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Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Friday February 24, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Canada Launches New Small Modular Reactor Funding Program
OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 24 -- Natural Resources Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: As Canada advances toward a low-carbon economy, many forms of clean energy are needed to power the growing demand for clean, affordable, and reliable electricity. These include nuclear energy, which is non-emitting, consistent and safe. The next generation of nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, will play an important role as Canada face  more

Nature Climate Change Journal Issues Research Articles in February 2023 Edition
LONDON, England, Feb. 24 -- Nature Climate Change, a journal that says it features nature, underlying causes or impacts of global climate change and its implications for the economy, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2023 edition: Articles: * Coal-exit alliance must confront freeriding sectors to propel Paris-aligned momentum * Socio-political feasibility of coal power phase-out and its role in mitigation pathways * Geostrophic flows control future changes   more

Sierra Club Sues EPA to Enforce Clean-Up Plan For Martin Lake Coal Plant
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Yesterday, Sierra Club sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to implement a federal plan to eliminate harmful levels of sulfur dioxide pollution from Luminant's Martin Lake coal plant, as required by the Clean Air Act. EPA has dodged obligations to bring Martin Lake and other Texas power plants into compliance with the Clean Air Act's sulfur dioxide safeguards for mor  more