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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

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She’s put that expertise to use as one of the active members of Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan, an all-volunteer activist group that has gained national attention for its work to monitor pollutants in streams close to CAFOs, the large concentrated animal feeding operations in Lenawee. . Henning is a farmer, too.

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EPA: Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Wins Superfund Community Excellence Award

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Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group for Excellence in Community Involvement for this year’s Superfund Notable Achievement Awards. A history of flooding, toxic dumping, and heavy industry made Eastwick an environmentally vulnerable neighborhood.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.20.21

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Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms -- ErieT: 18-Year-Old Man Drowns In Rain Swollen Waterways Of Wintergreen Gorge -- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Winter State Park, Union County -- Gov.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

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On May 10, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution 72/277 (“Toward a Global Pact for the Environment”) , which calls for the Secretary General to submit “a technical and evidence-based report” on “possible gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments” at the 73rd session of the UNGA.

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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The federal agencies responsible for more than 200 hatchery programs — including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. From the very start, federal agencies had evidence of hatcheries’ failures. Federal scientists project that salmon survival will decline by as much as 90% over the next 40 years.

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U.S. Policy on Cuba: Is It Safe to Go Back into the Water?

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On Valentine’s Day 2015, Cuban and American scientists went fishing off the north coast of Cuba, setting out from Cojimar, the small town where Hemingway kept his boat. They were hoping to catch a rare longfin mako shark, put a satellite tag on it, and then monitor its movements and behavior. Posted on June 10, 2021 by Daniel Whittle.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and NOAA’s Scientific Advisory Board to meet. World leaders agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to try to limit to warming to 1.5 Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill but have expressed concerns about the total price tag.

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