PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The four wells that are part of this announcement were list as abandoned by DEP since April 14, 2015.] This well was listed as abandoned by DEP in an inspection report on April 14, 2015 - report not available, but noting ‘no adverse event or action reported.] operates 110 conventional wells.] [The Obviously, it wasn’t. [On

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. by Annie Snider, Alex Gullien, Kelsey Tamborrino and Anthony Adragna, PoliticoPro, 6/11/2021.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Feed-in tariffs are replaced by auctions for renewables. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

As for hurricanes, Texas suffered no fewer than 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones from 1980 through 2021. In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. (The How has Paxton responded?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 11, 2024

Freedom House lowered the United States’s score by nearly 10 points between 2015 and 2023. This index finds that many US states have experienced democratic backsliding from 2000 to 2018. While the democracies in 17 states experienced improvements in quality over that time, the remaining states have declined.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. by Jean Chemnick, E&E News, 10/21/2021. Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. The Senate released spending bills for the Departments of Agriculture and Energy in August 2021. Bill includes $9.49

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The committee, which launched its investigation in September 2021, held a series of hearings over the past year, including one with the chief executive officers (CEOs) of BP America, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell USA. Since then, the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis has escalated as inequitable climate impacts intensify around the globe.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

In 2015, then again in 2020, the number of burned acres from wildfires crossed the 10 million-acre mark. The view of Yosemite Valley has repeatedly been obscured by wildfire smoke, including in 2018 , 2020 , and last year, when fires forced park closures and evacuations. Half Dome nearly obscured by wildfire smoke.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report , ahead of the UN Conference of Parties Climate Meeting in Glasglow, Scotland in October and November 2021. World leaders agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to try to limit to warming to 1.5 by George Cahlink, E&E Daily, 8/12/2021

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Click Here for a copy of the 2021 report.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. Since 2015, South Korea has had an emissions trading system that covers the power sector and industrial sources. South Korea has made significant international climate commitments.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As a result, this work deserves its place as the first quantum-related Breakthrough of the Year since 2015. In addition to having been reported in Physics World in 2021, our selections must meet the following criteria: Significant advance in knowledge or understanding. Selection criteria. Restoring speech in a paralysed man.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2024

EPA moves to delay implementation of 2015 air quality standards limiting smog. I have not included last-minute rollbacks issued in January 2021 in a desperate rush to do as much damage as possible to environmental policy before Biden took over. Trump begins process of withdrawing from Paris Agreement. Download as PDF

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

EPA and plaintiffs challenging the January 2021 TSCA risk management rule for the flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decide) filed a joint motion in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to set a briefing schedule for the challenge.[[N:Alaska 21-70168 (9th Cir.)]] The proceedings had been stayed since April 2021 at EPA’s request.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The 2021 New Hampshire Climate Assessment states unequivocally: “Without significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG), extreme precipitation events are projected to increase a minimum of 20%, leading to an increase in freshwater flooding regionally.”

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. Perhaps the most significant decision in climate litigation in 2021 came from the Netherlands.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

Even when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate in 2017 and 2018, Congress largely rejected these steep cuts. billion for the National Institute of Agriculture, including $700 million for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which represents a $265 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. ” (2021). Nature Clim Change 8, 161–165 (2018). Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7 Egli, Florian.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

7] In 2021, the Biden administration re-established an IWG, which set interim estimates for SCC at $51 per metric ton for 2020, using a 3% central discount rate. [8] 2021), [link]. [9] 2015), [link]. [16] 2021), [link]. [9] 2015), [link]. [16] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [2] 2016), [link]. [6]

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 26, 2021

© GIDEON MENDEL, Vilian Sousa da Silva,Taquari District, Rio Branco, Brazil, March 2015 C-print. and India (2014), Brazil and Bangladesh (2015) and France (2016 and 2018). The exhibit is particularly fitting this year as the Academy and Drexel University mark 2021 as Climate Year.”. Courtesy of the artist. Programming.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

15, 2021, incident that harmed Mikaila and another farmer is just one in a larger pattern of growing hostilities between herders and farmers in this region. At least 3,641 lives were lost to the crisis between 2016 and 2018, according to Amnesty International , with over half of the fatalities recorded in 2018 alone.

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HumanNature

APRIL 14, 2022

Guest Post by Leena Vilonen , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. A scientific study measured the severity of drought across the western US from 2000 to 2022 and found that in 2021 almost 80% of the western part of the US experienced exceptional or extreme drought (Williams et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 10.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure. PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS. 22, 2021).]] 23, 2021).]] 22, 2021); Int’l Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agric. 10, 2021); see also Envtl. 22, 2021).]]

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 5, 2021. The breakthrough happened in 2015, at the landmark conference in Paris. An analysis of 80 NDCs by the Global Water Partnership in 2018 found that nine in 10 plans connected in some way to water. It was, many believed, a sign of progress.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In 2018, romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, was linked to an E. The produce safety rules, which apply to irrigation water contaminants, were finalized in 2015. Submit them at www.regulations.gov using docket number FDA-2021-N-0471. There is reason for concern. coli outbreak. How was the canal water contaminated?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million cut beginning in FY 2010-11; -- FY 2014-15 budget for the State System of Higher Education zeroes out funding again for the PA Center for Environmental Education ($368,000) and McKeever Environmental Center ($213,000); -- FY 2014-15 budget cuts $500,000 for Delaware River Basin Commission; -- FY 2015-16 transfer of $31.9

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 2, 2021

percent in 2018. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 2, 2021. percent in 2018. House Bill 5093 , introduced in 2015, would have required water and sewer utilities to report annually on water rates, average monthly bills, and the number of water shutoffs by ZIP code and census tract.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

2014 , Moeletsi and Tongwane, 2015 , Kritee et al., 2018 , Petersen et al., 2020 , Haque, 2018 , Vijn et al., 2020 , Ruminomics Report, 2015 , Roque et al, 2021 , Duin et al., 2018 , Petersen et al., 2015 , Williams et al., 2014 , Moeletsi and Tongwane, 2015 , Kritee et al., 2012 , Bayat et al.,

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Above, a VinFast vehicle charges in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, in 2021. Launched in December 2021, the USAID Southeast Asia Smart Power Program (SPP) aims to mobilize $2 billion for clean energy projects across the region. The grants are part of USAID’s Energy Secure Philippines project, launched in 2021. Japan and other partners.

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Real Climate

JANUARY 13, 2023

and La Niña events (2011, 2018, 2021, 2022 etc.) Back in 2013/2014, the differences between the surface indices (HadCRUT3, NOAA v3 and GISTEMP v3) contributed to the initial confusion related to the ‘pause’, which was seemingly evident in HadCRUT3, but not so much in the other records (see this discussion from 2015).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In December 2021, nearly 700 scientists and engineers, including 21 Nobel laureates, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to consider eliminating the ICBMs because they create “the risk of a mistaken launch in response to a false warning” and “provide no military capability that is not provided by SLBMs at sea….”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2019, 70 percent of Seattle residents lived within walking distance of a bus or train service running at least every ten minutes—up from 25 percent in 2015. The average Seattle resident drove just 6,150 miles a year in 2018, 17% fewer than in 2005. State and federal policy supported these local initiatives.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Waste Generation Going Up, Recycling Is Down Waste generation has grown by 45% between 1990 and 2018. percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons in 2015 to 8.59 million tons in 2021. -- Residual waste (industrial waste) generated in Pennsylvania has increased 7.1 million tons in 2015 to 3.22

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ESA

JULY 19, 2023

Transformational Impacts Under the aegis of the Diversity Committee, ESA’s DEIJ initiatives are making transformational impacts that permeate the Society: Between 2015-2022, ESA members from minority racial and ethnic groups grew 39% DEIJ-focused presentations and workshops at the Annual Meeting grew from 11 in 2018 to 97 in 2023 Anti-racism and bystander (..)

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Seven workers were killed in a 1988 explosion at the refinery. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 10, 2022

I wrote about it in 2020 and in 2021 , and some themes emerge – Africa dominates, and so does climate change and conflict. Every year the NGO Care International compiles a list of under-reported humanitarian crises. They do this by tracking news stories in the global media and seeing which ones got the least attention.

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