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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5

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Call for Nominations: ESA Regional Policy Award

ESA

representative for Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district, was recognized for his commitment to environmental stewardship, science-based environmental protection and natural resource management. Of note is the application of the model approach focusing on to the reciprocity between people and the “First Foods.” degrees Celsius.

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches its 2021 Minimum

Ocean Conservancy

Since 2007, only 2009, 2013 and 2014 had more ice at the end of the melt season. million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average. Environmental Protection Agency, the summer melt season in the Arctic is now 38 days longer than it was in 1979. In fact, it’s nearly 1.5 According to the U.S.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Other amazing strides have been made in targeting black carbon emissions such as, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Black Carbon Diesel Initiative in the Russian Arctic. link] US Environmental Protection Agency. March 26, 2014. link] US Environmental Protection Agency. link] Brook Robert D.,

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Analysis: Energy needs drive deforestation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

A Greener Life

to 45% between 2000 and 2005, then down to 42% by 2010. Muhammad Rafique Khan, who directs climate change policy at the Azad Jammu Kashmir Environmental Protection Agency (EPAAJK), tells The Third Pole: “Due to this increase in population, our forests have decreased … According to the State of Environment report, only 9.6%

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DEP To Report $4.7 Million, 17.6% Deficit, In Funding Oil & Gas Regulatory Program To EQB Feb. 15; Conventional Drillers Only Pay 0.4% Of Their Regulatory Costs

PA Environment Daily

The last update was in 2014. There has been no increase in fees for conventional oil and gas drillers since 2014. In 2010, Gov. Greg Vitali, Minority Chair House Environmental Committee [Posted: February 3, 2022] PA Environment Digest It was in development for over two and a half years. Read more here.] Read more here.]

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Flooding soon in a basement near you: the impacts of weakening wetland protection in Ontario

Enviromental Defense

Over the past several years – and especially in the past few months – Premier Doug Ford’s government has made sweeping changes to environmental protection and land use planning rules across Ontario. . If evaluators found that smaller wetlands belonged to complexes, they were much more likely to receive protection from development.