Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But 2023 found the new law subject to a referendum to overturn its terms, which will come before voters in November 2024. While more reforms are needed in both surface water and groundwater frameworks, these efforts will make a meaningful impact. Finally, the Legislature pressed ahead on conservation and biodiversity efforts this year.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

million In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $35 Million In Delaware River Watershed Conservation Projects Funded -- WHYY: Philly’s FDR Park Gets Federal Grant For Stream And Wetland Restoration -- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: What’s Next For The Chesapeake Bay? 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 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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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. This comes as a stalemate between prioritizing forests as working forests for logging or for conservation. #9:

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, So far in 2024, we're up to 34 wells plugged, 24 of those from the IIJA funding. million. “

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

18-20 In WV Registration Open For Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Level 1 Certification Training Beginning July 30 Join Master Watershed Stewards In Lancaster County For June 13 Waterways On Wheels Bike Tour A Dozen Nonprofit, Agency, Municipal Environmental Experts Team Up To Tackle Stormwater Runoff In The Lake Erie Watershed Dept. /DEP

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

More recently, gas power plants comprised over half the forced outages in PJM during Winter Storm Gerri in January, 2024. Similarly, this policy brief says that state regulators should be skeptical of building new gas-fired power plants and should instead prioritize energy efficiency and clean energy with storage.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 11, 2024

Farmers from across the country discussed firsthand how the IRA has provided much-needed, long-sought federal funding to bolster farmer-led conservation efforts. Conservation can bolster bottom-lines and support farm productivity while protecting and enhancing natural resources.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Shapiro’s FY 2024-25 budget request. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss Governor Shapiro’s 2024-2025 proposed budget for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Good afternoon, Chairman Harris, Chairman Grove, and members of the House Appropriations Committee. Click Here for a copy of the testimony.

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Cresforum

JANUARY 24, 2024

At BWP, the EW will be paired with an on-site solar array to demonstrate the importance of LDES in a fully renewable grid, and at TID, the EW will support be paired with solar panels over irrigation canals in support of Project Nexus, which aims to conserve water resources by reducing evaporation during clean energy generation.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Conservation Voters of PA and PennFuture are hosting a February 28 webinar on the Local Experts Who Are Making Our Communities Sustainable starting at 6:00 p.m. Federal funding is becoming available through the Inflation Reduction Act for climate action and clean energy investments every month.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

DEP’s inspection report [Dryburgh 2 - example] requested the owner-- again-- to submit a written report by June 1, 2024 on how the wells will be brought into compliance. DEP issued violations for abandonment, venting and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports on March 7, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Under PACER, 70% of the revenue will be directed back to Pennsylvania residents as a rebate on their electric bill – more than any other cap-and-invest program in the nation – resulting in long-term, price relief on energy costs. Pennsylvania is 45th in the nation in terms of investing in clean energy sources like wind, solar, and hydropower.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: February 26, 2024] PA Environment Digest 17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation Protect PT Hosts Feb. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 22, the Choose Clean Water Coalition , Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed and PennFuture released the 2024-25 Pennsylvania Clean Water Legislative Briefing Book , a comprehensive guide to protecting and restoring Pennsylvania's rivers and streams. Posted: February 29, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

5 [PaEN] -- DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant Applications Jan. 5 [PaEN] -- DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant Applications Jan. 5 [PaEN] -- DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant Applications Jan. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2576 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 118 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Susquehanna County. ( Montour County. Click Here to sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE today ! Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Friel-Otten, Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

Marcellus Drilling News: DEP Approves Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County [Jan. 20 to 26 - 15 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Plugging Abandoned Shale Gas Wells; Revolution Pipeline Land Slip; Brief Compressor Fire; Crypto Mining? Penn State Extension Hosts Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

With that commitment, Pennsylvania is leading the nation in getting energy from renewable resources that include solar and wind power, beating out states traditionally known for clean energy like California and Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

It expects to clear another 26 GW of capacity in 2024 and 46 GW of new generation in 2025. PJM said the new generation capacity includes almost all investor-driven renewable energy and storage-- 50.8% PA Utility Law Project Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Of Conservation Districts Invites County Conservation Districts To Apply For $90 Million In Grants To Fund Local Climate-Smart Conservation Practices Water Resources Assn. Hosts 3 Public Meetings To Gather Input On Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan Part I - Dunbar Creek To Headwaters Aug. Potter County To Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire August 7 PA Environment Digest 97 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Places 2nd In International NCF- Envirothon Competition!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

We'll be joined by state government leaders working to position Pennsylvania as a clean energy leader in order to leverage federal opportunities and connect stakeholders: The Philadelphia Green Capital Corp will provide an update on Pennsylvania's Solar for All application.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Visit the Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for Energy Policy and Management webpage for more information on programs and initiatives.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

17 - PA Boroughs Clean Energy Community Choice Aggregation DEP Extends Deadline For Submitting Concept Papers For PA Grid Resilience Funding To Nov. 17 - PA Boroughs Clean Energy Community Choice Aggregation DEP Extends Deadline For Submitting Concept Papers For PA Grid Resilience Funding To Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

This network is a key source for tracking and analyzing potential flood events. -- $ 30 million for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) and $60 million for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE). Posted: April 26, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Inquirer: These Philly High School Kids Are Trying To Clean The Schuylkill River - With Mussels -- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 18 Webinar On Helping Elk Creek Thrive In Erie County [PaEN] -- PA Society For Ornithology Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 9-19, Sign Up Now!

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. On April 23, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The number of supporters on this letter demonstrates the strength and breadth of public support for eschewing the Commonwealth's dependence on fossil fuels and for prioritizing an equitable transition to an economy fueled by clean energy and energy efficiency innovation. Resource Link: -- DCED: Gov.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. Looking forward to 2024, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. You can read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Out of that is what actually spawned our pilot program with the county conservation districts that we believe if implemented correctly, will cut 73 days off of a permit timeline that currently takes 176 days. It's not a disjointed completeness review and then a technical review. It cuts it down to 103 days.”

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

WEDNESDAY 1:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Fish & Boat and Game Commissions; 1:00 p.m. of Agriculture. - Dept. of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online. Room 140 Main Capitol.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: March 4, 2024] PA Environment Digest Threads PA Environment Digest Feed PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events. Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. billion is appropriated under Section 50121 of the IRA.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Grace has a passion for wildlife and conservation, which has been solidified through her experiences outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, internships, and volunteer work, which allowed Grace to immerse herself in hands-on wildlife biology activities. Ward Memorial Scholarship, Irvin C. of eligible Girl Scouts.

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