PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He retired in January 2024. On December 31, 2023, he retired from the Clean Air Council after serving as the organization's executive director and chief counsel for over 35 years. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

This is despite the expense of CCS , its record of failures and underperformance , and recognition from climate and energy experts that we need to phase out fossil fuels to avoid climate disasters. The Pathways Alliance and Cenovus combined have lobbied the federal government at least 160 times in 2023. million in 2015.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Of Water Companies: PA Receives Significant Economic, Consumer And Environmental Benefits From Water, Wastewater Utility Privatization And Consolidation -- Reminder: DEP Sets Dec.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Million -- TribLive: Fetterman Says He Is ‘Not A Progressive’ Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: December 16, 2023] PA Environment Digest Haddock -- EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

19 For Pennie Health Insurance Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: January 10, 2024] PA Environment Digest 19 & Feb. 19 & Feb. Extends Signup Deadline To Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

saying there was no basis for challenging a August 16, 2023 DEP administrative order. saying there was no basis for challenging a August 16, 2023 DEP administrative order. saying there was no basis for challenging a August 16, 2023 DEP administrative order. Medina was issued at least 10 NOVs for well abandonment in 2023.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Guest Post by Sam Leuthold , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University Over the course of the last two decades, there has been a shift in the general popularity of agricultural soils. Not so in the modern day, however.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Legislators reached the first deadline of the 2023-2024 legislative season last week—passage of bills out of their house of origin. The California Fossil Fuel Divestment Act ( SB 252 ) authored by Senator Lena Gonzalez, would prohibit investments of public employee retirement funds in fossil fuel companies.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

April 4, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Also split by the Ontario-Quebec border, and the state of New York just to the east, Akwesasne’s sovereignty faces numerous legal and political obstacles.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2023

The people of Pakistan are still reeling from the catastrophic effects of the 2022 floods and the country’s economy is in crisis, even as the 2023 monsoon season is off to a sobering start and the powerful Cyclone Biparjoy is set to make landfall shortly. A March 2023 report from UNICEF noted that, ‘ An estimated 20.6 Meanwhile, 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Of Delaware River Basin Announces 2023 Award Winners [PaEN] -- Philadelphia Water Dept. Performance Center on the second floor of the Natali Student Center on the PennWest California University campus, 250 University Ave, California, Washington County. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Click Here to join online. Read more here. -- Water Resources Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

16 Kickoff Webinar [PaEN] -- DCNR Blog: Forests Help With Climate Change -- DCNR Blog: Using Fossils To Determine The Age Of Rocks -- Penn State Extension: Oct. 16 Kickoff Webinar [PaEN] -- DCNR Blog: Forests Help With Climate Change -- DCNR Blog: Using Fossils To Determine The Age Of Rocks -- Penn State Extension: Oct.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2024

In a 2023 national poll , 60% of respondents across party lines said that Big Tech has too much power, and nearly half said government should do more to regulate these companies. We’ve seen this in the digital technology sector. And indeed, federal agencies have filed lawsuits against all four tech behemoths.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

By one count , Biden has overturned more than two dozen of Trump actions affecting the fossil fuel industry. The earliest action covered is Biden’s rejoining the Paris Agreement; the most recent is a burst of final actions taken around Earth Day 2024. April 21, 2023. 2, 2023. March 6, 2024. March 28, 2024.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

EJNCF has also provided recommendations in response to the one-year anniversary of the EJ executive order 14096 on April 21, 2024. DOE’s hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) program selected seven projects for award negotiations in the fall of 2023. This is problematic.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

As we sing Auld Lang Syne to 2023, a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the realm of the built environment, all as described in our top 10 most read blog posts of the year.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel Reuters PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:27 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Read more Marine Strauss & Alexander Hübner [1/6] A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- PA Wilds Center Announces 2024 PA Wilds Champion (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2024

National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Considering Similar Proposal -- PA Trout Unlimited: Partnerships Pave Way For Success At Muddy Paws Enviro Center In Centre County [PaEN] -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Chosen For Park Outdoor Equity Program By Trust For Public Lands -- Reading Eagle: Reading’s Newest All-Abilities Playground Officially Opened -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: (..)

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Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2024

In June 2023, Texas Gov. These bills have been criticized by environmentalists not just for trying to silence the conversation about solutions to the climate crisis, but also because they could discourage green infrastructure projects and increase the reliance on natural gas and other fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2024

. -- House Environmental Committee Hearing On Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater Set For June 10; A Voting Meeting On Bill To Ban Road Dumping June 11 [PaEN] -- The Energy Age Blog: 3 New EQT Shale Gas Well Pads Ready For Drilling In Union Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. March 20-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Wallace, at twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda. Room 523, Irvis Building.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Want To Be A Citizen Scientist? 8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Want To Be A Citizen Scientist?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Myers Family Farm In Centre County Receives 2023 PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN] -- PA Dept. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 13 -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center To Host Day Camp Jan.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On November 30, 2023, the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg ruled in DUH and BUND v. The program is intended to ensure compliance with the annual emission targets for the building and transportation sectors for the years 2024 to 2030. Climate litigation in Germany has achieved another major victory.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept. -- PA Sustainable Community Development Network: July 25 Webinar On Activating Municipal Sustainability Teams To Attract Funding [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Sept.

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