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New State Bill Targets Pollution from Aggregate Facilities

Legal Planet

Although the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has existing regulations intended to control fugitive dust emissions, outdated dust mitigation measures and inconsistent enforcement have left communities like Sun Valley without adequate protection. We look forward to this bill heading to committee after 30 days.

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PA Environmental Council Honors Cynthia Carrow With Lifetime Achievement Award, Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority, DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Program

PA Environment Daily

Carrow played a leading role in the 2006 reauthorization of the federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund, which delivered $1.4 For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Environmental Council website, visit the PEC Blog , PEC Bill/Regulation Tracker , follow PEC on Twitter or Like PEC on Facebook.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 8

PA Environment Daily

2006 ) -- EQT Corporation - Gregor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (chloride, aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, vanadium, strontium zinc) to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Marianna Borough, Washington County. (

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Ontario Plans to Sell 60% of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park Beachfront for Development

Enviromental Defense

Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians enjoy the beaches each year, The Provincial Park and Conservation Reserves land disposition is regulated under Sections 9(3) and 9(4) of the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act.

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Proposed House Bill Would Weaken Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangering Whales, Dolphins and More

Scientific American

The act has overseen astonishing recoveries of species such as humpback whales—according to a 2006 study, North Pacific humpback whale abundance was estimated at 21,063 individuals, recovered from what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates could have been only a few thousand individuals in the 1970s.

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PJM Electric Auction Impacts: 1 In 5 PA Households Report Problems Now Paying Energy Bills; Electric Utility Shutoffs Up 38.1% So Far This Year

PA Environment Daily

That big spike in 2006, 2007 really as a result of a couple of functions, one of which is the economy at the time and the recession that occurred. “Households at or below 150% of the federal poverty level had "experienced termination rates at exceptionally high levels that have been growing exponentially since 2001.

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PJM Interconnection Forecasts Adequate Electric Generation For Typical Summer Demands; Preparing Demand Response Resources To Reduce Power Use In Extreme Scenarios

PA Environment Daily

PJMs record summer peak load was set at 165,563 MW in 2006. The National Weather Service predicts hotter-than-normal summer conditions, especially in the Atlantic seaboard states. Last year, PJMs summer peak was about 152,700 MW, and 147,000 MW in 2023.