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United Nations: The world smashed heat records in 2023

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen The United Nations (UN) has released a dire warning about the scale of climate impacts reported in 2023. The world’s oceans reached the warmest temperatures in the 65 years data is available, with more than 90% of the seas having experienced heatwave conditions during 2023 harming food systems.

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PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Recognizes Janie French, DEP's John Stefanko With 2023 Mayfly Awards; Rahab Of SR81

PA Environment Daily

The PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference recognized Janie French , Executive Director of the Headwaters Charitable Trust and John Stefanko , DEP Deputy Secretary for Active and Abandoned Mine Operations were recognized with the 2023 Mayfly Award. Presentations can be viewed on the 2023 PA AMR Conference website.

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

2002 SB1078. 2023 SB 253. The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010).

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Gregory L. Ebel: The Pipeline Pusher

Enviromental Defense

After working with gas companies in Canada and the US that became Enbridge through a series of mergers, he eventually landed the CEO spot at Enbridge at the start of 2023. Despite the OEB review and penalty, complaints to the OEB related to meter reading have more than doubled: from 42 in 2021, to 87 in 2023.

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Michael A. Braymer Appointed DEP Chief Counsel

PA Environment Daily

Braymer was appointed Chief Counsel to the Department of Environmental Protection effective December, 2023. He succeeds Carolina DGiorgio who served as Chief Counsel from March to December 2023 and was named vice president for Governmental and External Affairs at PECO this month. Click Here to see DEP’s entire Executive Staff.

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The 5th International Conference on Regional Climate

Real Climate

The fifth international conference on regional climate ( ICRC 2023 ), organised by World Climate Research Programme’s ( WCRP ) coordinated downscaling experiment ( CORDEX ), has just completed. It worked impressively well, and the CORDEX ICRC 2023 streaming is available from the WCRP CORDEX YouTube channel.

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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Holds Nov. 8 Open Enrollment Meeting In Somerset County

PA Environment Daily

Posted: October 30, 2023] PA Environment Digest The VCF is not limited to first responders. Compensation is also available to those who worked or volunteered in construction, clean-up, and debris removal; as well as people who lived, worked, or went to school in the exposure zone.

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