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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

Senate Bill 674 / House Bill 1207 make several changes to the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, which was established by executive order in 2001 and codified in 2003. Solid Waste Management and Recycling. Enforcement. Maryland Environmental Service. Affected generators may apply to MDE for a waiver.

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Budget Briefing: Senate, House Budget Hearings Should Talk About Once-In-A-Generation Investments In Cleaning Up The Environment; Oil & Gas Program At A Crossroads

PA Environment Daily

The departments of Environmental Protection, Conservation and Natural Resources and Agriculture appear before House and Senate budget committees starting February 28. Wolf Announced PA Received The Initial $244.9

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

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Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

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Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

Corp Watch

Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

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DEP Issued 754 Notices Of Violation For Defective Oil & Gas Well Casing, Cementing, The Fundamental Protection Needed To Prevent Gas Migration, Groundwater & Air Contamination, Explosions

PA Environment Daily

The first shale gas well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 2003 and fracked in 2004, so we are now beginning the 20 year threshold discussed in research. Interestingly, it is the unconventional shale gas drillers that use the Land Recycling Program to cleanup spills and releases to DEP-set standards. Davis 2 (2018) -- Utica Resources Inc.

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