Friday, January 29, 2016

$12.1 trillion needed in next 25 years to limit climate change

<> New report: $12.1 trillion must be invested in new renewable power generation over next 25 years to limit climate change - To reach the level of investment in new renewable power generation needed to avert dangerous climate change, $12.1 trillion of investment will be needed over the next 25 years, which is $5.2 trillion above business-as-usual projections, a new report by Ceres and Bloomberg New Energy Finance concludes.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

25 States Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay Clean Power Rule

<> 25 States Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay Clean Power Rule - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas helped lead officials from 29 states and state agencies in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately halt the "ongoing damage" caused by the Environmental Protection Agency's Power Plan -- they said, "The rule illegally forces states to overhaul their energy portfolio and does so without congressional authority, costing countless jobs, increasing electricity prices and jeopardizing energy reliability." [includes link to the application & appendices]

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible

<> Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible - The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased demand, according to a new study by NOAA and University of Colorado Boulder researchers -- wind, sun could eclipse fossil fuels for electric power by 2030

Monday, January 25, 2016

Supreme Court Decides FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn

<> Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Clean, Low Cost Energy in Landmark Demand Response Case - The Supreme Court announced an historic 6-2 decision today that is a major victory for customer-friendly, clean, low-cost, and reliable energy - Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling, and decided in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) well-designed clean energy policy

Friday, January 22, 2016

Administration Announces Historic Commitments to Build Climate Resilient Communities

<> FACT SHEET: The Administration Announces Historic Commitments to Build Climate Resilient Communities - the Administration is announcing historic commitments to building climate resilient communities, including announcing the winners of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) -- 13 states and local communities across the country will receive a combined $1 billion in disaster recover funds to rebuild and better prepare for future extreme weather and other climate change impacts.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Agreement to begin consideration of S.2012, Energy

<> Agreement to begin consideration of S.2012, Energy - The Senate has reached an agreement to begin consideration of S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, following morning business on Tuesday, January 26, with debate only until 3:00pm

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

2015 Annual Global Climate Report

<> 2015 Annual Global Climate Report - The globally averaged temperature, over land and ocean surfaces for 2015, was the highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists -- during the final month, the December combined global land and ocean average surface temperature departure from average was the highest on record for any month in the 136-year record – in an independent analysis of global temperature data, also released, NASA scientists also found 2015 to be the warmest on record.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

USDA Seeks Public Comment on 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan

<> USDA Seeks Public Comment on 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan - The U.S. Department of Agriculture invites public comment on the draft update of the Department's Environmental Justice Strategic Plan -- the four-year plan establishes goals to increase outreach and participation by historically underserved communities for the years 2016-2020 and outlines the ways each USDA agency plans to accomplish them.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Administration Launches Comprehensive Review of Federal Coal Program

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<> Secretary Jewell Launches Comprehensive Review of Federal Coal Program - Secretary Sally Jewell announced today (Jan 15) that the Interior Department will launch a comprehensive review to identify and evaluate potential reforms to the federal coal program in order to ensure that it is properly structured to provide a fair return to taxpayers and reflect its impacts on the environment, while continuing to help meet our energy needs.

 
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

EPA Survey Shows $271 Billion Needed for Wastewater Infrastructure

<> EPA Survey Shows $271 Billion Needed for Wastewater Infrastructure - EPA has released a survey showing that $271 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation's wastewater infrastructure, including the pipes that carry wastewater to treatment plants, the technology that treats the water, and methods for managing stormwater runoff -- projects included in the survey had to include a description and location of a water quality-related public health problem, a site-specific solution, and detailed information on project cost -- primarily for projects needed within five years.

 
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

State of the Union Address, GOP Address & Congressional Reaction

<> Remarks of President Barack Obama – State of the Union Address As Delivered - ". . .Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. You'll be pretty lonely, because you'll be debating our military, most of America's business leaders, the majority of the American people, almost the entire scientific community, and 200 nations around the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it. . ."

<> Some Congressional Reactions To The POTUS SOTU Address

 
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

State of the Union: How climate and energy have featured since 1989

<> State of the Union: How climate and energy have featured since 1989 - Climate change hit the mainstream in the US after NASA scientist James Hansen told Congress in 1988 that the world was warmer and mankind was to blame. . . Despite few specific references to climate change, energy and environmental issues have appeared in almost every State of the Union address since 1989.

 
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Monday, January 11, 2016

President Obama preview his final State of the Union address

<> President Obama preview his final State of the Union address - You'll see it yourself on Tuesday, January 12, when President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union Address -- he took a few minutes to provide a look at how he's thinking about this year's address

 
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Friday, January 08, 2016

SAB Review of the EPA's draft Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources

<> SAB Review of the EPA's draft Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources - The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was asked to comment on various aspects of the EPA's draft Assessment Report, including the descriptions of hydraulic fracturing activities and relationship to drinking water resources, the individual stages in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle (HFWC), and the identification and hazard evaluation of hydraulic fracturing chemicals -- SAB identified several areas of the draft Assessment Report that can be improved.

 
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Thursday, January 07, 2016

TransCanada to Sue U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline

<> TransCanada to Sue U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline - TransCanada said on Wednesday that it would seek $15 billion in damages over the Obama administration's decision to cancel the company's Keystone XL pipeline project -- suing through the North American Free Trade Agreement, calling the decision "arbitrary and unjustified."

 
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

EPA Releases the First of Four Preliminary Risk Assessments for Insecticides Potentially Harmful to Bees

<> EPA Releases the First of Four Preliminary Risk Assessments for Insecticides Potentially Harmful to Bees - EPA announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which shows a threat to some pollinators -- prepared in collaboration with California's Department of Pesticide Regulation, it indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators.

 

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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

US Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

 

<> US Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations - The complaint filed in federal court in Detroit alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA's standards, resulting in harmful air pollution.

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