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Group: EPA’s Coordinated Regulatory Assault on Coal Power Could Push Retirements Beyond 86 GW by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:30:38 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is readying a regulatory sweep targeting more stringent limits on traditional pollutants that could accelerate coal power plant closures. A coal generation trade group estimates that even without new rules, an estimated 86 GW of coal generation is slated to retire by 2030. While the Supreme Court in June curtailed […]

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‘Major Questions’ Impacts Energy Regulation

August 1, 2022 admin Climate, Commentary, Environmental, EPA, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, news, Supreme Court

Credit to Author: Kenny Stein| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:12:51 +0000

On the final day of the Supreme Court’s term, the Court ruled in favor of West Virginia and other petitioners challenging the claimed regulatory authority that underlaid the Clean Power Plan (CPP)—the

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West Virginia Vs EPA Doesn’t Have To Hurt The Environment (Part 2)

July 5, 2022 admin clean power, EPA, policy & politics, supreme court of the united states, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:35:32 +0000

In Part 1, I explained an alternative approach to looking at Supreme Court cases that don’t go your way. Rather than just be angry and go protest, it’s always a good idea to read the case, put it in the wider context of US government, and find whatever upsides you can. Then, formulate strategies to […]

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West Virginia Vs EPA Doesn’t Have To Hurt The Environment

July 5, 2022 admin clean power, EPA, policy & politics, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:35:30 +0000

Originally, I was going to write about the West Virginia vs EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) case the day it came out. But, with a giant case load at the Supreme Court that had been saved or procrastinated until the last few days of the term, the court ended up releasing the decision on a day […]

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

July 2, 2022 admin climate change, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, HEALTH, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Supreme Court, us environmental protection agency (epa), West Virginia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:18:14 +0000

This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. Now we have that decision in […]

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Harnessing Cooling Tower Plumes to Provide Purified Water

July 1, 2022 admin Business, cooling towers, engineering, EPA, full coverage, infinite cooling, mit, netl, news, power plants, Research and Development, Technology, top plant, Water, water loss, water panel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:16:00 +0000

A novel technology that is surprisingly simple in principle promises to significantly reduce water consumption in evaporative cooling tower systems by capturing water from cooling tower plumes. Sonal Patel

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James Hansen Leads Petition To EPA To Regulate Greenhouse Gases

June 23, 2022 admin climate change, dr. james hansen, EPA, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:05:45 +0000

Dr. James Hansen and a group of like-minded activists have filed a petition with the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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“In Time & With Water, Everything Changes” — The EPA Is Empowering People To Gain Water Rights

June 3, 2022 admin Clean Water Act, climate change, EPA, indigenoous rights, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:15:58 +0000

The Leonardo da Vinci quote in the title captures feelings of hope from people in states, territories, and tribes whose water has been under threat. A new EPA proposed rule will use Congressionally granted authority to protect precious water resources.

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Department of Justice Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

May 10, 2022 admin environmental justice, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, Joe Biden, michael regan, policy & politics, policy research, research, us department of justice, us environmental protection agency (epa), us office of environmental justiceoffice of environmental justice

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 11:00:32 +0000

Attorney General Launches New Office of Environmental Justice Courtesy of The United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan [last week] in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans. In addition to launching a new Office of Environmental Justice within the […]