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September 5 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools And Practice Online Educator Training Starting Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., Issued on: 09/01/2024 - 17:26 2 min Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9

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EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Have A Dramatic Impact on Texas and Louisiana

The Energy Law Blog

According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, CSAPR requires Texas power plants to lower SO2 emissions by 46 percent and NOx emissions by 7 percent compared with 2009 levels. See Kate Galbraith and Ari Auber, Controversial Pollution Rule Still on Track for Texas, The Tex. Tribune, Sept.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

billion for a competitive grant and rebate program for the purpose of “purchas[ing] or install[ing] zero-emissions port equipment or technology” at ports. Funds from this appropriation may also be awarded for planning and permitting relating to such zero-emission equipment and technology, and for a port’s climate action planning.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Circle of Blue

The tools and technology for achieving that goal in agriculture are well understood and applied with differing levels of authority, commitment, and effectiveness around the world, but not across the United States. a potential solution is chemical technology to scrub harmful algal blooms from lakes. In the U.S., Chesapeake Bay.

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U.S. Supreme Court v. EPA Climate Rule

Smith Enviorment

EPA ) held that CO2 and other greenhouse gasses meet the definition of an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act. In 2009, EPA made a finding that six greenhouse gasses endanger public health and welfare because of their contribution to climate change. EPA decision or EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding. The West Virginia v.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

The Court held that GHG emissions fit within the CAA’s definition of “air pollutant,” so “EPA can avoid taking further action only if it determines that greenhouse gases do not contribute to climate change or if it provides some reasonable explanation as to why it cannot or will not exercise its discretion to determine whether they do.”