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Earth Day Illustrates the Path Toward Climate and Community Resilience

Washington Nature

By Todd Reeve, CEO of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and James Schroeder, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Washington Earth Day ignited our collective awareness of challenges facing people and nature, and spurred unparalleled legislative action bringing us cleaner air and water.

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It’s Ontario’s Annual “Blame You for Plastic Pollution Day”! (A.K.A. the “Ontario Day of Action on Litter”)

Enviromental Defense

The vast majority of all those plastic bottles ends up in landfills and incinerators, where they contribute to ground, water and air pollution. Only a very small amount ends up as the litter we’re then asked to pick up on greenwashed days of action like today. . Canadian Beverage Association (@CanadaBev) April 21, 2022.

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

PA Environment Daily

Walt Pomeroy, 74, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County passed away peacefully and painlessly on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA. CBS reported, and not all its foundries had installed air pollution control equipment. Student concern and action did not stop on Earth Day. Thank you Walt!”

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Coalition of environmental groups calls for a federal ban on thermal coal exports on Earth Day

Enviromental Defense

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People- A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to ban the export of thermal coal from Canadian ports by 2023 and to release a roadmap of this ban on Earth Day.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m