PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2023

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Acting Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn prepared this written testimony to submit to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees outlining Gov. Click Here for a copy of the testimony. Shapiro’s FY 2023-24 budget request.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The … Continue reading USITC hears testimony on GHG emissions intensity of U.S.-produced Steel and Aluminum Industries at the Product Level, Inv. 332-598, to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of steel and aluminum produced in the United States. produced aluminum, steel

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Through this testimony, I would like to share several initiatives DEP has undertaken that relate to our mission. Click Here for a copy of the testimony. To further speed up the permitting process, $3.5 million is proposed to expand our complement with 40 permit reviewers and support staff for a total of $10.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2021

Center for Science and Democracy Director Andrew Rosenberg summarizes the testimony he and his colleagues provided to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

SWEPI argued that Meehan was not qualified, his testimony was based on unreliable foundational data and flawed methodology, and he failed to rule out possible alternative causes of damage. The court of appeals discussed each challenge in turn and reversed the trial court.

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Energy & the Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But it didn’t follow that Taylor’s testimony was no evidence at all. Competitors’ rates don’t matter Kawcak alleged that Taylor’s testimony was faulty in that he didn’t consider what rates competing drillout contractors charged. Plus, Kawcak’s testimony was found to be not reliable and not credible.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December.

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Scientific American

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Science, statistics and expert testimony are crucial in securing justice. But their dubious applications in the courtroom can send innocent people to jail

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Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Plus, there was no testimony from the surveyor about the effect a change in metes and bounds would have had on the boundary. The testimony that Merritt maintained the strip since moving in was testimony that the disputed strip always belong to him. The court was left to speculate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 6, 2023

At that time, they explain their experiences by showing various materials such as maps and photos, but they also use pictures of scenes that have not been preserved in words or photographs, so that their testimonies can be more easily understood by the audience. The Peace Memorial Museum then sends the list to Motomachi High School.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2023

Let’s use my SCCAP experience as a baseline: I was one of 45 pre-registered speakers scheduled to provide testimony on day one of a three-day public hearing. [45 45 testimonies x 3 days = 135 testimonies] At designated times during the event, we were each invited to share our three-minute testimony via device, microphone, or telephone.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Scientists have found that we generally remember where an object was located, but possibly not its other details, a discovery that could change how we view eyewitness testimonies

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2022

This is the text of DCNR budget testimony presented to the Senate Appropriations Committee by Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn-- Good morning Chairman Browne, Chairman Hughes, and members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Click Here for a copy of DCNR’s budget testimony. I’m proud of them.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

His testimony went to one of the state’s main arguments: that Montana’s actions don’t matter because it’s a drop in the bucket of global emissions. His testimony ran into problems when the plaintiffs’ attorney pointed out that the data he attributed to the U.S. Hopeful,” she said. It told the small stories of a global crisis.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Read John Detwiler’s full testimony here.] Read Lisa DePaoli’s full testimony here.] But the fact is that this hub would prolong polluting fracking operations for decades and possesses very little in the way of community benefits." [ Read Kat Finneran’s full testimony here.]

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Persons wishing to present testimony at this hearing must contact Casey Damicantonio for the Department and the Board, (717) 783-8727 or send an email to: RA-EPEQB@pa.gov , at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 26, 2023

government leaders in his 1988 testimony to Congress , is working on a new study that warns of a possible short-term spike of planetary heating 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

During this time, experts can provide written comments or expert testimony at public hearings. Be sure that the attorneys they are assisting take time to prepare them for the possible lines of attack on their credibility during any deposition, hearing or trial testimony.

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New Scientist

JULY 27, 2023

Despite testimony by David Grusch to US Congress about "non-human biologics" and UFO crash sites, there is still no evidence aliens have ever come to Earth. Why are people taking such claims seriously, asks Jacob Aron

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Energy & the Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sufficiency of expert testimony. The City argued that Trinity’s expert’s testimony on market value was unreliable and therefore the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s findings. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment. The court also found that the expert’s use of the “comparable sales” method was sufficient.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

The Board’s 113-page adjudication was very critical of the case made by the appellants and the lack of expert testimony and the presentation of evidence relevant to the issues they raised. Somewhat remarkably, the Appellants did not present any testimony on the critical point of the effectiveness of Tri-County’s bird control plan.” “The

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

The purpose of this hearing is to take testimony concerning the Roulette Oil & Gas Company, LLC (ROGC), application to convert the Clara Field #20 gas well into an oil and gas waste disposal well (solely for ROGC conventional well waste) in Clara Township, Potter County. Doors will open and onsite registration will begin at 5:00 PM.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

The court describes them as “well-qualified” experts who gave “informative and credible testimony.”  The state failed to put up a serious defense when it came to contesting this science. In the 103-page decision , the court relies heavily on the facts laid out by these climate scientists who testified under oath and faced cross-examination.

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Energy & the Law

MARCH 1, 2022

Lagniappe – no room for expert testimony. The expert testimony Engler relied on to construe the phrase would impermissibly add words of limitation to modify the deed’s terms. Therefore, Bluestone properly deducted PPC’s between that point and the point of sale. Your seasonal musical interlude . This just in!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As we pointed out in our legislative testimony , bold policies such as Minnesota’s new 100 percent carbon-free electricity standard are not only achievable but also produce tremendous health and economic benefits for states.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 24, 2023

Recently, the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) hosted a handful of webinars full of expert testimony on the positive impacts of nature on mental and physical health. You can find recordings for each webinar by visiting the following links:

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

to take testimony from the public regarding an application by I-80-115, C-1, LLC, Blakeslee for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a proposed warehouse project to be located in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County. Written copies of oral testimony are requested.

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NRDC

MAY 9, 2023

This blog explores EPA’s newly proposed regulations for light- and medium-duty vehicles and highlights testimony from NRDC's Kathy Harris before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the environmental and consumer benefits of these standards.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This testimony comes on the first anniversary of Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine disaster in the tar sands, which spilled 5.3 million litres of toxic tailings into the surrounding environment. Who: Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager, Environmental Defence. When: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024.

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Law and Environment

JUNE 29, 2023

In 2020, the trial judge granted summary judgment in favor of the employer, allowing the company to avoid liability because the plaintiff conceded that his manager harbored no discriminatory animus toward him and produced no evidence to rebut the manager’s testimony that he alone made the decision to select the plaintiff for the RIF.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2024

Individuals who wish to offer testimony at the public hearing should register with John Repetz, Community Relations Coordinator for DEP’s Southcentral Region, at 717-705-4904 or by email at jrepetz@pa.gov by 4:00 PM on May 1, 2024. The hearing will be held at the Maidencreek Township Building, 1A Quarry Road in Blandon starting at 6:00 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 28, 2022

UCS and our partners sponsored expert testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission by Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy on how to better assess equity and the environment. Consumers originally proposed to acquire four existing gas plants in its resource plan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Additionally, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will start to hear testimony that could influence the trajectory of global climate litigation. Anticipate a decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that will dive deeper into questions of human rights around climate.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

After multiple rounds of stakeholder interviews, research, and legislative drafting, in March 2023, we traveled to Sacramento to provide witness testimony in support of AB 779 to the State Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Indeed, victim testimony at the museums dedicated to the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki describes how US scientists and military personnel arrived to test and observe the bomb’s impact on the local environment, including its inhabitants.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

On April 25, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will host a public meeting and hearing to answer questions and take testimony from residents regarding revisions to two active mining permits and the transfer of a third permit for work located in three Schuylkill County townships.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Second, the bill would require courts to invite an expert representative from DWR or the State Water Resources Control Board to provide technical assistance or testimony during adjudication proceedings.

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