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DEP, DCNR, Guests Honored Franklin Kury, Author Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment, With Dedication In Rachel Carson Building

PA Environment Daily

On April 12, DEP, DCNR and many guests dedicated the Law Library Conference Room in the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to Franklin Kury, the legislative author of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. constitutional amendment on environmental rights. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

Will there be enough water for Michigan’s thriving farm sector, and for every other use of a natural resource growing scarcer across much of the rest of the nation? Will there be enough water for the state’s thriving farm sector, and for every other use of a natural resource growing scarcer across much of the rest of the nation?

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The Ongoing Tension over Stormwater Discharges in Los Angeles

Legal Planet

Wells Environmental Clinic at UCLA School of Law is representing Los Angeles Waterkeeper on matters related to the subject of this post. The Superior Court sided with the boards and upheld the 2012 permit, and NRDC and LAW appealed. See Natural Resources Defense Council v. State Water Resources Control Board , No.

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DEP Blog: Abandoned Coal Mine Reforestation Initiatives Healing The Land

PA Environment Daily

To comply with the law, mining companies worked to revegetate and reforest the land, but many merely met the letter of the law, meeting the requirements for bond release by planting less than desirable trees and heavy grasses rather than properly revegetating and reforesting the sites.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law Blog

The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2001 et seq. , Those allegations form the basis of alleged violations of Chapter 4 of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: the Louisiana Water Control Law, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2071 et seq.

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Reporting on COP: Finding Balance – The Future of Gender and Climate Change Under the UNFCCC

Vermont Law

The following article is part of an Eco-Perspective special in which the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is collaborating with the VLS COP22 Observer Delegation. The majority of the world’s poor are women, and more women rely on climate vulnerable natural resources for their livelihood. Since COP 7 in 2001, gender.