PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. In 2011, Kraybill purchased his first electric car, a Chevy Volt.

Climate Change 83

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This year’s list includes a diverse array of topics, from concerns over our energy and transportation infrastructure; housing and land conservation; international and local climate change; food security and contamination; and water quality of our world’s oceans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2023

That means they are a conservative estimate of how much extreme weather costs the United States each year.” The infamous fossil fuel and tobacco industry shill Steve Milloy falsely claimed on FOX News—which itself glorifies oil and gas and lambasts environmental regulations—that the wildfire smoke posed “no health risk.”

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. Both courts took the position that the regulation of GHG emissions was a policy issue. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013.

Paris Agreement 143

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

He argues that the government should stop issuing mining licences in protected forests or conservation areas. “It It is important to note that once a mining permit is issued in a forested area, there must be deforestation, but the problem is that current mining regulations in Indonesia still allow such a thing to happen.

Deforestation 98

Deforestation 2019 Government 2020 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Pipeline stream crossing sites are regulated through permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection. The Creek was also named by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as the 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year and called a “timeless treasure.” Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas Environmental Protection Conservation Natural Resources 105

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

SMCRA established regulations for mining companies to follow, as well provided funding to clean up sites that were opened prior to 1977. In 2011, the Lancashire AMD Treatment Plant was constructed to remove iron oxide from groundwater pumped from the Lancashire No. 15 mine before discharging it into the West Branch. “I

2018 93

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2022

It was drilled by Atlas from 2011 to 2012. billion, a conservative number. “An example of one of these wells-- Diversified gas and oil is identified as the current owner of well number 129-28129 which is a frack well on the banks of the Youghiogheny River just off of Route 70,” said Jain. “ Read more here.]

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

A little background : As one component of its state plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California required its Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels by ten percent by 2020. As part of this effort, CARB adopted the LCFS.

Carbon Emissions 40

Carbon Emissions Regulations Climate Change 2011 40

Environmental Europe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Additionally, increasing the importance of ‘modernising’ existing legislation over producing new legislation, raised alarm among civil society , afraid that the better regulation/modernisation agenda was in fact a way to pursue policy dismantling. But by listing it as Vella’s first priority, Juncker dramatically increased its importance.

2014 52

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

Comment deadline approaches for changes in White House guidelines for analyzing costs and benefits of federal regulations. Federally regulated wetlands, the court held, in an opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, are those with a “continuous surface connection” with a water of the United States.

2003 147

2003 Regulations 2026 2011 147

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From 2011 to April 2020, when the Legislature finally created the new process described below, only six renewable energy projects had made it through the Article 10 process, and only one project had actually begun construction. Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). The CLCPA also requires that emissions be reduced 85% from 1990 levels by 2050.

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HumanNature

JANUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Rodale Institute My earlier example of soil ecology does not do justice to what functions soil organisms provide; a more comprehensive list includes improvement of soil fertility via nutrient transformation, soil aggregation, pathogen suppression, carbon storage, biofilm formation, water cycling, and temperature regulation 2.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

acres of commercial use on a 775-acre portion of the West Parcel and withdraw those lands from the TPZ zone, while designating the entire East Parcel as Forest and TPZ; upon approval, real parties would sell or restrict the East Parcel for conservation purposes in perpetuity. City of Rocklin (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th

Renewable Energy 86

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013 86

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied Greenidge Generation LLC’s application to renew a Title V air quality permit for the Greenidge Generating Station. By Jacob Elkin. Credit: [link].

Carbon Dioxide 52

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 29, 2021

Chicago‘s Stormwater Management Ordinance, or SMO, governs new development and redevelopment in the city and regulates how rainfall is captured, stored, or released at each site. In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Wilson’s group wants to encourage more private investment by offering carrots. But he said it’s only a first step.

2029 279

2029 Technology Technology Climate Change 279

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. The groups said FERC’s review was at odds with EPA and Council on Environmental Quality guidance, caselaw, and the NEPA regulations. The court ordered EPA to file a plan and schedule for compliance within 14 days.

2016 40

2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The most compelling interventions are those which not only inhibit methane emissions but also conserve expensive or ecologically vital resources; remain effective in the long term; can achieve economic scale; improve animal or crop productivity and nutritional value; and lack harmful health or environmental side effects. 2012 , Bayat et al.,

Carbon Dioxide 147

Carbon Dioxide 2013 Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 147

Environmental Progress

JULY 6, 2020

Conservation biologists Robert H. In 2011, the British scientific journal Nature published an article titled “Species-Area Relationships Always Overestimate Extinction Rates from Habitat Loss.” Some conservationists say the erroneous claims of a sixth mass extinction undermine conservation efforts. “To MacArthur and E.

Climate Change 145

Climate Change Fossil Fuels 2020 2019 145

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

at the level of an individual animal) contradicts both the conservation purpose of the ESA and the plain meaning of what qualifies as a “reasonably certain” effect. As noted above, the ESA regulations require federal agencies to consider any effects that are “reasonably certain to occur” as a result of the action. 3 ; Laidre et al.

Fossil Fuels 65

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 2008 65

Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 21, 2021

FCA, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England set out plan to improve diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector. While the country is not currently listed as a high-risk jurisdiction under the money laundering regulations, risk sensitive enhanced due diligence measures should be applied.

2021 52

2021 Regulations Government 2017 52

HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2022

Respecting, maintaining, and preserving these traditions should always be paramount for land managers who are regulating public access to cone collecting, and should be front of mind of any individual who chooses to participate in the long human history of gathering pine nuts. Understanding Mast Seeding for Conservation and Land Management.”

Cooling 59

Cooling 2021 2020 2019 59

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

4] Some energy experts and reporters have contended that Texas regulators did not expect to rely on wind to provide much electricity during the cold snap, and rather had relied on natural gas and other thermal power plants. This hour saw a difference of 28.9 GW between expected demand and delivered generation. [4]

2021 113

2021 Renewable Energy Electricity Natural Gas 113

Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Given that intensive farming requires significantly less land than traditional farming, and is widely viewed as an essential conservation solution, I interviewed Dr. Settele and Dr. Daszak by phone to understand what he meant. A 2011 Nature paper found species-area model overestimate extinction. What is IPBES doing?

Deforestation 52

Deforestation Conservation Technology Technology 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 Registration Open! 17-19 In Scranton South Mountain Partnership Flex Grant Program Now Accepting Applications Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5 From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Conservation 2023 2011 92

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Whether any such gaps exist in IEL is doubtful, since ordinarily the absence of a legal rule regulating an issue (say, plastics pollution or protection of a species) does not create a gap in the law; it simply means that, legally, states are free to act as they choose. That is why U.S. A return to the U.S.

Law 52

Law Politics 2015 Sustainable Development 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Students Participate In Annual Warren Conservation District Envirothon Competition -- Lock (..)

Conservation 84

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 84

Legal Planet

AUGUST 4, 2021

Those standards, which my UCLA Law colleague-turned Chief Counsel of NHTSA, Ann Carlson, wrote about in 2011 , were designed to have cars hitting an average fuel economy of 54.5 mpg by 2025. – In the midst of all this regulatory uncertainty, a group of automakers representing about one-third of the U.S.

2026 262

2026 2025 2019 Clean Air Act 262

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Harmful algal blooms are the biological consequence of a riptide of bloom-generating nutrients allowed by law and timid regulation to run off the land, particularly farm fields. After five months of investigation, and in interviews with more than 40 farmers, state regulators, advocates, and scientists in five states and Washington, D.C.,

Clean Water Act 361

Clean Water Act 2017 2010 Conservation 361

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

RGGI] -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

Natural Gas 80

Natural Gas Climate Change 2023 Conservation 80

Circle of Blue

MAY 15, 2023

Federal fisheries regulators propose a salmon experiment in northern California. News Briefs Drinking Water Regulation: Perchlorate, Again A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit “sided with environmental groups,” which had objected to the agency’s decision not to regulate.

Regulations 130

Regulations Electricity 2008 2011 130

Arnold Porter

APRIL 6, 2023

As of January 11, 2023, the maximum civil penalty amount has increased from $46,517 to $50,120 for violations of Sections 5(l), 5(m)(1)(A), and 5(m)(1)(B) of the FTC Act, Section 7A(g)(l) of the Clayton Act, and Section 525(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

2023 52

2023 Law Technology Technology 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Host 2023 Forest Products Equipment & Technology Exposition June 9-10 In Centre County [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5 Host 2023 Forest Products Equipment & Technology Exposition June 9-10 In Centre County [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5

Conservation 86

Conservation Natural Gas 2023 Waste 86

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An executive order requires federal agencies to establish energy and water conservation. The Food Safety Modernization Act, an umbrella law, was signed by President Obama in 2011. The order also directs agencies to establish energy and water conservation targets for 2030. Drinking Water Contaminants for Potential Regulation.

Clean Water Act 246

Clean Water Act 2015 Government 2011 246

Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

2020 52

2020 Climate Change Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 52

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Regarding the repeal of the FHWA’s GHG Performance Measure, the court found that the existing evidence indicated that “substantive policy considerations” were the basis for repeal even though the executive order precipitated the FHWA’s review of its regulations. Association of Irritated Residents v. F078460 (Cal. County of Los Angeles , No.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant.

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2021 2020 Regulations Law 52