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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

DEP’s work at the Somerset County crash site of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, stands as a profound example of its emergency response capabilities. billion to date for reclamation efforts. These responses are carried out by DEP's dedicated emergency staff in coordination with local, state, and federal partners.

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition: The Supreme Court’s “Substantial Deference” Standard and Implications for Judicial Review under NEPA

Law Columbia

This suggests that courts should afford substantial deference to agencies in the context of standalone NEPA claims that do not implicate the agency’s obligations under the substantive statutory framework governing the action. 1984; Knobe & Shapiro (2021). [4] 3] See Prosser & Keeton on Torts, 5th Ed.

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In Final Ruling, New York Court of Appeals Greenlights New York City’s Building Performance Standards

Law Columbia

Field preemption occurs when a state (or the federal government) occupies the regulation of a certain subject matter so extensively as to exclude local governments from regulating in that area. It is one type of preemption, the legal doctrine where a higher law displaces a lower-level law. As explained in DJL Rest.

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What Is FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund? What You Should Know, Why Costs Keep Rising and What We Can Do About It

Union of Concerned Scientists

At this moment, the last thing federal, state and local governments need is to divert precious resources to debunk baseless conspiracy theories and disinformation. FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is the federal government’s primary source of funding for disaster response, recovery and preparedness. What is the Disaster Relief Fund?

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183 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 183 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

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Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection

Scientific American

States routinely let the government reclaim unspent money — or let available money go unused for as long as 20 years, according to an analysis of federal records by POLITICO’s E&E News. Texas had rejected two requests from the flooded county for a small portion of the federal money to set up a flood-warning system.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 7.26.25

PA Environment Daily

Billion, 441 Deaths From 2001 to 2021 [ PDF of Article ] -- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Weather Spikes Cause Concern For Our Future [ PDF of Article ] -- LancasterOnline: Penn State Study Shows Lancaster County Well Sampling Found PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ -- Delaware River Basin Commission Holds Aug. 6 Hearing, Sept.