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Harvesting Climate Benefits from the 2024 Farm Bill

Acoel

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Peter Lehner The Farm Bill is the most significant environmental law Congress will address this year. Congress passed the last Farm Bill in 2018 and Congressional leaders aim for a new Farm Bill by mid-2024. The post Harvesting Climate Benefits from the 2024 Farm Bill appeared first on ACOEL.

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Allegheny County Conservation District: 5th Generation Morning Glory Farm Gets Permanent Agricultural Land Protection

PA Environment Daily

Since 2002, ACCD and ACALPB have collectively preserved 4,223 acres of farmland in the county. This preservation occurs during Conservation District Week recognized by both the State House and Senate as April 28 to May 4, 2024, to celebrate the work of Pennsylvania’s 66 conservation districts.

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How a wind farm on Brazil’s coast erased a fishing village from the map

Corp Watch

How a wind farm on Brazil’s coast erased a fishing village from the map Xavier Bartaburu pratap Fri, 03/22/2024 - 18:33 Thursday, March 14, 2024 [link] Environmental authorities approved what was then the largest wind farm in Brazil’s Ceará state in 2002 without assessing its socioenvironmental impact, including on the local fishing community and the (..)

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Gregory L. Ebel: The Pipeline Pusher

Enviromental Defense

This spring, Environmental Defence Canada submitted a motion to Enbridge shareholders for their 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 8th. This spring, Environmental Defence Canada submitted a motion to Enbridge shareholders for their 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 8th. Can you help us fight back against the climate villains?

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United Nations: The world smashed heat records in 2023

A Greener Life

This week, the UN body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that every major global climate record was broken last year and warned that 2024 could be even worse with the highest concern being ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. degrees C above pre-industrial levels. .”

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Michael A. Braymer Appointed DEP Chief Counsel

PA Environment Daily

Braymer received his undergraduate degree in History from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1999 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2002. Posted: January 15, 2024] PA Environment Digest Visit DEP’s Office of Chief Counsel webpage to learn more about the office and its role in DEP.

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In Memoriam: Joanne Denworth, Environmental Leader And Attorney

PA Environment Daily

On March 1, 2024, Joanne Denworth, 85, died of Alzheimer's disease. Denworth is co-author and editor of Guiding Growth (1993), a growth management handbook for municipalities; and she is the primary author of Planning Beyond Boundaries (2002), a manual on multi-municipal planning and implementation. In 2003, she was appointed by Gov.

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