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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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California Assembly Passes 100% Renewables Mandate

August 30, 2018 admin California, climate change, Energy Storage, Environmental, Legislative, legislature, Markets, news, Renewables, rps, Solar

Lawmakers in California’s Assembly on August 28 cleared a key vote on a bill that would require the state to obtain 100% of all retail electricity sales from renewable and zero-emissions resources by 2045. The state’s Assembly voted 43–32 in favor of SB 100. The bill, which now heads to the state Senate for a […]

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