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EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 45 States, MSAs To Submit Priority Climate Action Plans As Part Of $5 Billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced a record 45 states , plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and dozens of Metropolitan Statistical Areas have now developed priority climate action plans through investments made possible by the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s Investing in America program. On March 11, the U.S.

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DEP, Partners Showcase Stream Restoration Projects In Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2022

On August 26, representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection joined with the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited to highlight stream restoration projects in the Fishing Creek Watershed in Lancaster County, which is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed. The program is funded by the U.S.

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Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short, Again

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency is concerned. Although the state this year committed significant additional funding to reduce Bay pollution, the EPA said its third cleanup plan in four years still falls short in funding and still fails to meet cleanup goals. So our policy of ‘tough love’ will continue.” The EPA and U.S.

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REGIONALLY-FOCUSED WOTUS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency have announced, 86 Federal Register 58829 (Oct. 25, 2021), that they will host ten virtual regional roundtables for the purpose of engaging in meaningful dialogue on the definition of waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

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Nebraska Agrochemical Contamination Throws Families, Communities, Water Providers into Turmoil

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Where intensive, industrial-scale agriculture flourishes, nitrate is a menace. . Environmental Protection Agency. Areas shaded red have the highest risk, meaning high nitrogen use from agriculture and aquifers that are vulnerable to contamination – typically those in sandy soils. They are neighbors to the ag industry.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

Part Three, below, explores preemption questions in the context of other domestic frameworks: California’s climate-disclosure laws and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions reporting regime. Part Two considered the future of the climate disclosure rule in the context of the SEC’s rulemaking process.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. 16 -- Gov.

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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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DEP Awards Over $3.8 Million In Federal Section 319 Grants To 15 Projects To Restore Watershed Health

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On October 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of over $3.8 Environmental Protection Agency and authorized through Section 319(h) of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. Grant funding is provided by the U.S. Construction for Phase 5.1 Construction for Phase 5.1

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Incentivizing Ecosystem Services: Agroecology as a Solution to Agricultural Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

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APRIL 19, 2019

Common agricultural practices in the United States contribute a significant amount of pollution to the environment. Agriculture is a leading cause of water pollution in the United States. This pollution causes detrimental effects to our communities, land, and marine life. by Lizzie Fainberg.

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

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FEBRUARY 8, 2015

The CWA Rule created controversy within the farming and agricultural community. Proponents of agriculture argue that the CWA Rule actually narrows the “normal farming practices” exemption because the CWA Rule requires farmers to follow a specific set of guidelines in order for the EPA to consider them exempt from section 404 permitting.

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DEP Awards $3 Million To Restore Watersheds Statewide By Reducing Water Pollution

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

On October 7, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $3 million in grant funding to local governments and organizations to restore the health of local watersheds around the state by reducing water pollution. Funding comes from the U.S. tons of sediment.

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Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“We appreciate the work of our partner jurisdictions and local communities as they take actions to reduce pollution to local waters and the Bay," said Diana Esher, Acting Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Atlantic Region. Click Here for the complete announcement. The clock is ticking.”

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DEP Now Accepting Applications For $17.9 Million In Growing Greener Plus, Section 319 Water Quality Improvement Grants

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2022

On April 29, the Department of Environmental Protection announced that $17.9 million in Growing Greener Plus and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management grant funds is available to organizations and governments to reduce nonpoint source pollution in their local streams, rivers, and lakes. The deadline for applications is June 24.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The tools and technology for achieving that goal in agriculture are well understood and applied with differing levels of authority, commitment, and effectiveness around the world, but not across the United States. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination.

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Federal Clean Water Act

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

That’s primarily due to two key features of the CWA: first, a nationwide permit system designed to mandate aggressive application of pollution control technology to limit pollution from “point sources” such as factories and power plants. Environmental Protection Agency.).

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Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

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JANUARY 26, 2023

The law, part of a package of national environmental reforms in the early 1970s, was transformative. The law did little to stanch the flow of dispersed pollution that comes from roads, lawns, and farms. But many, especially streams and rivers that drain agricultural regions, still are not. Other innovations are being tested.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.6.21

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Billion Meant For Conservation -- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Friday, Aug. 19 - Biodiversity Jam [PaEN] -- Governor’s Office: Publishes Latest Catalog Of Nonregulatory Documents [PaEN] -- PA Bulletin: Dept.

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Bay Journal: Hellbender Habitat Slammed By Pollution From Shale Gas Development In PA's Loyalsock Creek

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Repeated sediment pollution incidents and accusations of destroying habitat for rare hellbenders on a Pennsylvania “river of the year” have brought criticism over natural gas operations in a scenic valley and revealed weak protections for “exceptional value” streams.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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JULY 2, 2021

Department of Agriculture (USDA) final rule establishing an optional new inspection system for hog slaughter establishments. Department of Agriculture , No. Federal Court Allowed NEPA Claim to Proceed Against USDA Hog Slaughter Rule. Farm Sanctuary v. 6:19-cv-06910 (W.D.N.Y. June 28, 2021). June 25, 2021). 52952-1-II (Wash.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

EPA – Draft FY 2022-2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan. NOAA and EPA – Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Ohio Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval. Nominations should be provided on or before Nov. Comments must be received on or before Nov.

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Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Court of Appeals issued a ruling that lends legal muscle to a five-year old petition that Food & Water Watch and 36 allies filed to compel the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update CAFO permitting regulations. CAFOs, though, are the only industrial polluting facilities not required to treat their wastes.

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EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 45 States, MSAs To Submit Priority Climate Action Plans As Part Of $5 Billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program

DEP, Partners Showcase Stream Restoration Projects In Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County

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Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short, Again

REGIONALLY-FOCUSED WOTUS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

Nebraska Agrochemical Contamination Throws Families, Communities, Water Providers into Turmoil

The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

DEP Awards Over $3.8 Million In Federal Section 319 Grants To 15 Projects To Restore Watershed Health

Incentivizing Ecosystem Services: Agroecology as a Solution to Agricultural Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

DEP Awards $3 Million To Restore Watersheds Statewide By Reducing Water Pollution

Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

DEP Now Accepting Applications For $17.9 Million In Growing Greener Plus, Section 319 Water Quality Improvement Grants

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Happy 50th Anniversary, Federal Clean Water Act

Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.6.21

Bay Journal: Hellbender Habitat Slammed By Pollution From Shale Gas Development In PA's Loyalsock Creek

July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation

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