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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

While DCNR took the lead in managing parks and forests, DEP was entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources, an increasingly complex and critical mission. A Strong Start: Building a Modern Environmental Agency The formation of DEP in 1995 was a strategic step forward.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of Excellence As The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

Innovative Programs: The Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps In 2016, DCNR introduced the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps, a program designed to engage young people in outdoor conservation work while providing job training and educational opportunities. For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website.

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Who Benefits from Dismantling EPA Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Staff have been threatened and fired , with targeted cuts to the agencys environmental justice office, federal spending was frozen , and EPA Administrator Zeldin announced a massive deregulatory plan to undertake 31 actions to weaken key environmental protections. 1415 and S.

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Phase 1 Standard for All Appropriate Inquiries in Limbo

Greenbuilding Law

It is hugely significant that the Phase l Environmental Site Assessment standard is in limbo because that assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 so the ability to select the 2016 standard has significant financial import. million commercial real estate transactions each year in the United States (i.e.,

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In an unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit said its 2016 opinion reversing a district court’s striking down of the listing of the bearded seal adjudicated the same issues and was the controlling law of the circuit. Foster , 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. filed Feb.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

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.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

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. 21-70168, 21-70670 (9th Cir. June 30, 2021).]] The House bill ( H.R.