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The Stream, July 15, 2021: Brazilian Initiative Will Pay Farmers To Conserve Water

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The program will reward farmers for successfully conserving water and maintaining biodiversity, among other criteria. Other major flooding events occurred in 2016, 2019, and 2020. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering drinking water limits for the entire class of PFAS compounds, the Guardian reports.

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Penn State Plans Survey Of Farm Conservation Practices In 14 PA Counties Starting In January

PA Environment Daily

Starting in January 2022, farmers in 14 of the 43 Pennsylvania counties in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed will have a chance to self-report conservation practices implemented on their farms by completing a survey from Penn State.

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Penn State To Survey Farmers In 14 Counties On Their Use Of Conservation Practices

PA Environment Daily

This survey follows a successful effort undertaken in 2016, when farmers across Pennsylvania’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed were invited to fill out a similar survey. Nearly 7,000 did, resulting in many conservation practices reported and credited in Chesapeake Bay clean-up efforts.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. 451962/2016 (N.Y.

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What’s Up With Water — June 28, 2022

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Authorities are responding by encouraging conservation and by looking to new sources of water, such as more wells and a fourth reservoir. Environmental groups, however, say the hasty response could have been improved by anticipating the consequences of a warming climate and planning for a drier future.

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Delaware River Basin Commission Executive Director Steve Tambini Announces Retirement

PA Environment Daily

Tambini serves in advisory roles for the Delaware Estuary Program, Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Delaware River Watershed Conservation Collaborative, the Schuylkill Action Network and other multi-stakeholder planning efforts.

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Congress Takes Action to Elevate Puget Sound Recovery

Washington Nature

As we head into the holiday season, we here at The Nature Conservancy are feeling enormous gratitude for our Washington state leaders in Congress who have been working for years to advance Puget Sound recovery efforts. Last week, a major milestone was achieved in efforts to advance recovery of Puget Sound, and it’s worth celebrating.

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