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Reminder: Nominations Due For 2024 Parks & Forests Foundation Awards Dec. 15

PA Environment Daily

The PA Parks and Forests Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2024 Annual Parks and Forests Awards which recognize the exemplary programs, services, staff, and volunteers that have made a positive impact on the state’s parks and forests. Nominations are due December 15 and will be announced in May. Flick To Host DCNR Grant Seminar Dec.

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Fish and Wildlife Service Increases Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Wildlife Protection Laws

Endangered Species Law

On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule increasing civil monetary penalties for violations of several federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws (Final Rule).

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.27.23

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Dammed If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Who gets scarce water resources from lakes in times of drought?

Acoel

Other states grant the authority to control the use of water to a state agency like a natural resource department. In addition, federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act have created federal claims for lake water to sustain threatened plants, animals and, most importantly, fish.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

The legislature directed DEQ to do a human health risk assessment of 1,4 dioxane in drinking water based on peer-reviewed studies and report back to the legislature by May 1, 2024. A provision in the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 requires the EMC to study narrative water quality standards and report to the legislature by June 1, 2024.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

PA Environment Daily

Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act. Her passion for sharing her study abroad journey and inspiring others to start their own led her to become an Education Abroad Peer Advisor at Penn State for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.

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