| Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Saturday August 19, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Duke Energy Files Updated Carbon Plan to Serve the Growing Energy Needs of a Thriving North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release:
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Maintains "all of the above" strategy calling for a diverse deployment of new technologies supported by the North Carolina Utilities Commission in its 2022 Carbon Plan
Proposes new advanced nuclear at Belews Creek, new hydrogen-capable natural gas facilities at Roxboro and Marshall, plus significant increase in renewables and storage
Retires coal by 2035; achieves carbon neutrality by 2050, as required
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Durbin, Duckworth Lead Letter to EPA Urging the Agency to Protect Communities From Coal Ash
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), founder of the Environmental Justice Caucus, today led eight of their colleagues in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the protections in the agency's newly-proposed rule to safeguard communities and the environment from the dangers of coal combustion residuals
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Pa. Environmental Protection Dept.: Shapiro Administration Provides Update on Plum Stray Gas Investigation
PLUM, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023:
Earlier this week, Governor Josh Shapiro directed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to launch an investigation into the house explosion in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum Borough, Allegheny County.
Under the Governor's direction on Monday morning, August 14, 2023, in coordination with local and County authorities, DEP inspe
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President Biden Issues Remarks on Anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act:
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Scott. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please, thank you.
I think your patience today exceeds your good judgment, but thank you. (Laughter.)
And I want to say one thing to your children: I know some really great ice cream places around here -- (laughter) -- and Daddy owes you. Okay? (Laughter.) So, talk to me afterward
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Virginia Tech: Wildfire Disaster and Recovery in Maui Will Cause Long-Lasting Community Stress and Trauma, Says Disaster Resilience Expert
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Hundreds of people are still missing and rubble scorched ground is all that is left after wildfires decimated parts of Maui. Lahaina is facing years of rebuilding, as very little is left of the tourist town.
Liesel Ritchie is a disaster resilience expert and associate director of the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. She has traveled to disaster sites all over the world to work with communities and e
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