The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released its 2023 draft Coastal Master Plan , which is required by law to be updated every six years. A total of 61 restoration projects and 12 risk reduction projects were ultimately selected for inclusion in the 2023 plan. [4]

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

announced the recipients of the 2023 Champions of the PA Wilds Awards. The winners will be honored at the 2023 PA Wilds Dinner & Awards , to be held on July 27 at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. There are nine award categories open for public nominations.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) invested billions of dollars in working lands conservation programs, making more money available to all farmers and for all conservation activities. This leaves dramatically more Farm Bill funding available to meet farmer demand for all other conservation activities.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host a November 3 virtual Grant Workshop for applications for 2023 recreation and conservation projects from 9:00 a.m. 2023 potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. Click Here to register and for more information. 9 & 16 [PaEN] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

On April 4, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced permits for the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program in the northcentral region of the state are now available for purchase. Permits for the 2023 will cost $40 for Pennsylvania registered ATVs and $60 for non-Pennsylvania registered ATVs. and 4:00 P.M.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program , as well as the exciting opening of a second application round to distribute funds still available. Related Articles: -- DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grants Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

Events are hosted by Keystone Trails Association (KTA) staff members, outdoor industry leaders, conservation experts, and/or members of KTA. KTA’s Trail Academy educational webinars and in-person training events are grouped into three categories of outdoor skills, maintenance and safety, and hiking topics. Posted: July 24, 2023]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

formal notice ) The rebate will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis in the order in which they are received, until no later than December 31, 2023. For more information, visit the Pennsylvania Agriculture Energy Efficiency Rebate Program webpage. Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. While our panel of esteemed judges will select our grand prize-winning photograph—the Judge’s Choice—the remaining four category winners will be selected by a public vote. The post Our 2021 Photo Contest Has Finally Arrived appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Recently Gover earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. Gover specializes in handling invasive species in natural settings. Click Here to learn more. Click Here to learn more about how to volunteer.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

The federally-funded program is expected to award about $116 million nationwide to conserve, connect, and restore land, water, and wildlife. Although the eligible funding categories for land trusts and municipalities are narrow (e.g. Posted: April 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest Courtesy WeConservePA.org.)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. The deadline is August 18.

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Environment, Law, and History

JULY 25, 2023

If you're interested in joining (in person or remotely, you need not decide now), please submit a proposal through this link by 18 September 2023. The field of environmental law, so salient in pressing issues such as climate change and biodiversity conservation, tends to see itself as brand new, overlooking centuries of environmental laws.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The results would be submitted to the Department or CCD [conservation districts] with the SCM Construction Certification Form. Related Articles - Watersheds: -- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - Click Here for a copy of the draft PAG-02 and supporting documents. Written comments are due to DEP by April 8.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

With funding from the Ocean Conservancy , Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful collaborated with numerous individuals, organizations and businesses who make their home in Lake Erie, to pilot devices made to capture debris that makes its way into the water. The 2023 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative will be held until November 30.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The new adder only applies to projects placed in service on or after January 1, 2023. The exclusions are lengthy and complicated, but can be conveniently placed into four categories. Facilities in any of the categories are excluded from the definition of “brownfield site”. Here’s where the fun starts.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 1, 2023

Photo credit: AgriSolar Clearinghouse On May 31, 2023, Senators Heinrich (D-NM) and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023 (S. Growing vegetables or pollinator-friendly plants with panels also fall into this category. Agrivoltaics systems combine solar panels (i.e.,

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With advice and input from local experts, Berks Nature identified 25 environmental indicators across five categories: Water, Energy, Air, Waste, and Land. Berks Nature is a nonprofit conservation organization that has been serving the Berks County community since 1974. “We Posted: November 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The banquet will recognize individuals and programs that have demonstrated outstanding dedication to stewardship across 10 different categories. “We The winners will be honored at an Awards Banquet on May 14 at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport, Perry County. Related Articles: -- WeConservePA Honors Steven J. Schiffman, Esq.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 23, 2023

The new categories include urban/small properties less than one-quarter acre and large or institutional properties greater than 15 acres. Conserve water by-- -- Using native plants in your yard or container plantings. The program initially focused on mid-size properties between one-quarter acre and 15 acres.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 6, 2023

Data: NOAA 2023. New supply projects and conservation or demand management programs are examples of the type of adaptation projects that could strain water systems and state budgets. Like most older millennials, climate change has shaped my time on planet Earth. It has also shaped my career choice. Source: Dobbin et al.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories. Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. It is currently anticipated that primacy for Louisiana will be granted in late 2022 or early 2023. This article focuses on the latter.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP’s) Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) regulations have reports due in March and July of 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

Sustainable Pittsburgh evaluates the workplace across a range of categories and actions including carbon reduction; diversity, equity, and inclusion; resource conservation; responsible sourcing; and product design. Posted: January 11, 2023] PA Environment Digest For more information, visit the Sustainable Pittsburgh website.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. ICS is not conservation in the household sense of simply using less. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2023

The year 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and many people are feeling the heat. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. And humans aren’t the only ones that are affected. Let’s break it down.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

2023) , over 8,296 entities had joined the United Nations-backed ‘Race to Zero’ campaign by February 1st, 2023, and the Science Based Targets initiative has approved science-based targets for 2,217 companies. The Bigger Picture: Conservation and More Companies need to view the projects as more than just sources of carbon offsets.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Utilizing a technique known as the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA), ARRI works on three categories of surface coal mine lands: post-1977 active surface coal mining operations, pre-1977 abandoned coal mine lands projects, and legacy coal sites. PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

One of the key questions lingering over the 2023 farm bill reauthorization is whether Congress will approve a farm bill that builds climate resilience for the countless farmers whose livelihoods depend on it. As an example, Cover Crop is a basic Conservation Practice that NRCS compensates producers for in multiple conservation programs.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2022

Here at Ocean Conservancy, we know the ocean provides powerful solutions to the climate crisis. Waves are complex and operate in turbulent environments and multiple categories of WECs along with even more specific prototype and experimental designs that exist to generate electricity. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 7, 2023

Nevada lawmakers have already signaled that water conservation is important. That category includes grass in highway medians and office parks. The post What’s UP With Water – March 7, 2023 appeared first on Circle of Blue. The highest-volume water users in the Las Vegas area consume millions of gallons per year.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The categories include: PFOA and/or PFOS manufacturers (including importers and importers of articles). EPA says it is targeting finalizing the rule in the Summer of 2023. What parties are affected by the proposed rulemaking? The rulemaking list various manufacturers or businesses that may be impacted by the rule.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

The September 5 incident resulted in a heavy sediment plume in the Loyalsock Creek that ran for several miles downstream impacting aquatic life and the habitat of the rare Eastern Hellbender salamander in what DEP classifies as an Exceptional Value stream, the highest stream classification category. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2022

There are nine award categories open for public nominations each year. The region’s county governments, visitor bureaus and many local organizations participate in the effort, along with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Ohio Environmental Law

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In July 2021, Ohio’s 2022-2023 budget allocated $500 million in new brownfield funding under various development programs: $350 million for the investigation, cleanup, and revitalization of brownfield sites and another $150 million for the demolition of vacant or abandoned commercial or residential buildings. unit of government”) can apply.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In 2022, tech firms’ payrolls fell by 164,000 employees, with a further 166,000 jobs cut in the first quarter of 2023, according to tracking platform Layoffs.fyi. Previously, the environmental sector was focused on air and water pollution, and wildlife conservation. But analysis based on wider datasets is more conservative.

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