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REGIONALLY-FOCUSED WOTUS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

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Posted on October 26, 2021 by Ronald Janke. The Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency have announced, 86 Federal Register 58829 (Oct. www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/25/2021-23039/notification-of-regional-roundtable-discussions-regarding-waters-of-the-united-states.

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Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short, Again

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency is concerned. Although the state this year committed significant additional funding to reduce Bay pollution, the EPA said its third cleanup plan in four years still falls short in funding and still fails to meet cleanup goals. So our policy of ‘tough love’ will continue.”

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

Year after year environmental groups, conservation districts, farmers, local governments oppose the cuts and outline the critical environmental infrastructure needs communities have. million mid-year budget freeze cuts additional resources for environmental programs: Agriculture: $2.6 Read more here. million from DEP, $1.5

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In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

PA Environment Daily

An excerpt from a Blog Post By Dave Dempsey , author of the book Michigan’s Rise As A Conservation Leader captures that experience-- In contrast to protests on other campuses that Cronkite called sometimes “frivolous,” the Albion activities Pomeroy organized included the cleanup of a vacant lot to create a small urban park.

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Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

“We appreciate the work of our partner jurisdictions and local communities as they take actions to reduce pollution to local waters and the Bay," said Diana Esher, Acting Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Atlantic Region. However, management actions taken to decrease pollution from point sources (e.g.,

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DEP Now Accepting Applications For $17.9 Million In Growing Greener Plus, Section 319 Water Quality Improvement Grants

PA Environment Daily

On April 29, the Department of Environmental Protection announced that $17.9 million in Growing Greener Plus and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management grant funds is available to organizations and governments to reduce nonpoint source pollution in their local streams, rivers, and lakes. The deadline for applications is June 24.

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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USA: Stop the Formosa Plastics Plant Coalition Against Death Alley | 2021 As part of the fossil fuel industry’s push to increase North American plastic production by 35 percent by 2025(1), Formosa Plastics is planning to build a massive petrochemical industrial complex in St. billion complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

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