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USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million

PA Environment Daily

Project partners will use COMET-Farm to model the greenhouse gas benefits of project activities. Visit the USDA PA Natural Resources Conservation Service webpage for more information on assistance available to farmers and landowners. Nutrient reductions will be modeled to facilitate reporting of project outcomes. -- PA Dept.

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LNG Facilities Facing Environmental Challenges

The Energy Law Blog

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change, and Tree Planting. If a water test sample for a drinking water outlet was analyzed on or before June 1, 2021, and the analysis indicated a concentration of lead that was more than 5 ppb but less than 20 ppb, a school must take appropriate remedial measures by August 1, 2022.

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

The harrowing trail of toxic nutrients in farm country water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – February 2, 2022. In the United States, excess nutrients build up in waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico, precipitating algae outbreaks that kill fish, close public drinking water utilities, and pollute water.

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What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues?

PA Environment Daily

. -- Environmental Accountability: Josh will also be an environmental champion who will protect the water we drink and the air we breathe, and not be afraid to hold polluters accountable. Read more here. “We

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Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of Air Pollution Standards Comes with Water Benefit

Circle of Blue

The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines.