PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 12, DEP, DCNR and many guests dedicated the Law Library Conference Room in the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to Franklin Kury, the legislative author of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3%

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Capitol Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: January 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

Those original “Hellbender Defenders” have been inspired to pursue careers in the fields of conservation, education, and the environment. She also graduated with minors in Biology and Political Science. Army and plans to apply to law school in the fall. She is now serving as a paralegal specialist in the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

January 5, 2023. Until there’s scarcity most developers aren’t incentivized to conserve water,” said Brock Smethills. For us, the incentives were aligned day one to use less water and conserve as much as possible.”. The law also requires developers to replenish aquifers with the same amount of water that they withdraw. .

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Curt Gervich, an associate professor in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh where he teaches courses in environmental leadership, law and policy, and sustainability will present the keynote address on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. Questions should be directed to bcse@bucknell.edu or 570-577-1490.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

22 -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 4; Festival Of Wood Sept. 23-24; Much More!

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

Judge Seeley did so after presiding over a two-week, non-jury trial in June 2023–the first such climate change trial in U.S. Critically, the Juliana case relied on federal law. Supreme Court–decided in a 2020 ruling that the young Juliana plaintiffs lacked legal standing to bring their lawsuit under federal law.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: June 11 - French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space. Capitol Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: April 14, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin. Two weeks ago, the Zambezi River Authority ordered the operators of Kariba Dam to halt hydropower generation through at least January 2023, worsening electricity shortages in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

An entity classified as an “arm of the state” would be entitled to sovereign immunity provided by the Eleventh Amendment; in contrast, a “political subdivision” is not afforded the same protection. The burden of proof falls on the entity seeking immunity and SRA-L failed to meet its burden.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. This has been attributed to a combination of increased law enforcement, restoring peatlands, bans on plantations and farming in sensitive areas, and efforts to combat fires, among other policies. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2024

It seems likely that the conservative majority of the justices will erode or, perhaps, dramatically jettison longstanding principles of environmental law and policy in the coming months. I profiled the Sheetz case in an earlier Legal Planet post when the justices granted review in late 2023. Over the past four decades, U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 17, 2024

During the conference weeks in Dubai (December 2 – 13, 2023), the GCF Task Force actively participated in high-level discussions, bilateral partnerships, and celebratory events. The GCF Task Force looks forward to the next milestone— our annual technical meeting in Bolivia in April 2023.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Because of this backlog, FERC promulgated Order 2023 – RM22-14-000 to speed up this process.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP/Equitrans Settlement: DEP, Preempted By Federal Law, Withdraws Order, Closes NOVs Against Equitrans For Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Leak Releasing 1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference -- Interns Wanted: Intern With Game Commission In 2023 ! -- PA iMap Invasives Webinar Jan. Posted: January 22, 2023] PA Environment Digest 2 Hearing On A 4.5

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2022

Our new book, Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture , aims to fill this information gap and provides the first comprehensive overview of the law and policy of agricultural emissions in the United States. This book includes numerous recommendations for how to do so.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Karl S. Coplan Gandalf’s Staff tree, Styx Valley Tall Trees Reserve, Tasmania (photo by author) A year ago I retired from the active practice and teaching of environmental law to pursue a lifelong dream of sailing a small boat around the world.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

While pledging to ramp up such oversight, the EPA is also working closely with the county conservation district, Farm Bureau and others to encourage farmers to adopt runoff control measures on their land. “We Really, the key we have to unlock is widespread adoption of conservation practices on small– and medium-size farms,” Ortiz said.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

This political rollercoaster ride was also unfolding across last year’s Danger Season , stressing the urgency of the need to act big, and act now. And just as suddenly, on August 16, 2022, the bill became law: the largest-ever one-time federal investment in climate action that humanity has ever seen. It was simply awesome.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The GPU designation of the 140-acre Project site (18 acres of which would be used by the recycling facility and 44 acres of which would be preserved as habitat by a conservation easement) is “High Impact Industrial” with a zoning classification of “General Impact Industrial,” which allows recycling facilities such as the NCER Project.

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Recycling Law 2024 Politics 72

Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

April 4, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Also split by the Ontario-Quebec border, and the state of New York just to the east, Akwesasne’s sovereignty faces numerous legal and political obstacles.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

However, the 2018 Farm Bill authorizes $867 billion over 10 years across 11 different titles covering an array of USDA programs with important environmental consequences, including the commodity programs, rural infrastructure and economic development, trade, conservation, energy, horticulture, forestry, and crop insurance. smaller programs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

Many of us remember watching “Schoolhouse Rock” as a kid and learning how a bill becomes law. which began in October 2023. Once the conference committee finishes its work, the final bill is sent to the president to be signed into law. Congress recently wrapped up funding parts of the government for fiscal year 2024 (FY24).

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants. Yet because of the politics of climate change, the rule will almost certainly be subject to a similar challenge. The Social Cost of Carbon has served as a punching bag for conservatives.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

Billion Over 4 Years -- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million -- The Center Square: In-State Tuition At Penn State, University Of Pittsburgh Among Costliest Nationwide -- York Dispatch: Dr. Oz Repaid Himself $1.2

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Area Saturday In Bucks County -- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C., Will It Pay Off? LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March -- Reuters: U.S., Of Revenue Reports March State Revenues $499.4

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Working in ocean conservation has opened my eyes to the larger “aquascape”, a concept that emphasizes the inextricable connectivity of fresh and marine waters, including the transitional brackish waters that link them. Enter your email and never miss an update.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023, Increased Production; Coal-Fired Generation To Fall Again, Offset By Solar, Wind -- Reuters: U.S.

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Natural Gas Clean Air Act 2023 Conservation 64

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Capitol Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: April 7, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

On October 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm (CT) Diane will lead a global hunger strike against Formosa Plastics, her fourth hunger strike. On October 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm (CT) Diane will lead a global hunger strike against Formosa Plastics, her fourth hunger strike. billion complex in St. She hopes to bring justice to the Vietnamese fisherman.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

- Part IV -- Center For Coalfield Justice Feb. 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Feb. 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Feb.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Radiation Conservation 91

ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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