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Keeping the Power on in Extreme Heat

Front And Centered

One such case was House Bill 1329 , which requires that electric and water utilities maintain services for all residential customers during excessive heat. So the law’s approach aligns with our strategy to increase energy access and affordability and crack down on disconnections, not just during extreme heat or cold, but year round.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. State law requirements. VanBelleghem. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. EPA’s Process and Rationale.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. State law requirements. VanBelleghem. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. EPA’s Process and Rationale.

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? The nuts and bolts of grid tech

Climate Tech VC

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.   The grid follows a four-step value chain.

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Over a Half-million Americans Live Near Oil Refineries With High Levels of a Cancer-causing Air Pollutant, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under federal law, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reported this week. These are exactly the places where people are already struggling with pre-existing health conditions that make them more vulnerable to pollutants like benzene.”.

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Roundup: Fellows in the Field

Defend Our Future

Earlier this year Defend Our Future’s Community Organizing Fellowship launched, adding capacity for on-the-ground partners to amplify local investments in renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure and environmental protection. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to! Intersectionality with Our Climate In Washington, D.C.,

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Why California is Taking Big Oil to Court — and Why it Matters

DeSmogBlog

That sends a clear political message that the industry “is less powerful and trusted than before,” Nick Caleb, a climate and energy attorney with Breach Collective, told DeSmog. It may signal that fossil fuel companies do not have much of a future powering the state’s economy, Caleb said.