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PA Resources Council, City Of Pittsburgh Partnership Enables Residents To Recycle 62+ Tons Of Electronics Waste In 2023; Continues In 2024

PA Environment Daily

In 2023, a partnership between PA Resources Council and the City of Pittsburgh enabled more than 2,000 residents to recycle 62+ tons of e-waste through the City’s hard-to-recycle program. PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939. And the program continues in 2024.

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State Fire Commissioner: Improper Disposal Of Rechargeable Batteries Is Leading To More, And More Dangerous Fires

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania’s waste and recycling industry is teaming up with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to raise awareness about a growing epidemic of fires caused by the improper disposal of rechargeable batteries in recycling containers and trash bags. Posted: November 13, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Why this First Nation is Right to Sue the Alberta Energy Regulator over Last Year’s Toxic Tailings Leak

Enviromental Defense

Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. In February 2023, 5.3 million litres of tailings waste spilled from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine in the tar sands into the surrounding environment. They have spectacularly failed on this front.

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Court Finds Navajo Nation’s NRD Recovery Under CERCLA May Be Limited, But Not Its State Law Recovery

MGKF Law

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. is best known for setting forth a comprehensive mechanism to cleanup hazardous waste sites under a restoration-based approach and for imposing liability on potentially responsible parties. 9601, et seq.,

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Sen. Yaw Looks For Common Ground With New Governor On Energy, Environmental Issues

PA Environment Daily

I look forward to working with the new governor and hope he will be a reliable partner in the ongoing effort to balance our environmental responsibilities with our energy needs.”

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Stay Vigilant: Keeping Companies Accountable under France’s New Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law

Vermont Law

ClientEarth, joined by Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France, is taking Danone to court for its contribution to plastic pollution. ClientEarth says Danone’s response to the notice “ wasn’t good enough ,” so it initiated legal action in January 2023. At this hearing, the judge will decide whether to open the case.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.