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Celebrating 30 Years Of Excellence As The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

Over the years, thousands of young people have participated, building leadership skills, environmental awareness, and a sense of responsibility for stewarding Pennsylvania’s natural resources. In a landmark achievement, Pennsylvania became home to the first independently certified public forest in the nation.

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Big Oil’s steady lobbying in 2024: Suncor tops the lobbyist list from July-September

Enviromental Defense

Big Oil had 695 lobby meetings with the federal government between January and September 2024. Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson had three meetings, one each with LNG Canada, BHP, and the Pathways Alliance. It’s no wonder that climate policies in Canada are moving forward at a snail’s pace. times per working day!

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PA Natural Heritage 2024 Annual Report Provides An Update On Pennsylvania Biodiversity Conservation Efforts And New Discoveries

PA Environment Daily

The PA Natural Heritage Program released its 2024 Annual Report recently sharing the work and new discoveries of many partners and dedicated biologists who provided expertise, data and information to support conservation of Pennsylvania's biodiversity. Click Here for a copy of the report.

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DEP Did Over 107,000 Inspections, Found 35,237 Violations, Responded To 410 Emergencies In 2024 To Protect PA's Environment, Public Safety

PA Environment Daily

We are here to ensure that our natural resources are protected from pollution and holding polluters accountable so that companies that play by the rules can continue to flourish here in the Commonwealth. Search Compliance Actions in PA Environment Digest for more information on compliance actions taken by DEP in 2024 and prior years.

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2024 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Honors Schuylkill County’s Bill Reichert With Mayfly Award

PA Environment Daily

NewsClip: -- Republican Herald: Bill Reichart Presented Mayfly Award For His Longtime Work Promoting Clean Water [ PDF of Article ] [Posted: November 4, 2024] PA Environment Digest It has always been my belief that "he is the calm in the eye of the storm."

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Success! Removing the Klamath Dams

Legal Planet

(Klamath River Dam removal project [credit: Los Angeles Times]) Most of the environmental law and policy matters discussed on Legal Planet–especially over the past few months–have dealt with natural resource crises, environmental rollbacks, hostile political actors and actions in Washington, D.C.,

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Making Polluters Pay for Climate Consequences

Legal Planet

The fund would be established based upon this study, requiring the responsible polluters to contribute based on their market share of emissions between 1990-2024. The California Natural Resources Agencys Fourth Climate Assessment estimates that California will face at least $113 billion in annual climate change costs by 2050.