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Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

Legal Planet

Circuit in a 2012 decision, Citizens for Responsible Regulation [CARE] v. Under EPAs longtime interpretation of the statute, the 2009 finding also triggered other provisions of the statute dealing with stationary sources like power plants and factories. The Endangerment Finding was challenged in court and upheld by the D.C.

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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Collapse Could Be Closer Than We Think

Scientific American

Caleb Walcott-George, soon to be an assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Kentucky, was a graduate student during the first two field seasons of the project. One day in 2012 she was on the ice—and it rained.

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Environmental privilege: How recovery and rebuilding after climate disasters favors the wealthy

Frontiers

Gould is professor of sociology and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Brooklyn College (CUNY), and professor of sociology, and earth and environmental sciences at CUNY Graduate Center. During our research in 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit New York city and flooded the Gowanus neighborhood.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Oct. 24 Webinar - Science Meets Community Engagement: The Delaware River Watershed Initiative

PA Environment Daily

In 2007, he initiated the Center for Environmental Policy, spearheading the Academy’s involvement in policy and sustainability issues. In 2012, he directed the Academy’s participation in the William Penn Foundation’s watershed protection planning, resulting in the launch of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.

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

PA Environment Daily

In 2002, Scientific American named Dr. Mann one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology, and in 2012, he received the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geophysical Union. Today, he is a Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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PA Sea Grant's Tom Cermak Recognized With Great Lakes Sea Grant Individual Achievement Award

PA Environment Daily

Cermak began working for Pennsylvania Sea Grant in 2012 as a Coastal Outreach Specialist working in the Lake Erie watershed. Tom earned his bachelor’s in environmental science from Thiel College, and his master’s degree in Community and Economic Development from Penn State University. Click Here for the complete story.

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Celebrating 10 Years of BEES With Department Head David Velinsky, PhD

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) offers undergraduate programs in environmental science, environmental studies and sustainability and geoscience, as well as masters and PhD programs in ecology, evolution and earth systems. We’ve grown a lot. The student body has expanded.