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Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020

Frontiers

Overton and his collaborators focused on the components that were present at the highest concentrations in spilled oil and those that are the most toxic (as listed on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s priority list). Selling the articles is not allowed.

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DEP Collects $62,475 Penalty From Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill Under Agreement To Correct Violations, Improve Environmental Protections At The Facility

PA Environment Daily

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it collected $62,475 from Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC to address violations of Pennsylvania’s Solid Waste Management Act and Clean Streams Law.

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The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision

National Law Center

Protection Agency, No. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On April 12, 2023, the plaintiffs in Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. 4:20-cv-00555 (D.

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EPA Rejects Industry Attempt to Downplay Ethylene Oxide Harms

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since 2019, a Texas state agency and its industry partners have been actively working to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) own science on the harms of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that affects thousands of people across the nation, especially those living in underserved communities.

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DEP 2022 Water Quality Report Shows 27,886 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (33%) - An Increase From 25,468 In 2020

PA Environment Daily

On January 15, the Department of Environmental Protection released the draft 2022 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Report for public comment showing one-third of Pennsylvania’s streams-- 27,886 miles-- have impaired water quality. Click Here for a spreadsheet showing all sources of impairment.

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Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Program Figures Show PA Led Region In 2020 Cleanup Progress

PA Environment Daily

million pounds of nitrogen reductions in 2020, accounting for nearly half of the 10 million pounds attributed to the entire watershed, according to Bay Program computer models. The nitrogen reduction credited to Pennsylvania for 2020 was more than the state had accomplished in the entire previous decade, according to model estimates.

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DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks for Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020

PA Environment Daily

On August 31, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those counties. Environmental Protection Agency’s Start Saving Water webpage. Find more tips at the U.S.

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