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Illinois Passes Landmark Coal Ash Legislation

May 29, 2019 admin Business, ccr surface impoundments, Coal, coal ash, coal ash dumps, eip, Environmental, EPA, groundwater contamination, Illinois, legislature, Markets, news, Technology, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 23:52:22 +0000

Illinois on May 27 became the third state in the nation to pass legislation requiring coal ash protections beyond federal requirements. The state’s House passed the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act (SB 9) in a 77-36 vote on Monday, only weeks after Senate passage of the bill in a 39-9 vote on May 9. The […]

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[UPDATED] EPA Sets Schedules for Long List of Power Plant Regulatory Actions

May 24, 2019 admin Agenda, Business, Coal, coal ash, csapr, elg, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, MATS, news, rules, schedules, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:40:50 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will act on a spate of power plant rules over the next year, its newly released agenda of regulatory and deregulatory actions shows. The May 23-released “Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” lists 35 new actions, along with 57 actions that it considers “deregulatory.” The list includes new […]

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EPA Sets Schedules for Long List of Power Plant Regulatory Actions

May 23, 2019 admin Agenda, Business, Coal, coal ash, csapr, elg, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, MATS, news, rules, schedules, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:40:50 +0000

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EPA Will Issue Final Carbon Rules for Power Plants in June

May 7, 2019 admin ace rule, Business, carbon regulations, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, Environmental, EPA, Gas, ghgs, heat rate, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, OMB, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:49:09 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to take final action to repeal the Clean Power Plan in June 2019, a federal court filing shows. The agency told the D.C. Circuit—in a May 6 status report—review of the Obama-era rule that sets the first carbon dioxide limits for existing power plants “continues to be a high […]

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SC issues writ of kalikasan to protect contested WPS fishing grounds

May 3, 2019 admin Chinese, Environmental, giant clams, latest news, Latest News Stories, Nation, SC, Scarborough shoal, Supreme Court, West Philippine Sea, writ of kalikasan

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 09:58:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan to protect, preserve, rehabilitate and restore the marine environment in the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal), Ayungin Shoal and Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Generating a Winning Plan for Sustainability

April 24, 2019 admin Business, electric power, Environmental, Gas, LAS VEGAS, mandalay bay, mgm resorts international, mirage, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:22:52 +0000

Managing the power load of a Las Vegas casino might seem a daunting task. MGM Resorts International, which operates several iconic properties on the city’s famous strip along with other hospitality and entertainment venues worldwide, took matters into its own hands a few years ago as it tried to control its energy costs and also […]

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GE Marks ‘Ultra Low’ NOx Gas Turbine Technology Triumph

April 18, 2019 admin Business, Coal, dry low nox, Environmental, Fuel, Gas, gas turbines, ge, History, India, International, news, nox emissions, nox reduction technology, ntpc, Research and Development, shenzen, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:49:01 +0000

In a significant technical triumph, GE has completed first installation of a new gas-fired power plant technology that it says can reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to 5 parts per million (ppm). GE on April 11 completed combustion upgrades on nine GE 9E gas turbines at five power generation enterprises in Shenzen, a major industrial […]

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N.C. Officials Order Duke Energy to Excavate Coal Ash Ponds

April 3, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, dan river, disposal, duke energy, Environmental, Georgia, Kingston, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, North Carolina, storage, TVA, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:56:50 +0000

North Carolina officials have ordered Duke Energy to excavate all its coal ash storage ponds in the state, saying the utility’s current plan for its coal ash sites does not sufficiently protect groundwater. The directive issued April 1 comes after regulators in other states, including Virginia, issued similar rulings regarding coal ash disposal in those […]

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Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Ramps Up

March 31, 2019 admin Canada, Columbia, core, Czech Republic, EDF, Environmental, flexibility, foratom, framatome, France, Fuel, GERMANY, iaea, International, licensing, load-following, Markets, modifications, news, NRC, Nuclear, Research and Development, Safety, South korea, u.s., Westinghouse

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A widespread misconception persists that nuclear plants can only function as inflexible baseload sources of power—and it’s hurting prospects for the nuclear sector’s role in the world’s future power

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CEOs Say Preserving the Nuclear Power Fleet Is Imperative

March 27, 2019 admin aemo, audrey zibelman, Business, climate change, duke energy, Environmental, geisha williams, Legislative, lynn good, Markets, New Jersey, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, PG&E, pseg, ralph izzo

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 01:31:09 +0000

Several power-sector CEOs—appearing at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Summit in New York this week—suggested that existing nuclear power plants should not be allowed to slowly vanish from the U.S. electricity grid under market pressure caused by cheap natural gas and the growth of renewable energy. The leaders submitted that nuclear power provides important […]

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