PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

On February 5, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has begun an emergency project to plug two leaking abandoned natural gas wells along Scrubgrass Road in Scott Township, Allegheny County. The four wells that are part of this announcement were list as abandoned by DEP since April 14, 2015.] Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Also on the agenda is a presentation on the proposed regulation setting aquatic life criteria for copper and a presentation on the draft 2024 PA Integrated Water Quality Report. 2015-011-L ). These bills have been opposed by groups as varied as Trout Unlimited, county conservation districts and the PA Environmental Council.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 13, Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council announced the promotion of Legal Director and long-time environmental advocate Alex Bomstein Esq., Bomstein assumes this role after the retirement at the close of 2023 of the Council’s long time Executive Director Joseph Otis Minott. Posted: March 13, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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ESA

APRIL 1, 2024

ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. The annual Regional Policy Award honors policymakers from the region in which the Society holds its conference that year.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2024

On May 20, the Damascus Citizens for Sustainability alerted the public the PA Department of Environmental Protection has designated 84 municipalities in Pennsylvania and one county in New York as “disposal facilities” for wastewater from conventional oil and gas drilling because well owners indiscriminately dump their waste on public roads.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 26, 2024

January 26, 2024. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified 1,4 dioxane (used in solvents and other products) as a toxic pollutant associated with a number of adverse health effects, including liver damage and increased cancer risk. Administrative Procedure Act (APA). 1,4 dioxane. 1,4 dioxane.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On February 5, the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership awarded its 2023 Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Awards to Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager of Lancaster, and twin sisters Keisha and Tarsha Scovens of Lancaster and Philadelphia respectively. The sisters completed Pennsylvania Master Naturalist training in 2014-2015.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Thomas Sansonetti The old saying goes “water in the East is for drinking and water in the West is for fighting over!” The management of the Kerr Dam and Flathead Lake transferred from the BOR to the local Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in 2015.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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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. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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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

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel Reuters PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:27 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Read more Marine Strauss & Alexander Hübner [1/6] A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. .:

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

Written Testimony The Department of Environmental Protection provided written testimony only. In March, DEP reported 86% of conventional oil and gas well owners did not comply with waste disposal reporting for 33,505 wells in 2023. more than in 2015. A video of the hearing will be posted on Sen. Muth’s website.

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MAY 28, 2024

At this year’s annual general meetings, major investor-owned fossil fuel corporations are facing fewer climate-related shareholder proposals than at any time since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement in 2015. A Chevron 2023 report says the company lobbies “ethically, constructively and in a nonpartisan manner.”

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2015), [link]. [16]

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2024

The Shapiro administration recently announced it plugged 137 wells in 2023, but DEP data indicates that between Jan. 1, 2017, and October 2023, at least 1,080 oil and gas wells were abandoned and possibly as many as 741 more. In 2015, DEP’s oil and Gas program had 226 filled positions.

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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.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 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. Settlements Set Timeline and Scope for Part 2 of Asbestos Risk Evaluation. Regan, No.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2023, DEP issued violations to 271 conventional oil and gas wells for abandoning and not plugging those wells. So far in 2024, conventional well owners received 420 violations for abandoning and not plugging wells. more than in 2015. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

In 2023, DEP issued violations to 271 conventional oil and gas wells for abandoning and not plugging those wells. So far in 2024, conventional well owners received 420 violations for abandoning and not plugging wells. more than in 2015. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here. Read more here.

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ESA

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. The formal deadline to submit comments about shaping the NNA to OSTP is March 31, 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. Register here. The bill includes $9.9

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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. Steve Daines (R-MT).

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Mike Simpson (R-ID) is leading the Interior and Environment Subcommittee, which funds the Interior Department, the US Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Bureau is now expected to release new proposed resource management plan revision during summer 2023. 20, 2022) ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug.

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JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. The Ecological Society of America, representing 8,000 research ecologists and environmental scientists, is greatly concerned about the recent United States Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. US Environmental Protection Agency case. NSF receives $9.63

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Environmental Impacts The Board of Lockheed Martin Has Spoken: Climate Change May Proceed Danaka Katovich & David Gibson | Jacobin | April 20, 2023 Lockheed Martin is the largest military contractor with the Department of Defense, the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels.

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