 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 24 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

More radioactivity is expected from the other sources because they include nuclear power plants. In terms of radioactivity, the TENORM waste represented just 3.74 Ci (curies), while the low-level radioactive waste shipped for disposal represented 1,682 Ci.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. DEP eNotice: The Only Way You’ll Know When Applications Come In To DEP Did you know DEP can send you email notices when permit applications are submitted to DEP in your community? Click Here to sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE today !

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

These diversions are inconsistent with New York State regulations aimed at ensuring the proceeds of the auctions would be spent on new programs to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

No matter how hard utilities, regulators, and policymakers try to prop up coal plants , these plants have continued to succumb to economic pressure since they just can’t compete with renewables, such as wind and solar. The list goes on, but you get the point. However, the past five years haven’t exactly been the best years for coal.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

On 14 January 2020, a proposal of regulation establishing the Just Transition Fund was published, detailing the rules that should apply to it. - Interestingly enough, article 5 of the proposed regulation sets a list of activities the JTF shall not support and it includes the decommissioning or construction of nuclear power stations.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Shapiro’s plan introduces the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), which will attract federal investments in the Commonwealth and keep utility costs low in the long-term by building out the reliable, affordable fleet of power sources we will need for the decades to come.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And, Russian forces still occupy the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is the largest in Europe. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Additionally, the package establishes new tax credits, such as those for used clean vehicles, commercial clean vehicles, sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, and electricity produced by qualified nuclear power plants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 26, 2022

According to studies by the Ukrainian nuclear regulator of Zaporizhzhia Unit 5, if operators carried out emergency procedures before the steam generators dried out, they could extend the period before the steam generators dried out to 8 hours after the blackout began, and other emergency measures could delay core damage for another 10 hours.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2022

CCUS, hydrogen and nuclear power). Competitive statutes, policies and regulations at local, state and federal levels must be implemented to aid safe, equitable and expedited deployment of decarbonization solutions, particularly regarding hydrogen generation and transport and CCUS.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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