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Year In Review: 2023 at the State Impact Center
Take a look at what we accomplished this year at the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center! We reached a new milestone, served up a bunch of useful resources, shared our best staff recommendations, and gathered as a team for park clean-ups, outings, and more!
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A Missed Opportunity for Environmental and Energy Justice Engagement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently held its day-long Annual Reliability Technical Conference. Notably absent from the conference’s panels was any discussion of environmental justice, energy justice, or equity considerations, even though environmental and energy justice communities often face the harshest impacts from reliability and security issues during an energy crisis.
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Focus on the "Focused MOPR": Third Circuit Upholds FERC 2-2 "Action"
The Third Circuit kicked off the month of December with an order affirming a market rule that better accommodates state clean energy goals. This blog post breaks down the three significant findings in the decision.
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What's on the Table as the Farm Bill Deadline Looms
The end of the year means Congress will be turning to legislation that has not yet hit the table, the Farm Bill, which is overdue for reauthorization. The Farm Bill affects much more than its name implies, including climate and conservation practices. We take a look at the status of the bill and the work of advocates in this space.
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How to Tell If Your House is Being Haunted (by Phantom Power Loads)
As spooky season begins, there a fright you to need to keep your sight set on: energy vampires! Sucking electricity from the grid (and money from your pocket book), everyday appliances are haunting your home.
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Powering Up for a Clean Energy Transition
Today’s grid has many demands; it needs to keep the lights on, charge cars, and power heat pumps. At the same time, the changing climate means that extreme weather is straining the system in the times of greatest demand. Regional market operators and their regulators are grappling with what the grid of the future will look like and how to get there.
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Spelling Out the Meaning of ESG
Every day, customers vote with their dollars, and businesses make commitments to sustainability, more robust diversity, equity, and justice practices, and climate action. Ideally, these policies and practices – often encompassing issues such as human rights and sustainability – would be held to a reliable standard. All this is encompassed by the acronym ESG.
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Youth Planting the Seeds for Climate Justice
Across the world youth are demanding protections from government-endorsed and climate change-induced harms. Recent cases illustrate the momentum of youth-led legal battles to enforce their rights to a clean and safe environment.
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The Electrification of the Nation: How the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project is Charging Up Our Roadways
Student Blog Series
A major obstacle to electric vehicle adoption is the lack of available charging infrastructure. The $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, created to support EV infrastructure nationwide, signals an important step for America’s transition into cleaner roadways.
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Emergency Power in Focus: An Urgent Need to Address Deadly Workplace Heat Exposure
This summer, temperatures have reached historic highs. For many workers, extreme heat presents a difficult choice between getting paid and risking hazardous work conditions. With heat waves forecast to continue, governments at all levels need to seriously consider the use of emergency powers to address hazardous heat in workplaces.
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A New York Court Propels Offshore Wind Forward
Student Blog Series
An offshore wind project in New York recently survived a legal challenge and construction is moving forward. As one of the first offshore wind projects in New York, South Fork Wind is an important precedent for other projects like it in the state and the region.
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The National Association of Attorneys General Has a Unique Opportunity to Demystify ESG Investing
Student Blog Series
Across the country, AGs are responsible for investigating and prosecuting environmental, social, and governance related misconduct. But lately, “ESG” has become a controversial three-letter acronym driving division among AGs. In this moment, NAAG has a unique opportunity to reframe the dialogue by educating its membership about ESG in a technical manner.