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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. 1 – Realign Conservation Programs for Maximum Effectiveness Farm Bill conservation programs provide over $6 billion annually to help mitigate agriculture’s ecological impacts.

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Streambank Stabilization Project At Shirk Farms, Snyder County Highlights Importance Of Farm Conservation Practices To Improving Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

Representatives from project partners included the Fish and Boat Commission, Snyder County Conservation District , and Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy participated in Monday’s tour. They first approached us to improve the stream crossing for livestock. Click Here to learn more, take action.]

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

In addition to his work with the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Mr. Dawes owns a purebred Angus farm in Huntingdon County where he employs sustainable and conservation farming practices. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law Blog

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7]

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Analysis: Brazil plans to continue investing in coal-fired power despite global shifts

A Greener Life

Although coal represents less than 5% of Brazil’s energy mix, the federal government plans to invest 20 billion reais (US$3.7 The Bolsonaro government’s new coal plans face barriers to funding and worsen the country’s already worn-out image at COP26. billion) in the world’s most polluting energy source.

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At the Limits of the Law: The Challenge of Invasives in 2020

Vermont Law

Still, given the potential for even more serious damage in the future, government at all levels is taking action to address the issue. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a terrestrial invertebrate native to East Asia, was first discovered in the United States in 2002. VGP), the Coast Guard, and state and local governments. by the U.S.

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Second District Confirms Parking Is (Still) Not A CEQA Impact, Reverses Judgment That Found EIR For San Gabriel Mountains Wilderness Recreation And Preservation Project Deficient For Not Sufficiently Analyzing “Impact” Of Reducing Recreational Parking

CEQA Developments

Watershed Conservation Authority (2021) Cal.App.5th. Defendant Watershed Conservation Authority, a joint powers agency of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers Mountain Conservancy and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, is the lead agency for CEQA purposes. Save Our Access – San Gabriel Mountains v.

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