Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. In every other industry, point source permits require polluters to treat their wastes to dramatically reduce contaminants. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2022

Senate Race, Calls Out Fetterman For ‘Hiding’ -- Erie Times: Dr. Oz Pumps Another $2.2 Oz Pumps Another $2.2 Dowling -- Post-Gazette: Uncertainty Continues For A 6th Statewide Election: How Are Western PA’s County Election Officials Preparing?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

In 2011 I invited Reagan-era economist Art Laffer to speak to a hall filled exclusively with New Hampshire Republicans, both leaders and rank and file conservatives. So I’ve begun to meet presidential candidates… … and ask climate questions that relate to their own political history, past statements, and actions.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2022

Senate To Participate In Conservative Forum --WJET/WFXP: Emerson College/The Bill Poll: Voters Largely Undecided In Critical PA U.S. Governor -- U.S. Senate Race -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Candidates For Governor, U.S. Senate, Governor Races -- AP: Cong. Lamb Revives Gun Incident To Attack Fetterman In U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Million 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: May 2, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Over Last Year [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: 73-Acre Proposed Solar Farm To Produce Electricity In Scranton -- PA Solar Center Hosts Entertaining Dec. 9 Online PA Healthy School Summit - Recharging For A New Era In Environmental Health. 9 Online PA Healthy School Summit - Recharging For A New Era In Environmental Health.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

7 [PaEN] -- DEP, Partners Join In Luzerne County Litter Cleanup, Call On Pennsylvanians To Help Pick Up Pennsylvania This Fall [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Pick Up Pennsylvania Targets Local Litter -- Recycling Program, Managing Electronics Waste On DEP Citizens Advisory Council Agenda For Oct. To Host A Virtual Symposium Oct.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 18, 2022

Many southwestern cities are implementing water conservation policies that experts say are providing ample supplies in an otherwise drought-stricken region of the United States. What’s Up With Water—May 17, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers water-related financial risks and a mandate to conserve water in California.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

The poll found voters are especially concerned about fracking waste. By 69 percent to 29 percent, they believe that fracking fluids should be subject to the state’s "hazardous waste" safeguards, a clear repudiation of Pennsylvania’s current loophole for the industry.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. Click Here to watch online. Read more here about the issue. TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The company has come under severe criticism for its “full self-driving” mode in its vehicles. chief to not invest in Indonesia's nickel industry on environmental concerns.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

[PaEN] -- Bloomberg: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Area Leak In Cambria County Probed By Federal PHMSA Investigators -- DEP: Schedule For Updating Conventional Oil & Gas Environmental, Waste Regulations Will Be Up To Gov. Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Million As Of June 30, 2021 [$33.6 Million As Of June 30, 2021 [$33.6 Million As Of June 30, 2021 [$33.6 Pam Snyder (D) Not Running For Reelection -- Inquirer: Progressives Pick Candidates, Fights In Philly State House Races -- Legislative Audit Commission: Senate/House Now Have Record Cash Operating Surplus Of $233.6

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2022

Million [Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Included] [PaEN] -- Black Appalachian Coalition , Emerald Cities Collaborative Host May 17 Listening Session On Justice40 & What It Means For Black Communities. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. -- The Hill Guest Essay: Clean Energy Can Light A New Path Forward For Former Coal Communities - U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny) co-chaired a hearing by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the environmental and health dangers associated with oil and gas drilling waste in Pennsylvania. We are concerned because radium-226 and radium-228, both present in oil and gas waste, can cause bone and connective tissue cancer.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

Treasurer Ball has wasted no time in implementing SB205 to push forward this fossil-funded agenda and has named 11 financial institutions that could be subject to divestment for engaging in so-called “energy boycotts.” I know we can agree that we don’t want political grabs for power to fall on us taxpayers.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure. PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS. 22, 2021).]] 23, 2021).]] 22, 2021); Int’l Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agric. 10, 2021); see also Envtl. N:New York v.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 1, 2023

1: Sunak is standing against short-term thinking for political gain. Can we put the long-term interests of our country before the short-term political needs of the moment?” This is perhaps the most offensive of the false statements in Sunak’s speech, because short-term political need is exactly what motivates him here.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Three More PFAS Added to Toxics Release Inventory List for 2021 Reporting Year; EPA Announced Plans for More Additions to List. EPA’s Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda Contained Multiple TSCA Rulemaking Actions. 6, 2021).]] July 23, 2021).]] Draft Contaminant Candidate List Included All PFAS. Regan, No. Regan, No.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

DEP already did this in November 2021 allowing federal standards to remain in place; Senate Resolution 9 (Langerholc-R-Cambria) urging President Biden to restart construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, which is not in Pennsylvania. 18 to 24; First Violations Noted At New Well Plugging Sites [PaEN] -- Feb.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Brett Walton, Circle of Blue November 29, 2021. Utah, they insist, can do much more to conserve its existing freshwater reserves. In Utah’s southwest corner, the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District is championing the $260 million Pine Valley Water Supply project , currently under review by the Bureau of Land Management.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Natural Gas Prices Surge 11% After Report Stockpiles Expanded Less Than Analysts Expected -- Reuters: Alberta Wildfires Hit Natural Gas Flow Out Of Canada To U.S.,

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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. Survey questions address the climate, nature, toxics and waste crises harming Canada, as well as issues around Indigenous rights.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2021

-- WBTimes Editorial: Flood Management Strategies Need To Evolve, Especially With Impacts Of Climate Change -- AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Gas Drillers Put Their Industry Over Your Health -- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer -- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules (..)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Doug Mastriano’s Roles In Failed Power Grab -- PG Editorial: Both Parties Play The Dirty Gerrymandering Game -- ErieT Guest Essay: PA Has Problems, Election Integrity Isn’t One Of Them -- PA Cap-Star: Your Statewide Voters Guide For The 2021 General Election In PA -- PA Cap-Star: What To Know Before Casting Your Ballot On Nov.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 26 New Stories - Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities for Students & Adults [PaEN] -- PA Capitol News: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Yaw: SB 465 Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program A Win-Win For PA’s Farmers And Local Water Quality [If passed and funded] -- ReadingE: Blue Marsh Lake Algae Blooms Unlikely To Be Sole Cause Of Philadelphia-Area Water Complaints -- Register Today For Aug. 23 - Learn About How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement Webinar.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2021 Levels - U.S. 14 -- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests Feb. Natural Gas Producers Skimped On Price Hedges, Now Face Expected Losses -- Reuters: U.S. Shale Oil, Natural Gas Output Set To Rise To Record Highs In March, Less Than Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

FRIDAY Noon: PA Solar Center Hosts Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report. Shapiro Must Sharpen His Focus On Climate Change And The Environment - By Clean Air Council -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Lehigh River Listed As ‘Most Endangered’ River In U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

May 3-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1028 (Matzie-D-Beaver) setting certain rail safety and oversight requirements, reporting system for hazardous materials and waste, restrict unsafe train length, prompted by Norfolk Southern train derailment. Room G-50 Irvis Building.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2021

Click Here for more on the agenda. -- York Conservation District: Announces Winners Of Annual Conservation Awards [PaEN] -- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Honors Bethel Twp. Click Here to watch online.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

DOE Releases National Clean Hydrogen strategy And Roadmap To Build A Clean Energy Future, Accelerate Manufacturing Boom PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: PA House Passes Bill To Require Electronically Filed Campaign Finance Reports -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With many federal judges sympathetic to the MQD’s anti-regulatory bent, and the Supreme Court majority that created this doctrine predicted to last for years, a legislative response from Congress may be a practical solution – if the politics can handle it. Env’t Prot.

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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. . Bernalillo County required the developer to install expensive wastewater treatment and recycling infrastructure to reduce water use and waste. Keith Schneider.

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