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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. billion to date for reclamation efforts. Seif: The Assignment Was Clear - Take The Kick Me!

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

Law Columbia

These and other challenges were highlighted during an event hosted by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law on May 12, 2025. 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.

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

PA Environment Daily

Environmental & Energy Law Section [PaEN] -- Ridge-Schweiker: DEP Secretary James M. Seif [PaEN] -- 1995-2002: Awards And Recognition For Environmental Programs During The Ridge And Schweiker Administrations [PaEN] [Posted: May 21, 2025] PA Environment Digest Resource Links: -- EPA Alumni Assn.: By James M.

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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.-

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Superfund Me: A High-Level Overview of Climate Change Superfund Bills

Vermont Law

The law authorized specifically two categories of response actions by the government: short-term removals to address a prompt release of a hazardous substance; and long-term response actions to permanently reduce releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The enactment of S.259,

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Reflections from Columbia’s Forum on Climate-Related Fiduciary Duty

Law Columbia

For decades, legal scholars have recognized that fiduciary duties under corporate law may force private companies to address climate change. The different silos of fiduciary duty law are easily confused in judicial decisions and broader commentary. This imprecision can undercut promising lines of debate.