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DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set

PA Environment Daily

The trail route categories are as follows: -- More than 400 miles of township roads -- 163 miles of state forest roads and trails -- 33 miles of PennDOT-administered roads The pilot riding area will open for use on Friday, May 26, 2023, and will remain open until Sunday, September 24, 2023.

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Too extreme to be true? The links between extreme weather and climate change

HumanNature

Otis unexpectedly rapidly intensified from a weak tropical storm into a Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours right before making landfall in Acapulco, Mexico. 2003, September 25). Satellite image of Hurricane Otis on Oct. Widespread fatalities, flooding, and infrastructure damage were sustained. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E.

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HEI Energy, Penn State Study Uses 28,500 Water Sample Results To Help Identify Oil & Gas Industry Groundwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

Unconventional shale gas well drilling started in 2003 in Pennsylvania, resulting in 14,294 wells drilled. [In PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. Hotspot Maps 2022 Study: Methane, Brine (Barium, Strontium), Thallium. Red is bad.)

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

Met needed the flexibility of extra Lake Mead storage for two reasons: a court decision limited California’s use of Colorado River starting in 2003 and its supply from reservoirs in northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is quite variable. There have been far more ICS deposits than withdrawals.

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Fred Tutman, the Only Black Riverkeeper in the United States, Discusses the Lack of Diversity in the Mainstream Environmental Movement

Vermont Law

Tutman’s entry into the Waterkeeper realm happened almost by chance: while at an environmental meeting in 2003 , he met a riverkeeper called Fred Kelly. When the lawsuit gained public attention, the response was outrage. Intrigued by the concept, Tutman read The Riverkeepers by Robert Kennedy, Jr, and the rest, as they say, is history.

2003 52
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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. Rising sea levels and more frequent flood events could factor into planning the location of future roads and other public infrastructure as well as design standards for private development. law, but it can guide the use of existing authority.

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9th Compendium Of Studies On Health & Environmental Harms From Natural Gas Development Released - ‘The Rapidly Expanding Body Of Evidence Compiled Here Is Massive, Troubling And Cries Out For Decisive Action’

PA Environment Daily

Here is the text from the presentation by Dr. Steingraber -- Public Health Crisis The summary conclusion of the 9th Compendium on natural gas development research is-- “The rapidly expanding body of evidence compiled here is massive, troubling and cries out for decisive action. “So It also offers a review of trends in research findings.