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Pa. renewable energy projects get boost

PJM Interconnection is changing how it approves new electricity projects, intending to speed up the process–and that could bring economic benefits to Pennsylvania, according to a renewable energy advocacy group.

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Overwhelmed by solar projects, the nation’s largest grid operator seeks a two-year pause on approvals

The nation’s largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is so clogged with requests from energy developers seeking connections to its regional transmission network in the eastern United States that it is proposing a two-year pause on reviewing more than 1,200 energy projects, most of them solar power.

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As coal fades in the US, natural gas becomes the climate battleground
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As coal fades in the US, natural gas becomes the climate battleground

Utilities are facing a choice: Embrace natural gas or shift more aggressively to renewable power? The decision will have a major climate impact.
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Jeff Nesbit: Bailing out the coal industry will hurt consumers
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Jeff Nesbit: Bailing out the coal industry will hurt consumers

President Trump wants to subsidize money-losing coal and nuclear plants under the fiction that they are essential to national security.
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FirstEnergy still fighting to shield power plants from ‘uncertainties’ of competition
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FirstEnergy still fighting to shield power plants from ‘uncertainties’ of competition

FirstEnergy’s request for an emergency order isn’t the only play to bolster coal and nuclear plants at customers’ expense.
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Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

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Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

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Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

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Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions