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Alberta’s New Committee on Tar Sands Tailings is Too Little, Too Late 

Enviromental Defense

Environmental protection laws must be enforced in response to incidents like last year’s major spill and leak from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. per cent of the oil sands have received a formal reclamation certificate from the provincial regulator (AER). The Alberta government has allowed 1.4 This is too little, too late.

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Fresh, May 16, 2023: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

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Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A new law in Wisconsin will fund more sustainable, watershed friendly farming methods. million homes over the next decade in Ontario, also changes environmental protections and regulations required for development plans. Find all the work here.

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Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards

PA Environment Daily

Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions.

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Michigan’s Lack of Septic System Regulations is Causing Problems for Some of its Most Pristine Lakes

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Michigan’s Lack of Septic System Regulations is Causing Problems for Some of its Most Pristine Lakes Failing systems can allow contaminated water to seep through the earth into nearby bodies of water. But the new plant was built and went into operation in 2016. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S.,

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Financial Assurance, Plugging Regulations To Be Reviewed To Prevent New Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Plugging Program

PA Environment Daily

Klapkowski said DEP will be reviewing its regulations and requirements in the first two categories to strengthen them and do a financial evaluation for the third program in an attempt to qualify for these grants, however, DEP is still waiting for U.S. “It Read More Here. Read More Here. Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 8 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin inviting comments on its intent to issue a Title V Air Quality permit for the Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant in Monessen, Westmoreland County. (

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PA Supreme Court Upholds DEP’s Authority To Protect Public Resources, Playgrounds From Adverse Impacts Of Shale Gas Well Operations; Do Not Mistake This Win For Adequate Protection

PA Environment Daily

On April 19, the PA Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning a Commonwealth Court decision that blocked the ability of the Department of Environmental Protection to protect public resources and playgrounds from the adverse impacts of unconventional shale gas well operations. The regulations included Sections 78a.1