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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs? Source: ERM 2022 ).

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HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

Circle of Blue

The report, published last week, found that the government has allocated more than enough funding to build the necessary water infrastructure. The findings come in the aftermath of a critical missed deadline by the federal government. Since the March 31 deadline, the Canadian government has pledged nearly $1.5 A 2004 U.N.

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Federal Water Tap, September 27: New Projections Show High Risks for Colorado River Reservoirs

Circle of Blue

The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The Government Accountability Office says that Congress needs to come up with a permanent solution , since the Yucca Mountain storage site has been taken off the table. government water policy. The Rundown. News Briefs. EPA and Agriculture.

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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment

The Energy Law Blog

On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.

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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment

The Energy Law Blog

On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.

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In Memoriam: Walter N. Heine, PA Deputy For Mines, First Director Of Federal Office Of Surface Mining

PA Environment Daily

He played a key role in modernizing Pennsylvania’s regulation of mining operations, adoption of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and served as the first Director of the federal Office of Surface Mining. If there is a father of the federal coal mine regulation program, Walter N. Heine is it. Heine Associates, Inc.

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Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce Award Recipients, Recognition Dinner Nov. 3

PA Environment Daily

Mike worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1986 and served as Regional Director of the Department of Environmental Protections Northeast Regional Office since 2004. From 1999 to 2004, he was Chief Counsel for the DEP - supervising more than 70 attorneys.