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From Trees To Teaching, Master Watershed Steward Cindy Pizziketti Makes A Difference In York County; Sign Up Now For Master Steward Spring Training

PA Environment Daily

This led to the idea of removing 50,000 pounds of trash for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act in 2022. Since joining the Master Watershed Steward program in 2017, Pizziketti has volunteered more than 2,400 hours, the highest in York County.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. Rules to protect workers, including truck drivers, also have significant gaps.

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Jordan’s Green Guide #running

Global Green

JORDAN MCKAY DECEMBER 15, 2017. That filter costs money and natural resource to replace or clean, so the more pollution there is, the higher the operating costs to keep you sucking clean air on that treadmill, which eventually finds its way to membership fees. I’m addicted. I’m dependent.

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A Summary of Professor Jim Rossi’s Lecture on the “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation”

The Energy Law Blog

Natural gas pipelines have historically been governed by federal law since the passing of the Natural Gas Act of 1938. However, such a line still requires state Water Quality Certification under the Clean Water Act § 401. The Constitution Pipeline was granted federal permits.

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The Fifth Circuit Rejects the DOJ’s Attempt to Charge Black Elk Contractors with OCSLA Felonies

The Energy Law Blog

The contractors were also charged with certain misdemeanor Clean Water Act violations. The contractors moved to dismiss the OCSLA charges on the basis that their conduct – as contractors – was not covered by OCSLA because they were not the lease holder or operator. United States v. Moss, et al , No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Circle of Blue

The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager. Wetlands that filter water draining from creeks into the lake are removing 90 percent of the phosphorus, she said. Carl Ganter/ Circle of Blue.

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