PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Politics PA: Shapiro Defends Response To Legislative Secretary’s Sexual Harassment Allegations -- Inquirer: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro Says About Permitting Reform In PA -- Budget 2023 -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Gov. Shapiro -- AP: Gov. Shapiro Says Millions Will Go To Help Train Workers For Infrastructure Projects -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Here’s What Gov.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

Donald Trump could “F” the federal government. Far-right policy strategists are laying plans, largely endorsed by the Trump campaign, for getting rid of federal government workers who might otherwise stand in the way of a radical deregulation agenda. The agency opened 199 criminal cases in fiscal year 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: A Governor Who Governs - Shapiro Looks Back, And Forward, After 100 Days In Office -- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: How PA Can Become A True Economic Leader - By Gov. Breaking Down This U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. More Accountable Is A Model For Others -- Post-Gazette Editorial: A Bureaucratic Reform Could Transform PA Government -- Spotlight PA: Tracking Gov. EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023 -- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Monday] -- U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- In Memoriam: Fmr State Sen. Noah Wenger, Longtime Lancaster County Farming, Chesapeake Bay Advocate Dies At 89 -- Gov.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” In 2023, the Supreme Court ended fifty years of broad federal protection to wetlands in Sackett v. A footnote explains that this category includes “”all other waters of the United States that could be regulated under the federal government’s Constitutional powers to regulate and protect interstate commerce.”

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Gov. National- $3.12

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Senate Reelection Campaign Coffers By $4 Million; Fetterman Raises $717,000 -- November 2020 Election -- Warren Times Editorial: Nov. Shapiro -- WPost Guest Essay: We Fixed I-95 In 12 Days, Here Are Our Lessons For U.S. Infrastructure - By Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

The EPA previously released their updated scientific integrity policy for public comment, and many groups, including the Union of Concerned Scientists , weighed in to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a policy designed to protect scientists and their work from political interference. I need a moment to scream.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Gov. Shapiro Launches Online Money-Back Guarantee System For Some State Permits, Licensing, Certification Processes -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Mum On Whether He’ll Appeal RGGI Decision [Still Reviewing Court Decision] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Comitta Announces She Will Run For Reelection -- Politics PA: Democratic Sen. Scott Perry’s Phone In 2020 Election Probe -- PA Capital-Star: Republican Con. Shapiro -- Erie Times: Gov. Davis Named Vice Chair Of Democratic Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Gov. Davis, House Speaker McClinton, Senate President Ward, But Did Hear Of Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Mastriano, After Big Defeat To End 2022, Climbs Back Onto Political Stage -- PennLive: Republican Sen. Mastriano, After Big Defeat To End 2022, Climbs Back Onto Political Stage -- PennLive: Republican Sen. Shapiro -- Gov. Senate/House -- PennLive: Sen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2024

In a 2023 national poll , 60% of respondents across party lines said that Big Tech has too much power, and nearly half said government should do more to regulate these companies. Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta have all been accused of using their market power to undermine competition and limit consumers’ choices.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments -- Politics PA: Has Time Run Out For Child Sexual Abuse Survivors, Again? Shapiro -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Election In Lancaster County -- May 2023 Elections -- Politics PA: Who Is Running For Office In 2023? -- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout -- LancasterOnline/Spotlight PA: State Voting Laws Are On Legislative Agenda, But Neither Party Will Get Their Full Wish List -- Erie Times: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- January 17-- Inauguration Day For Gov.-Elect Elect Shapiro, Lt. Gov-Elect Davis -- Governor’s Transition -- Post-Gazette: Josh Shapiro Is About To Become PA Governor, This Could Be His First Big Test -- Gov.-Elect

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

ExxonMobil spent at least $39 million on some 70 of these organizations from 1998 through 2020, more than any funder besides Charles Koch and his brother David, co-owner of Koch Industries until his death in 2019. Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I

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Environmental Progress

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

and foreign government support for domestic censorship and disinformation, 2016 - 2022 Testimony by Michael Shellenberger to The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government November 30, 2023 Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Plaskett, and members of the Subcommittee thank you for inviting my testimony.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 29, 2024

Bad actors often lead coordinated disinformation campaigns to simply sow doubt and mistrust in our government and elections. The White House issued an executive order in 2023—a laudable first step— but it lacks enforcement. As Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa notes: “without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Pennsylvania Society Weekend Stages A Comeback In NYC -- Inquirer: At Pennsylvania Society, Jockeying For 2024 Race For State Attorney General -- Governor’s Transition -- City & State PA: Shapiro To Be Sworn In As Next Governor Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The mobs of January 6, 2021 and the malevolent harassment of election workers and officials all over the nation by deniers of the 2020 defeat of former President Donald Trump have left this slice of democracy on an unprecedented precipice. One social media threat clearly hinted at lynching with: “be glad it’s 2020 and not 1920.”

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Mitt Romney issued a press release crowing about all the money he secured for his state in the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that lays out what the government will spend on the US military in the following fiscal year. Last December, Utah Sen. He specifically cited the $4.3 The evidence, however, suggests otherwise.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla sues Swedish government after postal workers allegedly block license plate deliveries CNBC PaulaR Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:12 Monday, November 27, 2023 Read more Ashley Capoot Tesla filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency on Monday that claims it should be able to collect license plates directly instead of receiving them by mail.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For decades the fossil fuel lobby has masterfully weakened, derailed, and outright blocked government climate policy. The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. We need governments to regulate industry.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Governor’s Transition -- AP: Gov.-Elect Elect Shapiro Opens Transition, To Stay AG Until January -- WITF: Gov.-Elect Natural Gas Producers Of Profiteering -- Financial Times: U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

To this day, Trump and his allies continue to insist that the 2020 election was stolen, despite the fact that his own administration called it “the most secure in American history” and judges denied or dismissed more than 60 lawsuits charging voter fraud. What are you planning to do about this problem in the upcoming election season?

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 20, 2023 The last time the United Nations hosted a conference dedicated to global water supply and sanitation the world looked vastly different. More than 90 government ministers and eight presidents or prime ministers are scheduled to attend the conference.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

Before going to my polling place to vote in the November 2023 local elections, I searched online to find a sample ballot. After clicking around, I found one on a non-government site and reviewed the list of contests and ballot measures. For example, in 2020 New York, New Mexico, and Arkansas had more than 2.5 percent and 76.7

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Environmental Progress

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to flag election and Covid misinformation to social media platforms in 2020 and 2021 say that they didn’t break the law. DHS supported, created, and participated in the 2020 Cyber Threat Intelligence League, or CTIL ; the 2020 Election Integrity Partnership, or EIP; and the 2021 Virality Project, or VP.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. 2023 SB 253. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. 2006 AB 32. Required CARB to create an inventory of GHG emissions. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system.

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