PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

Those original “Hellbender Defenders” have been inspired to pursue careers in the fields of conservation, education, and the environment. She also graduated with minors in Biology and Political Science. Army and plans to apply to law school in the fall. She is now serving as a paralegal specialist in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3%

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Legal Planet

MARCH 19, 2023

In 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Navajo Nation , unanimously concluding that the Nation was within its rights to pursue its breach-of-trust claims against the federal government. And the government’s arguments may well resonate with a conservative majority of the justices.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot. While state-level decisions this year are about money, local initiatives focus on law and policy.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

In 2021 the Arizona Department of Water Resources halted new residential home construction in Pinal County, south of Phoenix, because groundwater pumping exceeded the supply. . Until there’s scarcity most developers aren’t incentivized to conserve water,” said Brock Smethills. The consequences are being felt across the arid West.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2023

Once again, we’re teaming up with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and headed to court this week to protect this important environmental law from the Government of Alberta’s efforts to strike it down. That’s why we’re in court defending this law. They even compared the law to the climate crisis.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 18, 2024

In August, 2021, I blogged on Legal Planet about a piece in Science I had co-authored arguing for an end to prohibiting “nonuse” rights to bid on public land use. By way of quick background, our public resource laws were written with an explicit bias in favor of extractive activities. We will find out soon enough. Download as PDF

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. This has been attributed to a combination of increased law enforcement, restoring peatlands, bans on plantations and farming in sensitive areas, and efforts to combat fires, among other policies. Gray: That’s right.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

8, 2021) – Today, Canada’s leading environmental organizations released responses from all federal parties to a Federal Party Survey on Environmental Platforms. The survey was distributed to the five main political parties in August 2021. The survey was distributed to the five main political parties in August 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2021

So Citizens Stepped In -- Inquirer: New ‘Afghans Of Philadelphia’ Seeks To Forge Vibrant Community As Hundreds Of Evacuees Resettle Here Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: December 25, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

C temperature target, and one that more than 130 countries have adopted, albeit mostly as squishy political declarations, not yet legally binding or implemented. Fossil enterprises and political leaders in major fossil producers ranged from politely dismissive to openly contemptuous. That’s the end of THIS YEAR!

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

NYCI, to be implemented by the Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), is currently in its early design stages. NYCI’s immediate linkage with WCI could also be seen as politically desirable. Linkage could exempt NYCI from higher prices and political pushback.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Further, the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (national legislation providing the general framework concerning the adoption and implementation of measures to combat global warming) was revised in May 2021. Civil law cases. The revised Act explicitly included the pledge for net zero by 2050. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians. We’ve been wary of attempts to weaken the CCA since its passage in 2021.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People — With Canada’s 2021 federal election just five weeks away, a coalition of 34 Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling on everyone in Canada to vote on September 20 — and when they do, vote for a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Instead, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

While pledging to ramp up such oversight, the EPA is also working closely with the county conservation district, Farm Bureau and others to encourage farmers to adopt runoff control measures on their land. “We Really, the key we have to unlock is widespread adoption of conservation practices on small– and medium-size farms,” Ortiz said.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14  billion  plastic bottles. 

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14  billion  plastic bottles. 

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

As John Dernbach wrote in a recent blog for ACOEL, on July 21, 2021 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that this amendment required all state revenues from oil and gas leases to go to conserve and maintain public natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2021

11 Reuse Fest In Erie Providing Opportunity For Public To Donate Items For Reuse By Local Nonprofits [PaEN] -- Bloomberg Law Guest Essay: Legal Gaps Leave Fracking A Radioactive Mess -- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included] -- Seneca Resources And U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference -- Interns Wanted: Intern With Game Commission In 2023 ! -- PA iMap Invasives Webinar Jan. 21 [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 2 Hearing On A 4.5

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2021

We are proud to honor Franklin Kury’s legacy and the landmark legislation that continues to ensure Pennsylvanians’ natural resources are protected and conserved,” Dunn said. We are grateful to Mr. Kury for his contributions to conservation in the Commonwealth.” Posted: August 27, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Law Columbia

MARCH 21, 2022

The Court found that the relationship relied on between the youth plaintiffs and the Minister lacked the closeness and directness that the common law demands before finding an applicant is entitled to a legal remedy against a party whose conduct has caused or may cause them harm. 2021 Federal Court Decision .

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

It’s a question of balancing resources dedicated towards economic development and conservation, and rewarding those who can do both simultaneously. 2021)” was based on the fact that access to water is a vital factor for sustainable agriculture under climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 23, 2021

It will rightfully be seen by almost everyone as a political stunt, and should normally be ignored as such, if only its content and intended purpose were not such a threat to public debate in Canada. It ignores all work done to encourage and develop alternative energy sources like wind, solar, geothermal, conservation, etc.;

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 28 April 2021, the SFO published the Statement of Facts accompanying the DPA which had previously been agreed to with Serco Geografix Ltd (Serco) on 4 July 2019, after reporting restrictions on its publication were lifted. Petrofac Fined £77 Million for Failure to Prevent Bribery. He was given a suspended sentence of two years.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Constitution -- Spotlight PA: Almost 40 Elementary Schools Closed In Northcentral PA In Past Decade, Here’s Why [Spoiler - Not Enough Students] -- WITF: Berks County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Working in ocean conservation has opened my eyes to the larger “aquascape”, a concept that emphasizes the inextricable connectivity of fresh and marine waters, including the transitional brackish waters that link them. A 2021 report found that Indigenous communities in the U.S.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 30, 2022

King (VLS ’21), Environmental Justice Staff Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute ; Visiting Professor at Bard College at Simon’s Rock ; and Content Creator at Intersectional Environmentalist Q: Please tell me about where you grew up and your first experiences with the environment. Q: Why did you decide to go to law school?

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

In the waning hours of the 2021 session and the day after Earth Day, the Washington House of Representatives passed the Climate Commitment Act in a floor vote of 54-43. Once signed into law, Washington will have a firm statewide cap on climate pollution, covering 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions for the state.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wildlife Advisor To Governors Rendell, Wolf This guest easy first appeared in the York Daily Record September 1, 2021 -- It was an honor to be chosen as Gov. Tom Wolf’s advisor for hunting, fishing and conservation in 2015. This would greatly reduce political meddling into the affairs of the commissions, making them more independent.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

James, a faith-based grassroots organization fighting to reduce pollution in the community, and lawyers at Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law organization, and other community groups led the years long battle. billion complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed the federal infrastructure legislation into law on Nov. Congressman John Murtha in conjunction with the Somerset and Cambria County Conservation Districts to address water quality problems in the Upper Conemaugh Basin. SCRIP was created with assistance from the late U.S.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 28, 2021. They worry that scrapping the project after it was approved by state and federal regulators would set a bad precedent for the state and subject future permitting decisions to partisan politics. Proponents of the transmission line have spent more money on their campaign.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14  billion  plastic bottles. 

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