Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Florida and Texas are now second and third in cumulative EV sales, despite state leadership that has been antagonistic towards EVs and a more conservative-leaning population. EV sales are quickly growing in states across the country.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

. -- Choose Clean Water Coalition Recognizes 2023 Clean Water Champions [PaEN] -- DEP Signs Consent Order Including $10 Million In Penalties, Local Payments With Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County To Resolve Air Quality Violations; Plant To Restart May 24 [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Say Shell Should Have Done More (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? Million To Support 22 Environmental Restoration Projects In Southwestern PA [ Jan.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Conservatives argue that these incidental benefits (often called co-benefits) shouldn’t count. We may know that air pollution helps cause deaths from respiratory conditions, but it’s more difficult to estimate the number. Q: Why are conservatives unhappy with cost-benefit analysis? A: This can be very tricky.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 Yet none of the country’s 10 most-polluting coal plants are set to retire this year, and many of them are currently scheduled to continue running well into the 2030s. micrometers or less.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas. SB 1206 limits the sale of short-lived climate pollutants that are exponentially more potent than carbon dioxide like hydrofluorocarbons, commonly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, building insulation, and more. Ecological Conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY 8:50: Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meeting to adopt House Resolution 87 (Daily-D-Montgomery) study of wildlife conservation corridors. Click Here to watch live. Room 8E-B East Wing. Click Here to watch live.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant. EPA said that it applied to power plants that emitted a lot of carbon dioxide but not much of other air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- State Conservation Commission, Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2022

An excerpt from a Blog Post By Dave Dempsey , author of the book Michigan’s Rise As A Conservation Leader captures that experience-- In contrast to protests on other campuses that Cronkite called sometimes “frivolous,” the Albion activities Pomeroy organized included the cleanup of a vacant lot to create a small urban park. End of excerpt.]

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

In addition to his work with the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Mr. Dawes owns a purebred Angus farm in Huntingdon County where he employs sustainable and conservation farming practices. 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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Environmental Europe

OCTOBER 27, 2016

This option, highly criticised on environmental grounds (notably due to the air pollution caused by road transport to the airport) has been presented by Prime Minister Theresa May as key to show the world that the UK is ‘open for business’ after Brexit. The first obstacle to expansion takes the form of EU air pollution targets.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Background As part of the state budget settlement in 2018 and 2020, provisions were added to Section 1720-E of the Fiscal Code mandating DCNR develop new ATV trails using State Forest roads and State or local roads under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Equally exciting, in August 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld agencies’ ability under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include the. Critics of environmental policies often draw upon the tension between economic security and environmental conservation to generate opposition to such policies. Air pollution also.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

The plaintiffs claim that the emissions of CO 2 , as well as air pollutants, by the coal-fired power plants violate personal rights to life, bodily integrity, and health and the right to a peaceful life (a variant of personal rights). Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

That first part of the title does a lot of work to give quasi-legitimacy to a candidate who filters all issues through conspiratorial thinking, drawing support from a hodgepodge of environmentalists, Hollywood figures, and right-wing conservatives. I find his turn away from climate science fascinating because RFK Jr. Kennedy Jr.,

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed rule would apply to new and existing gas plants and existing coal plants—new coal plants are separately regulated—and promises to significantly cut carbon and other harmful air pollutant emissions from fossil plants over the next two decades and beyond. For more on West Virginia v. EPA , see our previous post here.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The Court affirmed that Kanuk’s specific policy requests are non-justiciable political questions. [9]. utilization, development, and conservation of. Alaska statutes expressly declare a state policy to manage water, land, and air. “as air pollution. , He wanted the Court to order specific climate policies, [7].

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Science Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Laced throughout the report explicit and implicit is a message that governments, foundations, medical societies, and research institutions pay too little attention to the impact of pollution on health. The authors call out political actors, international development and health organizations for ignoring pollution in their agendas.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

Along with rising temperatures, drought makes vegetation and forests drier and increases the risk of fires that generate air pollution. To take advantage of the services that ecosystems provide we must conserve and restore forests, wetlands, soils, floodplains, and coastal ecosystems, as well as create green spaces in urban areas.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 519 ) -- Lewis Run Natural Gas Plant LLC - Lewis Run Gas Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of Minor Air Quality Permit for the facility in Bradford Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Warren County. ( McKean County. ( Butler County. ( Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Lehigh County. (

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

beyond their political borders. For example, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations limiting conventional air pollution from tanker ships sailing far offshore but whose emissions pollute within California’s borders do not violate dormant Commerce Clause principles.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

” — David Mendoza, Advocacy and Engagement Director for The Nature Conservancy in Washington. “ The Climate Commitment Act reflects historic leadership to address climate pollution and the harmful impacts to overburdened communities. ” ” — SB 5126 prime sponsor Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-36). “

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Constitution -- Spotlight PA: Almost 40 Elementary Schools Closed In Northcentral PA In Past Decade, Here’s Why [Spoiler - Not Enough Students] -- WITF: Berks County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 9, 2023

Co Benefits for Human Health : Methane is a key precursor of tropospheric ozone (ground level), a harmful air pollutant. By curbing methane emissions, we can simultaneously reduce harmful air pollutants that have detrimental effects on human health, including respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular diseases.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Deluzio Calls For Congressional Action After Ohio/PA Train Derailment -- Groups Urge DEP To Temporarily Halt Operations At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; File 2nd Notice Of Intent To Sue For Air Pollution Violations [PaEN] -- TribLive: DEP Hit Shell Petrochemical Plant With Another Air Violation Feb.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners. June 16, 2017).

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

GB: So when you start looking back, it doesn’t take a lot to unearth the relationship between water and society, and the way it influences the legal system, and the ways in which it influences political systems simply because controlling water on the landscape is exercising power, and power is intermediated by institutions and society.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

-- UnionProgress.com: Environmental Groups Give Beaver County Shell Petrochemical Plant ‘F’ Grade For First 100 Days In Operation -- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant Hit With Air Violations; Activists Call For Operations Halt -- PennLive Guest Essay: Air Pollution Is Killing Us, We’ve Got To Act Now To Stop It - By Carolyn Heckman, Evangelical (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And Community Conserve 51 Acres Connected To Other Public Lands In Montgomery County -- ClearWater Conservancy Conserves Colerain Center Property In Huntingdon County [PaEN] -- Willistown Conservation Trust Acquires 5.6 15; Wild & Scenic Film Festival March 7 -- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. Month Starting Feb.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Executive Branch. Executive Branch.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2023

House holds Regular Session June 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 19, 20, 21, 22, [23] , 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- EPA AirNow Declares Code YELLOW Air Pollution Alert For Sunday, June 18 -- 67 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership (..)

Air Pollution 111

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7 Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7 7 Webinar On Where Solar Energy And Farming Meet [PaEN] -- Dec. 5 Penn State EarthTalk Webinar On Empowering Native Communities With Renewable Energy.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2023

Webster, Environmental Groups Promote HB 1275 Requiring Riparian Stream Buffers In PA To Help Reduce Flooding, Stormwater Damage - Video [ Sponsor Summary ] -- The Reporter: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Rep.

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