Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2023

Environmental groups have fought valiantly to stop the construction of the MVP project, and the Fourth Circuit has repeatedly upheld their legal claims. The statutory provision upholding the pipeline was part of the 2023 debt ceiling law. One of those other provisions requires challenges to the 2023 law to be heard by the D.C.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology proudly announces that its 4th Annual Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation will occur from June 7-17, 2024 and support three projects across the Commonwealth. Teams enlist their friends to support their efforts with a donation; all donations are evenly split among the three projects.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We saw a continued focus on incentivizing affordable and infill developments on the condition that the project pay prevailing wages (AB 2011), reducing barriers for specified sustainable transit projects (SB 922), and amendments akin to “pet project exemptions” that are targeted to solving a narrower set of concerns (SB 118 and SB 886).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Accredited and non-accredited land trusts are welcome to apply. -- Management and Restoration Projects: 8 grants of $25,000 each: Projects should actively manage, restore, and/or steward land in a way that enhances habitat and promotes bird conservation, with special emphasis on priority species or those identified in  State Wildlife Action Plans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

Fortunately, at the end of 2023, the EPA proposed strengthening the current standards—though the old rules still apply while the proposed changes are being debated. The EPA identified the meat and poultry industry as the source of “the highest phosphorus levels and second highest nitrogen levels of all industrial categories.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

DCNR continues to assess the ATV riding community’s desires to be able to travel long distances legally and without interruption through this pilot project,” Acting DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said. “We 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

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Symposium is an annual event to give students the opportunity to showcase their environmental projects, research, service projects, internships and artwork. For each category a winner and honorable mention were selected by a team of judges. 7, 2023, so mark it down on your calendar.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 28, 2024

This year’s notice of funding opportunity (NFO) combines funds appropriated in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for approximately $22 million for new cooperative agreements. Cooperative agreements funded through GLCI this year will fall into two categories. Existing GLCI funded projects are welcome to apply this year to renew their funding.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Chesapeake Stormwater Network is now accepting nominations for 2023 Best Urban BMP in the Chesapeake Bay Award. Each category has its own relevant criteria that should be addressed within your project narrative. The deadline for nominations is February 23. Now in its 6th year, the BUBBAs competition is as fierce as ever.

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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. The deadline to apply is March 1. Grant contracts will provide more details to grant awardees.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On its face, it’s simply an incentive for renewable energy development, giving an adder to the amount of the investment tax credit (ITC) or production tax credit (PTC) to which certain renewable energy projects would otherwise be entitled, if they are located in an “energy community”. Here’s where the fun starts.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Other Sixth Grade Winners Ferree’s artwork earned first prize among all Pennsylvania entries and for the sixth-grade category. Fifth Grade Winners In the fifth-grade category, first place was awarded to Elizabeth Gawel of Horace Mann Elementary School in Indiana, Indiana County.

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Ohio Environmental Law

MARCH 3, 2024

Back on August 29, 2023, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has responsibility for: determining whether wetlands exist within a particular project site; confirming the number, boundaries, and acreage of those wetlands; determining whether those wetlands are waters of the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. or “isolated.”

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Then the third category or the fourth category I guess that you would say is under the injection control program that we're thinking about are Class V wells, which are a broad category, but would include geothermal wells.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a pilot, two booms were installed at points of stormwater discharge in Presque Isle Bay on June 23, 2023. offered to have the devices installed on his property for this pilot project. Cleaning up litter is a never ending job and this pilot project might be a little piece of the litter puzzle,” said Guerrien.

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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. In other words, does experiencing extreme events change how people feel about the need for more adaptive water projects?

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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. Yet such transdisciplinary projects have to date been tentative and largely tangential to the thriving fields of environmental history, legal history, and environmental law.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 24, 2023

And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. “We The purpose of the fund is to bring in private dollars and ensure that low-income communities have access to financing for pollution-reduction projects.

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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. 2023 potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Steve Ward, Scranton Tomorrow’s, Safe, Clean, Green and Design Project Manager will serve as the point person for the new affiliate. The 2023 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative will be held until May 31. Posted: April 4, 2023] PA Environment Digest Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The deadline for applications is March 31, 2023. Applicants may apply under each category, but no more than a total of $5,000 in rebates will be issued to any one applicant. Click Here for more on funding farm energy use projects. Visit DEP’s Agriculture Energy Efficiency webpage for more information.

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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. Major federal actions include those that are undertaken, funded, or authorized by a federal agency.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The deadline to apply for fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding for both the Classic CIG and On Farm Trials competitions is October 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET. CIG projects are a critical tool in the effort to transfer novel conservation management systems, approaches, and technologies to farmers and ranchers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

A Life Dedicated To The River's Flow [PaEN] -- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Blog: Nearly 190 People Attended Keystone Coldwater Conference In February - By Sigrid Sharif [PaEN] -- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Conservation District 2023 Accomplishments; Grants Coming Up; County Accomplishments; Much More [PaEN] -- EPA Opens Regional $1.5

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

Mead’s declining water levels, projected to reach record lows in the next two years, will challenge water managers in the basin. Arizona officials, meanwhile, plan to use 69,100 acre-feet of ICS credits to reduce mandatory cutbacks that will be required in 2022 if Mead declines as projected. Photo © J. Photo © J.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

By Ama Francis* Ama Francis speaking in the “People on the Move: Seeing the Opportunities” session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 19 January. The attention on climate migration this year was rightly placed.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These weather elements can also create problems for young tree plantings along streams as a riparian buffer or upland as a reforestation project. Recently Gover earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. Click Here for more.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects involve various legal issues. Like traditional exploration and development, CCUS projects require the operator to secure both the necessary private property rights from landowners as well as regulatory approval from the appropriate administrative agency in order to proceed.

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Ivy Protocol

JUNE 21, 2023

Here, the promising start-up Kita comes into play, leveraging insurance to manage risks and unlock potential growth for carbon projects. Kita: Insurance as a Catalyst in Carbon Markets Kita , the carbon insurance specialist, creates insurance products that enable more financing for scaling high-quality carbon projects.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

A shared ambition to secure funding for high-integrity carbon projects while adhering to a mitigation hierarchy. 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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2023

The FSF-WM is a probabilistic property-level risk model that estimates likely wind damages by exploring the vulnerability of structures to their exposure to tropical cyclone wind conditions at different return periods, and projecting changes in that exposure over the next 30 years. 22 [PaEN] [Posted: March 2, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 4, 2023

Within this context, it comes as no surprise that just transition litigation is arising, questioning how these burdens and benefits of decarbonization policies and projects are distributed. The Sabin Center will hold a webinar presenting the findings of the report on January 31, 2023 (link to register will be available shortly).

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

b) The project identification number, if applicable. (c) c) The project name as listed in the registry or program, if applicable. (d) d) The offset project type, including whether the offsets purchased were derived from a carbon removal, an avoided emission, or a combination of both, and site location.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020. billion funds have been invested into GHG-reducing projects. To date, $10.5

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