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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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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

To tackle this topic head-on, UCS, together with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, commissioned a study of the impacts of truck regulations on employment from Environmental Resources Management (ERM), an independent consultant. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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Call for Nominations: ESA Regional Policy Award

ESA

2021 Virtual Annual Meeting (originally planned for Long Beach, California) Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, was recognized for his commitment to using science in creating nature-based solutions for building water and climate resilience across California. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

billion in 2014 to the U.S. For example in 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled over 10 million vehicles over unintended acceleration problems and in 2016, Toyota recalled 1.4 Toyota workers urged to reject union Grace Macaluso | Windsor Star | February 19, 2014 The head of a U.S. It paid out a fine of $1.2

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Alaska’s Atmospheric Public Trust: A Right Without a Remedy?

Vermont Law

as trustee of the environment for the present and future generations”; and to “conserve, improve, and protect its natural resources and environment and control water, land, and. The Alaska Supreme Court expressly recognized a state “fiduciary duty” to manage these resources for public benefit, [14]. of Natural Resources. ,

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

Enviromental Defense

Changes in wetland cover for counties and municipalities are described in the Southern Ontario Wetland Conversion Analysis report (2010). Historically, wetland evaluations under OWES were administered by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry working in consultation with local authorities.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report. Shell: 100 Years is Enough by Corporate Watch (UK).