EPA

JANUARY 15, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment, we need support from all Americans. With the release of EPA’s Support of Rural America in 2020 Report , we celebrate the success of EPA’s partnership with agriculture communities. By Carrie Vicenta Meadows. To fulfill the U.S.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of its progress report (Report) in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal years (FY) 2020, 2021, and 2022. On October 3, 2024, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

On August 31, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those counties. Environmental Protection Agency’s Start Saving Water webpage. Find more tips at the U.S.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The post EPA Proposes to Add 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS Categories to the TRI List of Chemicals appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Shapiro’s office supporting “key recommendations” in a 2020 Grand Jury Report that concluded DEP’s oil and gas regulatory program failed to protect public health and the environment. On April 26 Inside Climate News published a comprehensive article by Stacey Burling on issues surrounding the disposal of 2.6 Read more here.

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Environment Next

JULY 16, 2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently announced that it will be terminating its temporary enforcement discretion policy on August 31, 2020 at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Nearly two-thirds of the global ocean and almost half of the planet are marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). 11, Issue 2 p. 1-30. 

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The magazine noted the legislation was developed in response to a report published by the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2021 that linked synthetic food dyes to hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2024

On July 15, the Allegheny County Conservation District released comprehensive data on county development patterns spanning 2020 to 2023 , accompanied by mapped locations of stormwater infrastructure. The workshop will discuss development and stormwater trends, along with examples of protective ordinances.

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Manning Law

JUNE 11, 2020

Environment and Climate Change Canada reports that, on May 21, 2020, Scamp Industries Ltd., This action is contrary to subparagraph 29(b)(i) of the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations , made pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Regulatory Framework.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 21, 2022

What GAO Found To remove household hazardous waste—some items that can catch fire, react, or explode under certain circumstances or that are corrosive or toxic—after the 2018 and 2020 California wildfires, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took steps that followed its emergency response policy.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 3, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals by facilities covered by the program declined by 10% between 2019 and 2020. Today, the U.S. More than… Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a proposed Federal Consent Decree with Arxada, LLC concerning a $1.3 The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a proposed Federal Consent Decree with Arxada, LLC concerning a $1.3 PA Bulletin, page 5306 ) Arxada has agreed to pay $1.3

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 23, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reported that emissions from power plants have increased from 2020 to 2021, reflecting growth in coal-fired power generation. Read the full post from the Government Accountability Office.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba Products Previously Registered for Over-the-Top Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybean (Existing Stocks Order). District Court of Arizona vacating the 2020 registrations for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba products. On February 14, 2024, the U.S.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 18, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 9, 2024, the automatic addition of seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

Environmental protection laws must be enforced in response to incidents like last year’s major spill and leak from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. Internal reports reveal that seepage from this tailings pond has been ongoing since 2020. The Alberta government has allowed 1.4 This is too little, too late.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. 25, 2019, with a final rule likely to be published in 2020. Thus, there is reason to be hopeful in 2020. At the Limits of the Law: The Challenge of Invasives in 2020.

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Nanotech

MAY 22, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on May 17, 2024, to update the list of chemicals subject to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting to include seven additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for Reporting Year 2024(reporting forms due by July 1, 2025).

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 13, 2021

A group is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to scrap a directive that prohibits some scientists from discussing their work amongst themselves, saying the current system prevents workers from properly protecting the public from potentially hazardous materials.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A new report finds water and energy use from Oahu hotels did not decrease in 2020 despite lockdown orders. Environmental Protection Agency links proximity to agricultural land to high levels of toxic algal blooms in Midwestern lakes. A study from the S. The neighborhood of Waikiki reportedly consumed 2.5 369 LAKES .

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Nanotech

JANUARY 11, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on January 25, 2024, on its October 2023 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Endangered Species Law

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On September 3, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the agencies’ will abandon the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) set forth in the April 21, 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and will instead rely on the pre-2015 regulatory framework.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 17, 2022

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Illinois EPA began the investigation in the fall of 2020 and completed sampling… Read more → Read the full story from Illinois EPA.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting applications for Section 902 Act 101 Local Recycling Program Implementation Grants. The deadline to apply is May 10. Click Here for DEP priorities in funding.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 18, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule to update the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) chemical list to identify five additional PFAS subject to reporting requirements. Today, as a follow up to a January 2022 announcement, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Read more here ] The proposed policy statement follows a proceeding that was initiated in December 2020 by the PUC to receive feedback on how electric storage could facilitate improved reliability and resilience in Pennsylvania and if electric utilities should include electric storage in their planning and rate base.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced it will add the area surrounding the former Exide Technologies Laureldale facility in Berks County to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) on March 7. On March 5, the U.S. The final NPL site does not include the Exide facility itself.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the October 7 PA Bulletin -- -- The Environmental Quality Board invites comments on a proposed regulation adding 17 new or updated Water Quality Standards. formal notice ) A virtual public hearing has been scheduled on both these proposals for November 14 starting at 1:00 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Toxicology Program, and the International Association of Research on Cancer classify EtO as a substance that can cause certain cancers. This group pressed the EPA to support the adoption of a far less protective standard based on the TCEQ’s analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 29, 2021

We’re really removed from the 2020 wildfire season. Environmental Protection Agency estimated Louisiana’s 20-year funding needs were upwards of $7 billion. Why it matters: Days after Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in 2020, over 70 water systems were inoperable , affecting roughly 142,000 people. Here we are in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2024

Greylock Tuesday pleaded to four counts of Clean Streams Act Violations and two Solid Waste Management Act Violations related to incidents that occurred in Greene County between 2015 and 2020. The original criminal charges also involved sites in Clearfield County. million penalty for drilling violations in Greene and Clearfield counties.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In New York state, voters have a chance to enshrine environmental protections in their state constitution, which could revive a legal movement that flourished in the United States a half-century ago. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

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