PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Mastriano, After Big Defeat To End 2022, Climbs Back Onto Political Stage -- PennLive: Republican Sen. Mastriano, After Big Defeat To End 2022, Climbs Back Onto Political Stage -- PennLive: Republican Sen. Shapiro -- Gov. Senate/House -- PennLive: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- AP: PA State Employee Unions Begin Voting On Proposed Contracts; 20% Raise Over 4 Years -- Budget 2023 -- PA Senate Republican Budget Update: Sen. Kim Ward: We’re Negotiating With Gov. Mackenzie To Run Against Cong.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- January 3 - Senate, House Begin 2023-24 Legislative Session -- January 17 - Gov.-elect elect Shapiro, Lt. Elect Josh Shapiro’s Transition Team? Full List -- Gov. Wolf Reflections -- AP: Gov.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Because they just “weren’t registered” or they “weren’t interested in politics,” according to this Ipsos survey. The data from 2023 demonstrates that countries can cut rates of tropical forest loss if they garner the political will to do so, and the countries that have accomplished this can provide lessons for others.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

When I look back at 2023 and consider UCS’s advocacy around the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), I feel like it was a year of tears. Over the next 23 years, more communities would discover that they, too, had been exposed to radiation from testing, mining, and nuclear waste.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

As we sing Auld Lang Syne to 2023, a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the realm of the built environment, all as described in our top 10 most read blog posts of the year.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Governor’s Race -- Erie Times: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Calls Shapiro The ‘Extreme’ Candidate -- Politico: Republican PA Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Threatens To Renege On Testifying Before U.S. House Panel Investigating The Assault On U.S.

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. In a welcome reprieve from news coming out of the Supreme Court , here’s an uplifting story from the Golden State: On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed SB 54, a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at significantly reducing single-use waste.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. GPA, Alysha is majoring in Earth Science and Policy and minoring in Political Science and Environmental Inquiry.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 31, 2023

The UN Water Conference was held March 22-24, 2023, in New York City. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 31, 2023 What, in the end, did all the buzz accomplish? The conference, however, was constrained by an agreement that no political declaration would be made. Will these initiatives bear fruit?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its updated scientific integrity policy for public comment which will have major consequences for how the EPA conducts and carries out scientific activities, and particularly for how it protects EPA scientists and their work from political interference.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

PHOTO Leonhard Lenz Read More Recent & Ongoing Campaigns Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country Morgan Meaker | WIRED | November 2, 2023 The union’s members are threatening the blockade in support of workers at Tesla’s Swedish repair shops, who do work for Tesla and who have been on strike since last Friday.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Pursue the processing of critical materials from fossil fuel waste products (primarily coal and abundant waste from coal mining and combustion). That said, it would be more symbolic than dramatic; it would have been more politically potent if the Biden administration was actually coming for your gas stove, but it’s not.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. to -25.7%) ] -- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty -- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

. -- 75 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Winter Storm Elliot’s Natural Gas Infrastructure Failures Not (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brewster Retiring At End Of 2024 -- PennLive - John Baer: Will PA’s Lawmakers Be Better In 2024 Or The Mediocre Same? -- Inquirer: How Geography And Politics Play Into How PA Funds Its Schools -- TribLive: PA Democratic Con. Received $6.19 Butternut; Phenological Fun!

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Zabel In 2019 -- PennLive Guest Essay: If There’s Any Wasteful Government Spending, It’s In The PA Senate, House - By Mark Singel -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Sen. Mastriano, After Big Defeat To End 2022, Climbs Back Onto Political Stage -- WITF: Campaign Lawyer For Republican Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

Capitol -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Looks To Bring Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Under Gambling Regulation 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 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2024

April 17-- Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. TW In 2023; Led By Solar, Storage - DOE Lab -- Dept. Click Here to watch online.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: MAX Environmental Yukon Hazardous Waste Landfill Could Pay $275,000 To Settle Pollution Claims In Class Action Lawsuit By Residents [ 75% Of Waste Comes From Shale Gas Industry] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 9 [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2024

March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. March 20-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Room 205 Ryan Building. Wallace, at twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But it exacerbates the party’s hypocrisy on the environment just as European scientists say 2023 is “virtually certain” to be Earth’s warmest year on record. The IRA passed without a single Republican vote, with the GOP complaining about “wasteful” federal spending. In the 1980s, such disasters cost the nation an average of $21.4

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

On May 10, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund announced PA General Energy, LLC notified the Department of Environmental Protection that it intends to plug its proposed toxic frack-waste injection well in Grant Township after this Memorial Day. Grant Township has been fighting to keep out this frack-waste injection well since 2013.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. Million Settlement Of Chesapeake Energy Lawsuits Over Landowner Royalties -- Fox43: Lower Allen Twp.,

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 26, 2022

billion to the Rural Utilities Service for loans to rural areas for water and waste disposal infrastructure. A water conveyance through or around the delta has been a point of conflict in state water politics since the 1970s. Public comments are due February 14, 2023 and can be sent to DLL-DCP-EIS@usace.army.mil. On the Radar.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. March 20-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Room 205 Ryan Building. Wallace, at twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

22 [PaEN] -- Natural Lands Accepting Applications For 2023 PECO Green Region Grants [PaEN] -- TribLive: Fall Festival Planned Oct. 22 [PaEN] -- Natural Lands Accepting Applications For 2023 PECO Green Region Grants [PaEN] -- TribLive: Fall Festival Planned Oct. . -- Agenda For Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Of Health Alerts Parents To Possible Lead Exposure From Children’s Painting Toy -- DEP Accepting Applications For 2023 Recycling Performance Grants Thru Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

What we manufacture helps reduce waste, offsets the need to extract virgin resources and helps manufacturers achieve carbon reduction goals.” In order to divert political will from passing laws to reduce plastic use, they say chemical recycling is the solution. She also called the Encina project “greenwashing.” “The

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Nevertheless, as noted in the 2023 C7 communique, the three nuclear armed members of the G7 are currently spending over $100,000 a minute preparing for such a war. The C7 recommended the G7 “unequivocally condemn any and all threats to use nuclear weapons and disavow all options to resort to nuclear weapons in conflict.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2024

to Noon -- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting Workshop March 23 In Delaware County [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful Shares 2023 Annual Report Of Accomplishments; Updates On Young Ambassadors; Land & Water Stewards Program; More! National $3.40 National $3.40

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Of Agriculture Protects Another 2,553 Acres Of Farmland; 13,663 Acres Protected In 2023 [PaEN] -- ClearWater Conservancy Protects 35 Acre Ecological Gem In Little Sugar Valley Centre County [PaEN] -- PA Farm Link: Jan. National- $3.12

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On September 29, DEP told the Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee shale gas operations in Pennsylvania sent 138,336 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM (Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) waste to the Waste Control Specialists low-level radioactive waste facility in Texas for disposal.

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