The Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 (CETA), introduced today by U.S. Reps. Sean Casten (IL-6) and Mike Levin (CA-49), would address permitting issues that often slow the deployment of renewable energy sources and the transmission infrastructure that is crucially needed to support them. Increasing access to clean electricity will help to address the climate crisis by ensuring the reliability and resilience of the grid and reduce consumer’s utility bills because. Renewable energy, like solar and wind, is the least expensive source of energy.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Today, Governor Shapiro announced that he is directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin formal rulemaking processes to start to rein in the hazardous and unchecked pollution of the fracking industry that was documented in the 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury report in 2020 while he was Attorney General.
The IEA published its annual World Energy Outlook today, which shows that progress is being made to move the global economy to renewable resources, but there is still too much reliance on fossil fuels that put energy security and the future livability of the planet at risk. Thanks to existing policies, including the U.S.’s Inflation Reduction Act, IEA predicts global fossil fuel demand will peak by 2030 and urges that the transition to renewable energy must happen as quickly as possible. “The sooner the better,” according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.
Green hydrogen could decarbonize steelmaking, but selected proposals rely heavily on fossil fuels
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding awards for seven hydrogen hubs across the country this morning. President Biden is expected to share additional details during remarks in Philadelphia today, at the site of the Mid-Atlantic hub.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released data today that shows the United States has exported more methane gas in the first half of 2023 than ever before in the same period. Most U.S. gas exports consist of liquefied gas, known as LNG. According to EIA, the United States first started exporting gas in 2016 and is now the largest LNG exporter in the world.
Thirty six climate and environmental justice organizations sent a letter urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose H.R.1130 – Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023. This bill would strip away the federal government’s responsibility to examine the full impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on consumer energy prices, national security, the environment, and local communities.
Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a bill to fast-track permitting of facilities that export methane gas overseas. The House Rules Committee noticed last night that H.R. 1130 could be brought to the floor next week. This move comes as Congress is tasked with passing a bill to fund the government by September 30th.
HARRISBURG, PA — Today, PennFuture, the Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, Protect Penn-Trafford, and Earthworks filed a joint lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Governor Josh Shapiro and the General Assembly, challenging the constitutionality of a law that prevents the Commonwealth from protecting communities from the harm caused by abandoned methane wells.
After a ten-year delay, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday denied a petition for rulemaking calling on the agency to issue regulations defining whether proposed gas exports are consistent with the public interest. In response to a March lawsuit for unreasonable delay filed, the agency claimed to have “rigorous standards” for approving gas exports, but failed to lay out what those supposed standards are. DOE has never rejected a project on the grounds of harm to the public interest.
TX/LA Coast - Today, Department of Energy’s (DOE) officials convened a listening session in Lake Charles, Louisiana, closing out the DOE’s second stop on its “Energy Justice to the People Roadshow” that included Lake Charles and Port Arthur. Yesterday, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined a listening session in Port Arthur, Texas. The DOE describes this Roadshow as a series of stakeholder dialogues aimed at engaging local residents, municipal governments, and fossil fuel industry representatives in conversations rang