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PA Recycling Markets Center, Penn State, DEP Host Oct. 7-8 Research Showcase Featuring World Renowned Microplastics Expert Dr. Sylvia Earle As Keynote

PA Environment Daily

The PA Recycling Markets Center , in collaboration with Penn State Harrisburg and the Department of Environmental Protection, will host the in-person and virtual 2021 Research Showcase on October 7-8 at the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre at Penn State Harrisburg in Middletown, Dauphin County.

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PA Mine Map Atlas Has Served State Since The Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County

PA Environment Daily

By Kevin Sliman, Penn State News In 2013, Penn State launched the Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas, an interactive online database of Pennsylvania’s underground mines. The technology was not quite where it needed to be to develop what we wanted at that time. But the real first step was getting the actual mine maps.”

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

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Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8 Issued on: 09/01/2024 - 17:26 2 min Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

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Public Comment Period Begins on EPA’s Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. billion gallons per year) since 2013. Bergeson and Carla N. On January 3, 2023, the U.S.

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At the Limits of the Law: The Challenge of Invasives in 2020

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate new national ballast water treatment standards to address the threat of invasives by December 2020. 2013 EPA Vessel General Permit. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that struck down parts of the 2013 VGP as being arbitrary and capricious. requires U.S. by the U.S.

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The End of the Beginning for US Green Banks

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On Thursday April 4th, the Environmental Protection Agency announced $20 billion of awards from the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) created under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). For political expediency, green banks are often reduced to simpler stories about financing a particular technology or group.

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First Aid for Agencies: Accountability in USDA’s Wildlife Services Program is a Century Overdue

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In December 2013, the. As such, the Center is calling for regulations requiring the use of the best available science and technology when implementing wildlife control. And if that doesn’t work—i.e. Center for Biological Diversity. rulemaking petition. with the U.S. appeared first on.