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The Stream, October 6, 2021: PFAS Levels Are High In Massachusetts Town’s Surface Water, Report Finds

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A hydrologist in Massachusetts finds PFAS contamination in over 20 local bodies of water. Water contamination in a village in India kills six people and puts hundreds in the hospital. A new report calls for more transparency from Australia’s government in regard to water distribution in the Murray-Darling Basin. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026.

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DEP Issued Record 6,860 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators In 2023-- Nearly 52% More Than In 2021; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

PA Environment Daily

more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

PA Environment Daily

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well.

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Gov. Wolf Honors 13 Projects With 2021 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. Environmental Benefits Collectively, the award-winning projects engaged hundreds of partners and resulted in: -- Buffers/Wetlands: Creation of 8.5

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Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue

PA Environment Daily

This October 1 statement by Appalachian Voices summaries the issue for people all across Appalachia.] This lapse in funding brings a new level of uncertainty to the AML program, which is responsible for cleaning up dangerous highwalls, open mine portals, and polluted streams left by the coal industry all over the country.

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October 31 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

The October 31 PA Environment Digest is now available. Since May 2021 PA Audubon Council Recognizes DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn With First Walt Pomeroy Conservation Award DEP Tours Kettle Creek Stream Restoration Project, Highlights Clinton County Clean Water Action Plan Progress Sen. 9 Hearing On Water Requests; Dec.