National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

We discuss the need for better water use regulation across the country to lessen the strain on EQIP. water resources. As the 2018 Farm Bill is set to expire on September 30, 2023, we believe this report is timely. Different regions of the country pose different resource concerns, such as water quality and wildlife habitat.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Baiton was at COP27 and is expected to return for COP28, which runs from November 30th until December 12th, 2023. We need governments to regulate industry. Under Baiton’s leadership, CAPP has lobbied the federal government 74 times in the first 9 months of 2023 – that’s once every 2.5

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE).

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. To help achieve these goals, the bill alters and directs additional resources to a number of existing programs and initiatives, including by way of example, in fiscal 2023, $2.5 Enforcement.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. Fertilizer runoff from farm fields is not federally regulated, so the EPA’s announcement on January 26 that it would step up enforcement of polluting facilities has little resonance for nitrate contamination.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

They based their campaign on state law, the powerful Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA), which gives citizens the right to protect all natural resources from “conduct” that is “likely to result in pollution, impairment, or destruction” from any source. Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Total Penalties $241,580,318 (July 7, 2023) Number of Records 118 Books Agrifood Atlas: Facts and figures about the corporations that control what we eat by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation & Friends of the Earth Europe (2017) Citizen Coke by Bartow J.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

in bribes BBC PaulaR Wed, 06/07/2023 - 10:06 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Read more Prosecutors say Noel Corry created a "corrupt procurement culture" A former Coca-Cola Enterprises manager has admitted taking more than £1.5m Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010).

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Ohio and some other states argue that the waiver unconstitutionally gives California more power to regulate than it gives them. EPA to overturn Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The PA Environment Digest included 4,258 new stories in 2023 about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

The debate over benefits and drawbacks won’t end soon, especially as a new state bill aims to lift a moratorium on additional leases in forests managed by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Note: During the 2023 Senate budget hearing Acting Secretary Dunn said in response to Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. . -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

. -- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History In Pittsburgh Hosts Smithsonian Life In One Cubic Foot - Exploring The Diversity Of Life On Earth In Your Own Backyards [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. Posted: October 1, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

One of Nashville’s two treatment plants, he recalled, was knocked out in a 2010 flood. According to operating guidelines, 7 million acre-feet will flow out of the reservoir in 2023. In context: Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators. Water levels were within a foot of paralyzing the other.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw noted the IEO would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office , which was created by Act 120 of 2010, and Act 100 of 2016. Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] PA Environment Digest

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Regulators reference it when setting timelines for big corrective projects like reducing combined sewer overflows. Since 2010 it has been forced to reduce nuclear generation because of overheated rivers and replace substation equipment due to flooding. Nominations are due March 2, 2023. Details are in the above link.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The pact recognizes that world’s countries would need to reduce global carbon emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 levels to limit warming to 1.5 Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. The agreement also allows countries to continue to export liquefied natural gas.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Applications are due January 1, 2023. Comments are due by March 31, 2023. All comments must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET on January 27, 2023 via the USGCRP Review and Comment System. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. Webinar will be Dec. 6 at 12 noon EDT.

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