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EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited

PA Environment Daily

EPA alleged that the company violated CAA section 112(r) which requires facility owners and operators to ensure that regulated and other extremely hazardous substances are managed safely. Specifically, EPA alleged that PES violated CAA 112(r) and implementing regulations found at 40 C.F.R.

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DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec. 8, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Named Interim Acting Secretary

PA Environment Daily

During his tenure, Secretary Negrin announced and was implementing-- -- A 10-point plan to speed permit reviews; -- A new Environmental Justice Strategy; -- A new Customer Service Strategy; -- A new Enforcement Strategy; and -- Put a priority on dealing with Climate Change. Click Here for more details. Read more here.

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Moving the Needle on PFAS Regulation

Vermont Law

The litigation uncovered internal company records showing that DuPont knew of PFOA’s significant health risks but withheld the information from regulators and the public. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. A Congressional Response? State Regulation, Lawsuits, and Industry Pushback.

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Oil & Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Bill Introduced In The House

PA Environment Daily

Rick Krajewski (D-Philadelphia) and Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny)-- said in announcing the bill -- “The 2020 Attorney General [Grand Jury] Report called for the Department of Health (DOH) to have an active and defined role in regulating the fracking industry to protect the health and safety of Pennsylvanians above all else.” In 2015, Rep.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.13.23

PA Environment Daily

17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN] -- Bay To Bay News Guest Essay: New Rules Regulating High-Volume Fracturing Wastewater In Shared Delaware River Waters - Steve Tambini, Delaware River Basin Commission -- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $19.4

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France is an Example of How Not to do Residential Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Greenbuilding Law

possibly better than anything from the Ancien Régime , that was the social and political system in the Kingdom of France beginning in the 15th century), after 2020, the “real” power consumption of a building is no longer a consideration in DPE. In the finest example of French bureaucracy (.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

CERLCA imposes a joint and several liability scheme that holds certain entities ( e.g. , certain owners and operators, generators, arrangers, and transporters of hazardous substances) liable for the costs or damages associated with environmental remediation. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020.