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Jobs and Environmental Regulation

Legal Planet

Labor Day is a good time to talk about an important topic: the impact of environmental regulation on jobs. In support of his deregulation campaign, President Trump promised to “cancel every needless job-killing regulation and put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet.” manufacturing jobs.

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The New EPA Car Rule Doesn’t Violate the Major Questions Doctrine

Legal Planet

Conservative groups have claimed since then that virtually every government regulation raises a major question. None of these apply to the new car rule: The new rule is based on a legal provision that EPA has applied for decades to regulate cars, rather than an obscure and rarely used legal provision. The rule is not unprecedented.

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. He was concerned about the worldwide consumption of fossil fuels and its impact on climate change.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - October 28

PA Environment Daily

. - Pennay G Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution, including compressors, pigging operations, at the well pad located in Brooklyn Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County. (

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 23

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 7995 ) Air Quality Permits -- Mountain Gathering LLC - Forward Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a State Only Air Quality Permit for multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Forward Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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EVs Are at a Turning Point, It May Not Be What You Think

Union of Concerned Scientists

That is A LOT of EVs and A LOT less oil use, air pollution and climate emissions. In January 2012, at a hearing of the California Air Resources Board I attended, the board considered updates to the Zero Emission Vehicle standards through model year 2025. I don’t feel like I’m sticking my neck out here.

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Ask a Scientist: In Moments of Despair, Climate Progress Can Keep Hope Alive

Union of Concerned Scientists

It’s due to a combination of factors, including tremendous demand for clean energy from states, utilities and consumers; federal regulations to reduce toxic air pollutants; and—most important—the simple fact that renewables and natural gas are now the cheapest options to meet our electricity needs. How cool is that?