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

PA Environment Daily

While DCNR took the lead in managing parks and forests, DEP was entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources, an increasingly complex and critical mission. A Strong Start: Building a Modern Environmental Agency The formation of DEP in 1995 was a strategic step forward.

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EPA Alumni Association: An Open Letter To EPA Administrator & Congress - We’re Not Done Yet!

PA Environment Daily

On May 19, the EPA Alumni Association wrote the following letter as an Open Letter to current US Environmental Protection Administrator Lee Zeldin and Members of Congress on recent actions to significantly cut EPAs staff and budget-- Last month, Administrator Lee Zeldin of the U.S. Click Here for a copy of the letter. By James M.

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

PA Environment Daily

On November 15, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $402,021 to support 10 local projects to protect and restore the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

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DEP: 768 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells May Be Plugged In Next Year; Over 27,000 New Abandoned Wells May Have Been Found; Alternatives To Well Plugging Bonds

PA Environment Daily

On June 25, the Department of Environmental Protection reported to the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board federal funding will enable the plugging of an estimated 768 oil and gas wells abandoned by conventional well owners over the next year, noting the largest number of wells the agency plugged previously in one year was 441 in 2002.

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Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Development: The Greenland Mining Dilemma

Vermont Law

Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Development: The Greenland Mining Dilemma By Suhana Roy The principle of sustainable development is a principle of international law that reconciles the right to development with the need to protect the environment.- billion, nearly ten times Greenland’s annual budget.

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Changing Crucial Definition In Endangered Species Act Undermines Purpose Of Klamath Dam Removal

Circle of Blue

Thus not unlike salmon leaping through whitewater, the country too leapt forward, steadily evolving its values to better protect the Earth, its creatures, and future generations. But the public health impacts of reckless industrialization grew more severe post-WW2, and the modern environmental movement was born.

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DEP House Budget Hearing: Democrat Rep. Vitali Raises Concerns About Whether DEP Has The Resources To Fulfill Its Mission When Workloads Have Increased Dramatically

PA Environment Daily

They [DEP] have 337 positions less now than in 2002, and since 2002, you've had an enormous increase in responsibility, such as the advent of the shale gas industry, more federal air and water regulations, you have to implement the emergence of PFAS and so forth. So, my questions are for you.