September 29, 2024

greenhouse gas (GHG)

Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Effort Seeks to ‘Close the Gap’ on GHG Goals
Oregon's Department of Energy kicked off an effort intended to identify and analyze the many efforts the state might undertake to meet its GHG reduction goals.
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EJ Comm. Wants CARB GHG Plan to Cover Pesticides
Environmental groups have been urging the California Air Resources Board to include pesticide reduction strategies in its 2022 climate change scoping plan.
Olympia - Lacey - Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau
Inslee Presses Wash. Agencies to Accelerate GHG Efforts
Washington officials agree with Gov. Jay Inslee's views that state agencies must speed up efforts to reduce their internal GHG emissions.
PSEG
New Jersey Pension Fund Backs Climate Strategy
The agency that manages New Jersey’s $1 billion state pension fund has codified a strategy to reduce carbon emissions at companies backed by the fund.
EIA
Glick Asserts FERC Authority to Mitigate GHG Emissions
Concerns over FERC’s legal authority to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions came up throughout the commission’s technical conference on GHG mitigation.
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Lamont’s TCI-P Reversal Surprises Environmental Advocates, Lawmakers
Gov. Ned Lamont said he would not pursue the TCI-P next year, arguing that rising gas prices make the enabling legislation “a pretty tough rock to push."
Washington Department of Ecology
Rulemaking Underway for Washington Climate Laws
Washington officials have begun the nuts-and-bolts rulemaking on three major climate change bills the state’s legislature passed in April.
Regional Plan Association
Pacific NW Leaders Sign High-speed Rail MOU
The leaders of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed an MOU to push for development of an ultra-high-speed train line designed to reduce GHGs.
Earthjustice
EJ Committee Seeks Extension on CARB GHG Scoping Plan
A plan that will serve as a roadmap for California to reach its decarbonization goal may be delayed as a committee asks for more time to finish its work.
Electrify America
Installing EV Chargers in California is Slow, Costly
California needs a big scale-up to 1.2 million public EV chargers by 2030, but building charging infrastructure has been painfully slow, developers say.

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