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

PA Environment Daily

Resource Links - A Strong Start: -- 1995-2002 Feature:: Looking Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward [PaEN] -- 1995-2002 - DEP Secretary James M. Seif: The Assignment Was Clear - Take The Kick Me!

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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

” Jay Famiglietti, hydrologist Since 2002, the GRACE sensors have detected a rapid shift in water loss patterns around the planet. But the act doesn’t take full effect until 2040, which has allowed many groundwater districts to continue to draw heavily from aquifers even as they complete their plans to conserve those resources.

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DCNR: The Votes Are In - Delaware River Named Pennsylvania's 2025 River Of The Year

PA Environment Daily

This marks the third time the Delaware River has earned the title, having previously won in 2002 and 2011. The River of the Year program is an opportunity to highlight the beauty, history, and ongoing conservation efforts surrounding Pennsylvanias waterways," said Janet Sweeney of POWR.

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Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Project Plants Its 1,000th Acre Of Forest Buffer!

PA Environment Daily

This work started in the spring of 2018 with grant funding from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) as the Alliance sought to offer flexible, comprehensive reforestation support that would help fill gaps in existing programs. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb.

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We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History

PA Environment Daily

A brief review of Pennsylvanias conservation history-- -- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Air Pollution Killed People, Then We Said No. What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA: -- In Memoriam: Edwin K.

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$402,021 Awarded By DEP To Support Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Projects

PA Environment Daily

17 Hearing On Chapter 105 Permit For Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Warehouse In Monroe County [PaEN] -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping & Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov. Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec.

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The Transmission, Distribution, and Interconnection Crises Blocking New York’s Climate Goals

Law Columbia

From 2002 to 2016 demand for electricity grew by less than 2% in total. The Bill would also amend the Environmental Conservation Law to raise the distributed solar target from 10 GW by 2030 to 20 GW by 2035. Second, New York is anticipating rapid growth of demand for electricity over the next few decades.