PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

On May 11, the PA Wilds Center is requesting the Maryland Air National Guard to conduct a full Environmental Impact Statement on its proposal to conduct very low-altitude training flights over a significant portion of the 13-county PA Wilds Region. Sign On To PA Wilds Center Letter The PA Wilds Center’s letter to the ANG is available online.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Just last week, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reported finding that X “continues to host nearly 86% of a set of 300 hateful posts after a week since we reported them.” Researcher Abbie Richards found that “between December 2021 and July 2022, there were an average 30,000 climate denial tweets per week. Why care what liars say?

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Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2024

London, Singapore, and Stockholm have pioneered pricing programs with documented benefits across all three metrics, plus hundreds of millions of dollars for transit investments to support more climate- and lung-friendly means to reach city centers. New York should soon join these global leaders. Download as PDF

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2024

Looking at 11 metrics from preparation of an EV-focused action plan to implementation of equity-centered pilot programs, she assessed the 27 most populous cities in California and found a wide range of planning approaches.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Several leading international reports on climate change suggest carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technologies may play a substantial role in meeting Paris Agreement climate goals.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

The organization’s testimony served as a scientific backbone to the legal discussions, stressing the need for immediate and coordinated action to address the intertwined crises of climate change and human rights. Dr. Phillips also painted a stark picture of the narrowing window for action.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

Photovoice is an action-oriented research method of storytelling through photography, and centers participants as co-researchers. Through weekly meetings during the summer of 2021, participant-researchers discussed themes and created action messages on heat and climate issues relevant to their communities and immediate concerns.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

At Climate Week New York yesterday, California announced a significant new initiative for Subnational action on methane. The UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and Environment (CLEE) helped develop the Initiative, so I’m particularly pleased to highlight it. The Initiative provides an important step toward accelerated action.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Wildlife Management Area Visitors Center in Lebanon County will reopen for visitors January 16 and the annual migration of snow geese, tundra swans and Canada Geese may begin about the same time. 2024 Events The Game Commission just released a 2024 event guide and a detailed summary of those events so you can plan your visit.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Their omnipresent influence on national politics and international negotiations has trapped consumers in a fossil fuel-dependent system and threatens to delay climate action even further, with the most severe consequences for those already in the most vulnerable situations. Which courts are expected to issue Advisory Opinions?

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 31, 2023

To draw attention to ambitious global goals for water, sanitation, and ecosystems, the United Nations brought together people passionate about water for three days of panel discussions, speeches, commitments to action, and networking. The centerpiece is a list of voluntary commitments called the Water Action Agenda.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

and is separate from their 2020 goal which centered just on electricity. The government also released an “Energy Strategy Action Plan in 2022. In 2022, the city released the first draft of its Climate Emergency Action Plan. London has not been alone in taking action. In 2020, they just missed this goal, at 97.4%

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz visited the KenCrest North Daycare Center in North Philadelphia in honor of Children’s Health Month. On October 25, U.S. While there, he visited with students to read “Why is Coco Orange?”,

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As dry conditions bear on, humanitarian groups are calling on the international community to take action before it is too late. As dry conditions bear on, humanitarian groups are calling on the international community to take action before it is too late. Climate models indicate the potential for another brutal famine in East Africa.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2024

The third annual World Water Day event at Stroud Water Research Center , sponsored by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, drew a crowd of about 150 people to celebrate and explore freshwater on March 22. Stroud Center Executive Director, President, and Research Scientist Dave Arscott, Ph.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

Applications are open for the Champions in Action program in the category of energy efficiency/renewable energy. The Champions in Action program has awarded more than $10 million in contributions and promotional support to more than 370 nonprofits across the bank’s footprint. The deadline is August 18.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a series of webinars the week of August 7 on Investing in America - Climate Action Funding Fair. The webinars are divided into funding areas: Electric Power; Agriculture and Working Lands; Tribal Programs; Transportation; Buildings; and Industrial and Waste.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Recent actions concerning glyphosate, dicamba, and pesticide-treated. The post Pesticide Review: Recent Actions from Various Pesticide Legal Challenges appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The past several weeks have seen developments in various on-going legal disputes over pesticides.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The brief presents a set of actions for “downstream” markets, such as in the United State and European Union.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2023

Join the Stroud Water Research Center for a special series of three action-oriented online seminars on how you can make a difference and improve the health of your local streams. For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Stroud Water Research Center website, Click Here to subscribe to UpStream.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

The PA Association of Environmental Educators will offer a free half-day Environmental Justice and Education professional development summit on the afternoon of May 13 at Penn State Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Both in-person and virtual options are available. ACT 48 is available!

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 22, Wesley Family Services was joined by Westmoreland County Commissioner, Douglas Chew; West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund ; and the PA Solar Center to cut the ribbon on its brand-new rooftop solar energy system at its Pioneer Apartments location, which was installed by local developer, EIS Solar.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The PAEE will hold its 2024 Annual Conference March 17-19 at the Pocono Environmental Education Center. Click Here for all the details on making nominations and for a list of past winners. Click Here to sign up for the PAEE newsletter (bottom of page, left). Click Here to become a member. Click Here to support PAEE’s work.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Schuylkill Action Network and its partners will host an October 20 Stormwater Operation and Maintenance Workshop at the Upper Merion Township Building, King of Prussia in Montgomery County from 8:00 a.m. Click Here to register and for more information. Click Here to sign up for regular updates. Like them on Facebook.

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National Law Center

MAY 12, 2022

On May 5, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it would be taking three actions intended to “enhance the. The post DOJ Announces Three Environmental Justice Initiatives appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on February 21 to discuss a proposed scope of work for the 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment and state Climate Action Plan as required by Act 70 of 2008. Wolf Releases 2021 Update To PA Climate Action Plan, Calls For Statewide Action Now On Climate Change [9.22.21] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The global climate crisis requires immediate action, and we can start here at home in our Commonwealth, where we produce more than one percent of global greenhouse gases annually. Dernbach, emeritus Professor of Law, Former Director of Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Widener University and an Advisory Board member. “I

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Endangered Species Law

DECEMBER 28, 2023

On December 21, 2023, I published a post on the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management’s DeltaCurrents blog discussing integration of resource optimization into endangered species policy to improve conservation outcomes.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

See how you can take action with Ocean Conservancy to protect our ocean from threats like climate change, plastic pollution and more in our Action Center. It’s up to us to make sure the deep sea—and the rest of the ocean—is healthy to preserve these incredible communities.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The latest UpStream newsletter from Chester County-based Stroud Water Research Center features articles on a new educational program bring stream life to you, shows how adding green space can reduce flooding and that you’re never too old to learn how to build soil health. This is especially true of environmental actions.

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National Law Center

MARCH 3, 2022

In December 2021, two environmental groups, the Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, filed a lawsuit against. The post Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Treated Seeds appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 7, 2024

However, a new study by Good Energy and the USC Norman Lear Center has found that most TV and film scripts are ignoring the climate crisis, or failing to address it in a meaningful and realistic way. They can influence our emotions, opinions, values, and actions. of 37,453 scripts used words related to the topic, while only 0.6%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

Join the Pennsylvania Solar Center and expert speakers for a March 22 webinar to learn about the importance of the interconnection process and how it brings more renewable energy electrons onto the grid starting at Noon. Contact Matt Mahoney, Director of Government Affairs, at matt@pasolarcenter.org to learn more.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Pennsylvania Solar Center will host an October 20 webinar on Solar Guidebook For PA Landowners - Leasing Property For Large-Scale Solar Development from Noon to 1:15 p.m. The Pennsylvania Solar Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit effort to raise the awareness of the benefits of solar energy in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Pennsylvania GreenGov Council recently launched the PA Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Network to promote climate problem solving and human-centered solutions for Pennsylvania. An initial listing of some Network Climate Best Practices is now available from a variety of state agencies.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 31, 2023

Read the full story from the Pew Research Center. A recent report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has underscored the need for international action to avoid increasingly severe climate impacts in the years to come.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

REGULATORY: EPA, FWS, FAS, USDA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Final rule announcing that EPA is taking direct final action on the authorization. The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: September 6, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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