Renewable + Law

MARCH 18, 2021

Today was a big day for the solar power industry at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). First, FERC reversed its Broadview Solar decision issued in September 2020, which prior decision overturned decades of precedent related to the method for determining the net output of qualifying facilities under PURPA.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Multiple lines of analysis make clear that regardless of how cheap wind and solar power get, without directly addressing pollution from coal and gas plants, the country’s clean energy transition will not happen fast enough. But to bring those solutions fully to bear, we also need to force a reckoning with the problem itself.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Pollution control is expensive and air pollution regulations are not strict enough. Focus on increasing truly renewable, low-emission energy such as wind and solar power. Time after time, nearby communities are left guessing about what is really coming out of their local incinerator.

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Columbia Climate Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Jeffrey Hammons is an Associate Attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago, IL, where his litigation practice covers issues of pollution control and energy law. Jeffrey graduated from Columbia Law School in 2016. Follow Jeffrey on twitter at @jt_hammons. Footnotes. [1]

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Senate/House AP: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking End To Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban SpotlightPA: PA Lawmakers Are On Summer Break, Here Are 5 Issues They’ll Face This Fall Farewell To Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee After 53 Years Air The Center Square: SW PA Family Urges Governor To Broaden Pending Rule (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

Meanwhile, between 2012 and 2022, installed wind and solar power more than tripled , according to American Clean Power. percent of US electricity and utility-scale solar generated 3.4 The report also found that 173 coal plants are scheduled to close by 2030—54 percent of the fleet—and another 55 by 2040.

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