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AUGUST 30, 2021

representatives from western states ask President Biden to declare a drought disaster. Ninety-five percent of nine western states are in some stage of drought. To participate, states have to submit their grant applications by June 30, 2022. State of the Climate in 2020. And lastly, U.S. By the Numbers. $25 News Briefs.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Among the range of benefits that OSW can deliver to state residents, the workforce development spurred by offshore wind and supply chain activities could emerge as the most significant. In a nascent industry with complex community interests at play, the need to monitor and optimize OSW’s local impacts is paramount.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” The First Amendment, Paxton should know, does not protect fraud.)

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Geological Survey compiled a national map showing the depth from which groundwater is withdrawn for drinking water. The justices said that for a groundwater basin shared between states, the doctrine of “equitable apportionment” should apply. Mississippi had argued that it had exclusive control over groundwater beneath the state.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The most dramatic example is the opioid crisis, in which a whole series of state and federal agencies fell short. DEA and state law enforcement agencies were very reluctant to move against doctors running pill mills, not wanting to tangle with the medical profession. What happens when agencies fail in their jobs? People can die.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 6, 2022

As part of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the Agency is compiling and integrating a collection of data that can be used to evaluate what is known about per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting, testing, and occurrences in communities.

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JUNE 6, 2022

And electricity is the sector where we have had the most success in decarbonization so far in the United States. And in an increasingly polarized country, direct policy efforts to decarbonize our electricity system may become difficult to enact, both at the federal and at the state level. But there is still more to do.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 23, 2022

But data compiled from geographic information systems firm Esri shows that some areas of the United States … Continue reading Animated map of EV charging stations shows huge dead zones around the country.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A recent “state of the science” report from the U.S. The report, meant “to inform food waste management decisions,” compiles the available research on PFAS and other… Read more →

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Legal Planet

JULY 22, 2021

Their historical compilation is very revealing about our present political situation. It sheds light on why it’s been so hard to develop momentum for real change at the national level, and also about why there’s so much more of a push for change within the Democratic Party and in Blue States. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

The Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation will host a PA Solar On Mined Lands Summit on July 19 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

It was filed by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union and the Green League, who object to a 30-year groundwater pumping permit given by state regulators. The factory is being built in Brandenburg, a state in eastern Germany that’s in the grip of drought. And they say the state should make Coterra pay for it.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Birders of all ages and skill levels are joining forces across the state as part of the monumental effort to map the breeding and wintering status of bird species in Pennsylvania. In addition to updating the status of breeding birds across the state, this 3rd atlas will add a new survey of wintering birds starting in December 2024.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

million in federal grants channeled through state and parish governments. The American Rescue Plan Act — the relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021 — set aside $350 billion to assist states, tribes, territories, and local governments in responding to financial challenges wrought by the pandemic.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Researchers knew that Legionnaires’ disease, an illness resembling pneumonia, peaks in the summer, affects older people, and is most prevalent in the United States in the swathe of land that stretches from the Midwest to New England. The CDC’s analysis confirmed that those trends are strengthening. Another building?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All recharge datasets were compiled and stored in an ArcGIS Geodatabase and are available for download on the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) geospatial data portal.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2023

To support EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, EPA is compiling and integrating a collection of data that can be used to evaluate what is known about PFAS manufacture, release, and occurrence in communities.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

The Department of State issues the most – issuing more than 1,000 permits, certifications, and licenses -- followed by the Department of Environmental Protection with 760. Previously, this catalogue of licenses, permits, and certifications across the entire Commonwealth had never been assembled.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Scott Perry Says New Poll Shows He Is Vulnerable -- WITF: Penn State Sounds The Alarm On State Funding -- Post-Gazette: Penn State Suspends ‘Skulls’ Fraternity Over ‘Widespread’ Hazing Violations -- The Center Square: Infrastructure Crisis Escalating In Public Schools -- TribLive Editorial: Is A Coed Kiski School Really That Awful?

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Bureau of Reclamation, plus state and local agencies, break ground to repair a key irrigation canal in California’s Central Valley. The CDC gives Michigan State University a grant to compile a health registry related to the Flint water crisis. The initial repair is being funded by local, state, and federal agencies.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2024

Related Articles - Oil & Gas Health Impacts: -- State Dept. Of Health Apologizes For Not Listening To Communities Suffering Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development; New Health Study Results ‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’ [PaEN] -- State Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Back then, many territories were still not formally part of the United States — such as Utah. Utah’s diversity is tempered, however, by its aridity, with less vegetative biomass than wetter eastern states or the Pacific Northwest. All this contributes to the unique diversity of mollusks in the state.”

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The inventories provide a… Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

WeConservePA organized and compiled the report content, then enlisted the services of design company Fathom for the report’s layout and design. Over 480 youth were trained at 8 ATV events and over 180 youth were trained at 3 Dirt Bike events. Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2021

With 121 state parks and over 2 million acres of forest, there is a lot of opportunity to explore the outdoors in Pennsylvania! The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation recently created “ Smartphone Apps for Your Outdoor Adventures ,” a compilation of 180 apps, to help you do just that.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2023

Called Refresh, the series will explore the shortcomings in the Clean Water Act and how Michigan and other Great Lakes states can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years. The state issued its first water quality standards for chloride in 2019. Developing those pollution diets takes years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

The National Council on Safety and Health (COSH) has compiled a detailed database of work-related deaths in 2022. from 2020 (likely due to the pandemic-related economic downturn)–and 642,800 in state and local public sector workplaces. Millions of state and local public sector employees lack OSHA protection.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The federal Toxic Release Inventory reporting requirements facilitate the compilation of data on the releases of certain chemicals which enables the federal, state, and local governments and the public to make informed decisions. The EPA’s efforts will set the nation on a path toward safer regulation of PFAS.”

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Legal Planet

JUNE 21, 2023

Offshore wind is one of many renewable industries taking off in California as the state accelerates infrastructure investment and development to meet its climate targets. CLEE is compiling resources to assist stakeholders throughout the multi-year process and holding forums for Central Coast stakeholders on CBAs.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Compiling this list has made me even more hopeful for what we can achieve together in 2024. As a leader in ocean plastics and a UN-accredited observer organization, Ocean Conservancy has compiled extensive research , responded to initial treaty drafts and participated in global negotiations.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Solar projects are continuing to multiply across the country while many Pennsylvanians are looking for easy-to-access, practical knowledge about what the solar development process looks like in our state. Join us for an overview of our Guidebook for Pennsylvania Landowners: Leasing Property for Large-Scale Solar Development.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Mandelbaum , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig , LLP’s Philadelphia office , is among the professionals recognized on the 2023 City & State Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50 list. News – Best Lawyers 2022 “Best Law Firms” report and was selected as “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As the state agency responsible for stewardship of our natural resources, DCNR supports projects of these types to protect and preserve our native wildlife resources for future generations.” Surveys for rock vole and long-tailed shrew, two mammal species listed in the PA State Wildlife Action Plan as species of greatest conservation need.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 15, 2021

We compiled data from state water quality permits for compliant cannabis cultivators in eleven counties that are at the center of cannabis cultivation in the state. Making California’s cannabis regulatory system work better for small cultivators should be a key goal as the state looks to reform and improve that system.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

Download this flipbook collection of items received from around the state to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Rights Amendment. The Foundation and their 46 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests. Winter State Park , Union County by Brenda Jones.) Photo: R.B.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Horowitz will also talk about efforts in other states to protect communities from PFAS from fracking. After his presentation, there will be a discussion of where PFAS contamination is happening in Pennsylvania, the risks to our drinking water sources, and dive deeper into the negative health impacts of PFAS.

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