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Climate News You Can Use — September 2023

EDF + Business

According to Climate Power’s Clean Energy Boom report, the law has driven $278 billion in clean energy investments, creating over 170,000 new jobs in 44 states. Go Deeper: Check out EDF’s Farm Bill Pages and blog: Three priorities for a climate -smart Farm Bill.

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2023 Has Been A Big Year for Climate Accountability in the Courts 

DeSmogBlog

Climate litigation had a momentous year in 2023. It may provide something of a roadmap for future cases,” Jennifer Rushlow, dean of the Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment, professor of law, and faculty director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School, told DeSmog.

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Climate Policy News You Can Use — January 2024

EDF + Business

Tune into upcoming webinars hosted by DEC and NYSERDA on the New York Cap-and-Invest pre-proposal and program analysis (Jan 23, 25, and 26) Go Deeper Read EDF’s recent blog: New York is developing a cap-and-invest program to cut climate pollution. Check out EDF’s blog for more on MERP. Check out EDF’s blog for more on 30C.

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TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

See Latham’s blog post TCI Proposes to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation in the Northeast.) See Latham’s blog post TCI Releases Framework for Draft Policy to Reduce GHG Emissions From Transportation.). The authors would like to thank Brittany Davis and Sabrina Singh for their contributions to this blog post.

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Climate News You Can Use — July & August 2023

EDF + Business

Read our blog summary and full report. According to Climate Power’s Clean Energy Boom report, companies have announced or advanced clean energy projects totaling $278 billion in new investments between August 2022, and July 2023, creating over 170,000 new jobs in 44 states. billion Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP).

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How the Oil Industry Indefinitely Delays Cleaning up Oil and Gas Wells in California

DeSmogBlog

“If not properly plugged and abandoned, these wells and facilities can contaminate waterways and soil, serve as a source of climate and air pollutants, and can present physical hazards to people and wildlife,” CalGEM writes in a 2023 legislative report. An idle well in Santa Barbara County, California.

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Global Briefing: Sweden to set world's first consumption-based climate goal

Business Green

In a blog post, OMB officials Candace Vahlsing and Danny Yagan wrote: "Climate change threatens communities and sectors across the country, including through floods, drought, extreme heat, wildfires, and hurricanes that affect the US economy and the lives of everyday Americans. Methane emissions soar to record high.