August 3 NEC Energy News
¶ “Environmentalists Think Kamala Harris May Go After Big Oil For Climate Crimes” • Environmentalists want to hold Big Oil accountable and think Kamala Harris may make that happen if she is elected president. The basis for any prosecution would be the decades Big Oil and its fossil fuel companies spent spreading climate disinformation. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Water Level In Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond Decreases Due To Heat” • Despite the fact that all reactors remain in cold shutdown, the water in the cooling pond is critical to the plant’s nuclear safety, according to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Scientists at the station recently detected a steady fall in the water level. [Українська правда]
¶ “US Nuclear Plant Unfit For Quick Resurrection, Former Lead Engineer Says” • The first US nuclear plant to try reopening after being prepared for permanent closure is not fit to restart anytime soon because it sidestepped important safety work for years before retirement, said Alan Blind, engineering director at the Palisades plant from 2006 to 2013. [Reuters]
¶ “A Critical System Of Atlantic Ocean Currents Could Collapse As Early As The 2030s, Research Suggests” • A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists suggest. And a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, would be catastrophic. [CNN]
¶ “Extreme Heat, Bone-Dry Vegetation And Human Misconduct Prompt Intense Wildfire Season” • It’s only August, but wildfires have burned over 4.4 million acres, up 278% from last year, the National Interagency Fire Center said. Rrecord temperatures of prolonged heat waves have left many parts of the West with bone-dry vegetation. [ABC News]
¶ “New York State Struggling To Green Its Grid” • Governor Kathy Hochul and the agencies charged with implementing the state’s ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act recently admitted that the state won’t meet its initial goal of getting 70% of its electric energy from renewable sources by 2030, Newsday reports. [Habitat Magazine]
¶ “California Lawmakers Are Negotiating A Sweeping Package To Speed Up Solar And Wind Energy” • California lawmakers are crafting a end-of-session package of proposed laws that could streamline building solar and offshore wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions. California’s legislative session ends Aug 31. [LAist]
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