Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Pennsylvania Clean Water Academy has released two new free educational courses on Principles Of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and using the new 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report viewer. 305(b) is the narrative report. Join Special Events Near You! Build Awareness. Of Environmental Professionals Host Oct.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

ESA Selects 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award Fifteen ESA members will travel to DC to receive policy and communications training and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. billion for NSF in FY 2024. This number is less than the $15.7

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Federal Register ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill The 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) Cohort of 15 students flew in from around the country to learn about science policy and meet with lawmakers. The visits came as Congressional appropriations committees are starting work on the FY 2024 budget.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Accepting Entries In Student Imagine A Clean Energy Future Contest [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Build Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - By Bob Donnan, Bobscaping Blog -- Tribune-Democrat: Conemaugh Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Trout Unlimited strongly supports activism to preserve, conserve, and restore coldwater fisheries across the country.” There is extensive economic literature demonstrating the connections between water quality and property values.” “In PaEN] [Posted: October 2, 2023] PA Environment Digest Overall, Mamum et al.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. 28, 2022.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

The bill also would establish a grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for assistance to community water systems affected by PFAS to pay for capital costs associated with treatment technologies. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 requires EPA to promulgate this rule by January 1, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 13 [PaEN] -- PA Firefly Festival Update: Applications For 2024 Firefly Festival Ticket Lottery Available Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY-THURSDAY: In-Person, Virtual. Westminster College/Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

We thank Senators Risch and Heinrich for their years of attention to addressing the greatest threat to water quality in our nation.” The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 [S. Cleaning up abandoned mines is one of the few issues that mining companies, states, and conservation interests can agree.

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ESA

MAY 31, 2023

In this issue: Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach Biden administration must now rework recent Clean Water Act regulations. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups.

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups.

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ESA

JANUARY 9, 2023

Join ESA today at 12 noon eastern for a water cooler chat about the National Nature Assessment. Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. Biden Finalizes “Waters of US” Rule. The formal deadline to submit comments about shaping the NNA to OSTP is March 31, 2023.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

MARCH 6, 2023

In this issue: Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. s lands, waters and wildlife and the specific benefits that they provide. Led by the U.S.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively. By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the Supreme Court issued problematic decisions on wetland protection and race-conscious college admissions, while news outlets reported ethical concerns regarding multiple justices, and public confidence in the Court reached a record low. Also: F.D.A.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the Supreme Court issued problematic decisions on wetland protection and race-conscious college admissions, while news outlets reported ethical concerns regarding multiple justices, and public confidence in the Court reached a record low. Also: F.D.A.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

MAY 15, 2023

Conservation: Nine bipartisan Senators and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) signed on as co-sponsors of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S. billion in annual mandatory funding to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for the conservation of at-risk species and the implementation of state wildlife action plans.

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

Senate Releases FY 2023 Spending Bills. Spending bills for fiscal years FY 2022 and FY 2023 have fallen short of appropriating the amount included in similar authorizing legislation. The House and Senate had been negotiating a compromise between the America COMPETES Act and the Senate’s U.S. billion over the next five years.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award Do you know someone who has made positive efforts toward environmental sustainability in Portland, Oregon? Conservation : Sens. Four Democratic Senators, Sens.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Sanders and progressive Democrats in the House are opposing Manchin’s permitting proposal, citing concerns that the reforms would helps fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. 23, 2023 through April 14, 2023. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress ask White House to provide $425 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2024 President’s Budget Request. The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. Conservative Climate Caucus: Chair John Curtis (R-UT) announced that Rep.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. The Supreme Court will hear this case, which pertains to the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the definition of the Waters of the U.S. The court may not issue a final ruling until summer 2023. NSF receives $9.63

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