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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

I distinctly remember the rotten egg smell of sulfur dioxide hanging over the Flats whenever we went downtown. You got involved in a “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) case against the Trump administration EPA in 2020 that predated the Supreme Court ruling. That ruling will certainly complicate efforts to protect US waterways.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970.

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Policy News: April 25, 2022

ESA

In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network to hold panel discussion about community engagement. Federal Register opportunities. White House Announces First National Nature Assessment. National Nature Assessment.

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Policy News: August 29, 2022

ESA

This strategy follows a Biden administration Executive Order, released on Earth Day 2022, that directs federal agencies to develop guidance to better account for nature and its benefits in federal decision-making. Piloting Ecosystem Accounts for the Southeastern United States (May 21, 2020). CEQ must receive nominations by Sept.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1