Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

While this will be a welcome addition to the annual report, groups say greater accountability is needed to fix the problem of long delays that has plagued regulation of toxic substances in Canada. The government introduced the bill first in the Senate, where it passed last Spring.

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2006 2017 Government Regulations 79

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The Grand Jury Report was released by then Attorney General Shapiro in June 2020 after what he said then was a two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas 2020 Regulations Air Pollution 92

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

In 2017, the 12-year-old was walking home when he slipped into a deep pit abandoned by Metallicon S.A Local authorities in Cameroon do not strictly enforce environmental regulations for mining companies, and nationwide legislation on the matter has not yet been completed.

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2023 Nuclear Power 2015 Cooling 244

Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

Changing Tides: Threats to Public Ownership of Small Community Water Systems By Dante DeNault The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) expressly regulates public water systems (including community water systems) by imposing national drinking water regulations to ensure public health and safety.

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Regulations Climate Change Government 2017 52

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1986 and served as Regional Director of the Department of Environmental Protections Northeast Regional Office since 2004. He brought together community interests, nonprofit organizations, advocates for local watersheds and individuals concerned with resource protection.

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Natural Resources 2004 Environmental Protection Conservation 87

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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2020 2010 Waste Conservation 317

The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The two bureaus stated their focus for fiscal year (FY) 2022 would be on the development of regulations to address the IIJA requirement; accordingly, both BOEM and BSEE have budgeted funds for FY 2023 to develop such a framework. Easements and rights-of-way may provide more flexibility to the agency in structuring the authorizations.

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Carbon Dioxide Regulations 2022 2023 105

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. Her work explores international and domestic (U.S.)

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Paris Agreement Law Carbon Dioxide 2016 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

On May 10, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund announced PA General Energy, LLC notified the Department of Environmental Protection that it intends to plug its proposed toxic frack-waste injection well in Grant Township after this Memorial Day. The community’s concerns have been vindicated.

Waste 74

Waste 2014 Environmental Protection 2013 74

A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. And this came after the share of green jobs in all of China’s recruitment had actually been falling since 2017. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6%

2015 52

2015 Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2025 52

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

On July 27, Commonwealth Court issued an Order denying a Department of Environmental Protection request to dismiss the Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s case against the agency on setting a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) standard. DEP stonewalled our efforts by neglecting to respond as the regulations require.

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2017 2019 2021 Regulations 52

Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On July 15, the PUC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on its regulations related to the pipeline transport of petroleum products and hazardous liquids in interstate commerce that will be published in the PA Bulletin. Damage claims are addressed in civil court by those affected. Read more here.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas 2030 Natural Resources Environmental Protection 97

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The Grand Jury’s two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations. The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Waste Environmental Protection 2004 98

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A long-anticipated health study commissioned by Pennsylvania environmental officials examined the practice of spreading wastewater from conventional gas– and oil-drilling on thousands of miles of rural dirt roads in the state. Nationally, 12 states have permitted the practice.

2018 97

2018 Waste 2017 Natural Gas 97

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 52

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

I n 2017, electricity generation was 35% coal, 35% nuclear, 23% natural gas, 6% renewable, biomass and other. In 2000, the electric generation fuel mix was 57% coal, 36% nuclear, 2% renewable, 2% petroleum and 1% gas. Read more here. In 2010, the mix was 48% coal, 34% nuclear, 15% gas and 2% renewables. Read more here. Read more here.

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Electricity Natural Gas Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 101

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

On July 15, the PUC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on its regulations related to the pipeline transport of petroleum products and hazardous liquids in interstate commerce that will be published in the PA Bulletin. Damage claims are addressed in civil court by those affected. Read more here.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas 2030 Natural Resources Environmental Protection 98

Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The statutes do not require direct notice to either the local government or to owners of property along the affected shoreline. Regulations on siting and design of on-site wastewater systems (such as septic systems) have both a public health and environmental protection purpose. 113-202 (bottom leases) and G.S.

2019 40

2019 Law Renewable Energy Electricity 40

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2022

At the December 16 meeting of the PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council the conventional oil and gas drilling industry pressed DEP to reduce environmental safeguards for drilling and regulate their industry the same as solar or wind energy facilities. of the draft regulation. of the draft regulation. “In

Waste 40

Waste Regulations Recycling Law 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

The gathering pipeline is not regulated by the state Public Utility Commission, according to the PUC. In fact, the Oak Springs Pigging Station did not have a record in DEP’s eFACTS database as a regulated Air Quality facility until after the Attorney General began investigating the facility in 2019, according to Jodi. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution 2012 2019 98

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2022

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – The federal government announced today that they will delay action on requiring disclosure of toxic ingredients on labels of consumer products.

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Government 2017 Regulations Environmental Protection 66

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog.

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Regulations Law 2023 Climate Change 98

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the first one, OSTP, on behalf of the primary agencies that regulate the products of biotechnology -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Comments are due on or before 5 p.m. EST) February 3, 2023.

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Biotechnology Regulations Government Fossil Fuels 40

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It wants government handouts to pay for experimental projects to burn plastic or turn it into fuel. Stop environmental regulation of plastics. Federal government research forecasted an increase in polyethylene production of nearly 15 per cent (to 4.25 million tonnes) between 2017 and 2021.

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Government Fossil Fuels Recycling 2030 95