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

PA Environment Daily

Dawes was instrumental in the reauthorization of the federal Abandoned Mine Lands Fund in 2006 and served as Chair of the campaign that led to Pennsylvania receiving $1 billion to address Pennsylvania’s mining legacy of more than 185,000 acres of unsafe, mine-scarred lands. Since assuming elected office in 2020, Rep.

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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” But companies had a leisurely decade to meet commitments.

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EPA Publishes WOTUS Update Following Sackett Decision

Ohio Environmental Law

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Riverside Bayview Homes (1985)- Court affirmatively decides adjacent wetlands are protected under the CWA. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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EPA Publishes WOTUS Update Following Sackett Decision

Ohio Environmental Law

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Riverside Bayview Homes (1985)- Court affirmatively decides adjacent wetlands are protected under the CWA. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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Schuylkill River Greenways, Partners To Announce Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants For 7 Projects Totaling $330,000 On Sept. 17

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection will hold an event and tour on September 17 in Philadelphia to announce the recipients of this year’s Schuylkill River Restoration Fund grants. The garden will feature a subterranean stormwater storage system and Pennsylvania native plants.

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3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Gas; 10,000 Gallon Spill At Compressor Station

PA Environment Daily

Duran said she also contacted the Department of Environmental Protection about the incident and was told they planned to send inspectors to tour the plant Tuesday (January 3). Written by David Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection. on December 25 and ceased as of 4:59 p.m. the same day.

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Nebraska Agrochemical Contamination Throws Families, Communities, Water Providers into Turmoil

Circle of Blue

Sydnee Owens, who contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, died six year later at age 14. In countries without proper waste disposal, untreated sewage is a factor. Environmental Protection Agency. The process introduces salts into the waste stream, which are detrimental for downstream waters. And they are small.

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