Frontiers

AUGUST 24, 2023

Image credit: Jon Dickson Researchers have shown that structures made from culled pear trees sunk into soft-bottomed seas like the Dutch Wadden Sea provide excellent replacements for naturally occurring hard substrates, of which many have been lost due to human activities. Image credit: Jon Dickson New tree reef being brought onboard.

Biodegradable 98

Biodegradable 2030 2021 2022 98

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2024

The proposed dump site would be located adjacent to Molly’s Creek – a naturally-fed, spring-origin creek that flows into the nearby Sydenham River. Residents of Dresden would also be significantly impacted by the proposed development as the site is located just 1 kilometer from town. hectare waste processing site.

Waste 104

Waste Government Conservation 104

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a clean hydrogen production tax credit (known as “45V”) that is one of a slew of new incentives intended to help catalyze the next and necessary phase of advancing the nation’s clean energy transition as a whole.

Clean Energy 222

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity Renewable Energy 222

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed site is directly connected to the Sydenham River, a well documented biological treasure home to at least 33 species at risk. The dump site could cause devastating impacts within the Sydenham River’s eastern branch – its most biodiverse area. hectare waste processing site.

Waste 116

Waste Government Conservation 116

E2 Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

The IRA enhances those tax credits for energy projects located on a “brownfield.” That enhancement will increase development pressure on “brownfield” sites.

Clean Energy 59

Clean Energy Law 2024 2022 59

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Additionally, owner and operator liability periods could introduce potential complications with tax credit recapture. For instance, should CO2 unintentionally escape from a storage site, the Internal Revenue Service may seek to recapture tax credits awarded under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code.

Carbon Dioxide 130

Carbon Dioxide Regulations 2024 2023 130

Law and Environment

AUGUST 21, 2023

The HIT will consist of three working groups, (1) Supply and Demand at Scale; (2) Infrastructure, Siting, and Permitting; and (3) Analysis and Global Competitiveness. There was no mention of recent reporting that the Department of Treasury has delayed issuing guidance on the IRA hydrogen tax credit until October and possibly until December.

Natural Gas 130

Natural Gas Clean Energy Technology Technology 130

Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

In the United States, documents obtained by the news site Undark showed that failure of aging dams across the country could flood major toxic waste sites. The site referenced 81 high-hazard dams, which are located in 24 states. Those credits can be drawn upon later when the need for water is acute.

2021 244

2021 Waste 2007 2014 244

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 21, 2024

It would also breach federal obligations to protect waterways, Indigenous sites, and at-risk migratory birds and fish. Highway 413 could destroy important archaeological sites as the project passes through land that has long been inhabited by the Wendat.

Government 143

Government Law Climate Change 2021 143

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It’s also worth noting that utilities are allowed to buy clean energy credits to fulfill these obligations. The commission is allowed to give a preference to technologies produced domestically that receive IRA advanced manufacturing tax credits. The bill also contains several other features that are worth noting: Social cost of carbon.

Renewable Energy 240

Renewable Energy Law Clean Energy Electricity 240

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2024

The new MACH2 (eastern PA) and ARCH2 (western PA) hubs announced by the Department of Energy through the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program (H2Hubs) will include hydrogen production, transportation infrastructure, and end-use sites across Pennsylvania. Click Here to register and for more information. Read more here.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Clean Energy Regulations 2024 64

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

The solar site is projected to provide enough energy to annually power more than 24,000 homes when complete. Over its 30-year lifespan, the solar site will contribute approximately $12 million in additional tax revenue to Henderson County which can be used for roads, schools and other public services.

Renewable Energy 81

Renewable Energy 2026 Carbon Emissions 2025 81

The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

The carbon credit market continues to evolve as oil and gas companies face increasingly stringent regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. Accounting and Crediting Period.

Carbon Dioxide 98

Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Greenhouse Regulations 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2023

Customers must often pay a premium for clean electricity under the programs because of high administrative fees and low bill credits. These projects allow customers to subscribe to a local solar project and receive the clean electricity being produced via bill credits.

Clean Energy 228

Clean Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 228

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have. Written comments are due on August 14, 2023.

Regulations 104

Regulations Renewable Energy Government Clean Energy 104

The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

In addition to reducing carbon emissions, carbon capture and sequestration projects often qualify for valuable income tax credits. One such credit is a California state income tax credit under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, overseen by the California Air Resource Board. 30:1108(A)(1). [2] 30:1108(B). [3]

Carbon Dioxide 98

Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Law 2022 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It also will expand energy efficiency programs, streamline utility-scale renewable project siting approvals, and more. House Bills 5120 and 5121 reform the siting and approval process for utility-scale renewable projects (click here for a Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council fact sheet).

Clean Energy 206

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 206

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

Credit: Paula García/UCS. As the state builds toward a cleaner future, the groups are calling on decision makers in Massachusetts to pass siting reform policies that would help ensure a cleaner, more just electricity grid that does not add compounding burdens to vulnerable communities.

Renewable Energy 258

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Electricity 258

Frontiers

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Image credit: Kline Lab, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Traffic collisions are a major cause of death of endangered Texas ocelots. Image credit: Kline Lab, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Coyote, Canis latrans. Image credit: Kline Lab, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus.

2018 111

2018 Conservation 2019 2020 111

Cresforum

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Investment tax credits are designed to reduce the cost of technologies and practices and incentivize private investment, resulting in adoption. Section 48 had previously allowed energy storage technology to qualify for the investment tax credit if it was performing specific functions within a renewable energy facility.

Renewable Energy 96

Renewable Energy Electricity Technology Technology 96

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 4, 2023

Highway 413 could destroy important archaeological sites as the project passes through land that has long been inhabited by the Huron-Wendat.

Government 133

Government 2018 2021 Law 133

Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lead author Ben Kligman at the Thunderstorm Ridge fossil site. Photo Credit: Adam D. Petrified Forest National Park interns (Elliott Armour Smith and William Reyes) excavating fossils at the Thunderstorm Ridge fossil site. Photo credit: Ben T. Photo Credit: Ben T. Photo Credit: Ben T.

98

98

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 26, 2024

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Environmental Def ence Executive Director, Tim Gray, will speak at Saturday’s “Keep the Promise – Respect Milton Rally” co-hosted in partnership with a number of local community groups.

Government 52

Government 2020 52

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

Transportation fuels sold in California that have a lower CI than the LCFS Program benchmark established by CARB generate LCFS Credits, where one credit represents one metric tonne of CO 2 e reduced. Capacity-based crediting provides a revenue stream for fueling stations while the ZEV population and usage of the station increases.

2030 130

2030 2018 Electricity 2010 130

Legal Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

” Credit: IPCC/Antoine Tardy “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all,” according to the IPCC’s AR6 Synthesis Report. Credit: IPCC/Antoine Tardy I don’t think this is just semantics. These kinds of comments are not new.

Climate Change 308

Climate Change Paris Agreement 2030 Fossil Fuels 308

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2023

PA CLE Credits available for $15.00, please reach out to cgrayshaw@weconservepa.org if you would like to purchase credits. Where Will Pennsylvania’s Solar Future Be Located and How Will It Get There? The presenter will be Brook Duer, staff attorney for the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law.

2024 97

2024 Conservation Law 2023 97

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

Keynote speaker Dr. Nina Bassuk , Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, will give two presentations, one on remediating trashed soils for tree health and another on-site assessment and tree species selection. Also considering soils, Dr. Chris Fields-Johnson of the Davey Institute will discuss biochar as a soil amendment.

2024 73

2024 73

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Since solar is projected to be a major contributor to California’s clean energy future (and to keep this post manageable), I’m going to focus on where the state can site its photovoltaic solar resources. (As As you’ve probably heard many, many times, when it comes to climate solutions and clean energy, there’s no silver bullet.

Solar Power 235

Solar Power Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 235

Law and Environment

JULY 27, 2023

” The legislation bodes well for the future auction for offshore wind lease sites in the Gulf of Maine, which the U.S. I am pleased with of the outcome of this legislation and proud to sign it into law.” Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) anticipates will occur in 2024.

2013 130

2013 Ocean Technology Technology 130

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 1, 2023

Photo credit: AgriSolar Clearinghouse On May 31, 2023, Senators Heinrich (D-NM) and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023 (S. The sites are to be in multiple regions of the US, including arid, semi-arid, and wet agricultural zones.

2028 98

2028 Renewable Energy 2023 Conservation 98

Washington Nature

JUNE 1, 2023

by Emily Howe, TNC Aquatic Ecologist On Thursday, May 18th, we had the honor of welcoming Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves to The Nature Conservancy’s Port Susan Bay Preserve and the Stillaguamish Tribe’s adjacent zis a ba II restoration site. Credit: TNC But it was also a moment of emotional reckoning.

2001 98

2001 Atmosphere Ocean Law 98

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations on the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit established by the federal Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA establishes a Clean Hydrogen Production Credit with four technology-neutral credit tiers based on the emissions rate of a hydrogen production process.

Regulations 81

Regulations Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 81

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

CNX Pulls Out Of Western PA Hub Project On December 15, CNX Resources announced it has ended coordination with the Adams Fork "clean ammonia" project in Mingo County, West Virginia and is evaluating several viable alternative sites in southern West Virginia for clean hydrogen projects. Read more here. Read more here. clean hydrogen industry.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas 2023 Regulations 2019 89

Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

On March 21, 2024, state regulators in Ohio approved the Oak Run Solar Project, an 800-megawatt (MW) solar generation project that will include 300 MW of battery storage, as well as 4,000 acres of crops and 1,000 sheep on site. The developer previously committed to including at least 2,000 acres of crops in the 6,050-acre project site.

Renewable Energy 64

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Government 2023 64

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday issued guidance that establishes which projects can qualify for the energy community bonus credit included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

45

45

Environmental News Bits

JULY 13, 2022

A recent state procurement formalizes plans to put solar and storage on the site of several retired coal plants. The owners will receive grants and higher-value renewable energy credits … Continue reading Solar, storage projects set to bring jobs, tax revenue to Illinois coal communities.

Renewable Energy 75

Renewable Energy 75

PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2023

The presentations will be made available on the Solar Energy Summit website as soon as they are gathered and converted into downloadable PDFs. For more information, visit the PA Solar On Mined Lands website.

Renewable Energy 72

Renewable Energy Natural Gas Electricity 2023 72