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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: A Governor Who Governs - Shapiro Looks Back, And Forward, After 100 Days In Office -- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: How PA Can Become A True Economic Leader - By Gov. Breaking Down This U.S.

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Ontario Auditor General’s Environment Audits Reveal a Government That’s Abandoned Its Obligation to Protect the Environment

Enviromental Defense

If the government of Ontario hoped that abolishing the Environment Commissioner, and transferring the position’s responsibilities to the Auditor General would free it from accountability on climate change, wilderness conservation, pollution and species at risk protection, it must surely be disappointed. . ENDANGERED SPECIES.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.20.24

PA Environment Daily

May 22-- House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1442 (Borowski-D-Delaware) amending the Third Class City Water Services Act to require 75% of municipalities they service to approve the sale of their water, sewer or other authority. Click Here to watch online.

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NEW POLL: Ontarians Want Deposit-Return System for Non-alcoholic Drink Containers, with Easy and Accessible Return-to-Retail

Enviromental Defense

Ontario’s current recycling system only collects 43 per cent of beverage containers, but a deposit system could capture 90 per cent, keeping billions of containers out of the environment. Deposit return is a proven, common sense policy solution,” said Wallis. Click here to view the polling results.

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Federal Agencies Provide Guidance on Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Eligibility

Clean Energy Law

4] Section 40207(a)(5) generally includes entities that are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a covered nation (e.g., The Proposed Regulations define a FEOC by reference to the definition within Section 40207(a)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. [4]

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What’s Up With Water — June 21, 2022

Circle of Blue

Environmental groups are celebrating a victory in Albania, where the government has blocked the construction of a dam on one of Europe’s last wild rivers. To plan the national park, the Albanian government has called on the environmental groups EcoAlbania and RiverWatch. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann.

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PA Resources Council, Partners, Local Officials Announce Plan To Reduce Waste, Modernize Recycling In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In Pittsburgh and Philadelphia last week, the PA Resources Council , PennEnvironment , other partners and local officials issued a call for updates to the Commonwealth's recycling law. Act 101, the landmark recycling law that made Pennsylvania a leader in 1988 needs multiple updates to meet the demands of today’s economy.