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EPA Issues Consent Order To MAX Environmental Technologies To Ensure Compliance With Hazardous Waste Rules At Westmoreland County Facility

PA Environment Daily

MAX conducts waste operations under permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act. The proposed regulation was published for comment in January 2022 when three virtual hearings were held.

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DEP To Hold Hearings April 24 On Water Quality Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Monroe County

PA Environment Daily

which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act. DEP received the NPDES permit application on August 31, 2022, and that application was deemed administratively complete on December 16, 2022. which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act.

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Guest Essay: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Celebrates 5 Million Trees Planted

PA Environment Daily

By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR In 2018 at the Lancaster County farm for the kickoff of the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership , I remember thinking about what an ambitious challenge planting that many trees would be and how important reaching that goal is for clean rivers and streams in Pennsylvania. How Clean Is Your Stream?

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Clean Water For A Healthy & Thriving Economy: Community Partners Join Together To Restore Lancaster's Green Spaces

PA Environment Daily

Unfortunately, this has led to half of Lancaster’s waterways being considered “impaired” under the Clean Water Act , which means that the county does not meet water quality standards that protect public health. For more local trail adventures this spring, please visit the Lancaster Conservancy website.

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Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms

PA Environment Daily

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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Game Changer- U.S. EPA Proposes to List PFOS and PFOA as “Hazardous Substances” Under CERCLA

Ohio Environmental Law

Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. Parties will have until November 7, 2022 to comment on the proposed rulemaking. EPA says it is targeting finalizing the rule in the Summer of 2023. It is anticipated EPA will receive a very large volume of comments on the proposed rule.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation.

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