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April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

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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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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The complaint seeks to order the president, Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, the Ministry of Finance, and regional governments to develop action plans to reduce net deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon to zero by 2025. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash.

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DEP Blog: Abandoned Coal Mine Reforestation Initiatives Healing The Land

PA Environment Daily

DEP and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are members of the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership , an organization with the goal of planting 10 million trees in Pennsylvania by the end of 2025. I can’t think of a better tribute to the heroes and families of Flight 93 than what has developed at this memorial.”

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CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

The amendment reads-- “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. Constitution.

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Policy News: April 25, 2022

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White House Announces First National Nature Assessment. In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. National Nature Assessment. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee : The Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S.

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Fresh, April 18, 2023: Minnesota Lawmakers Debate Future of State’s Environmental Funding

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. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds Minnesota’s environmental funding plan, which is seeded with state lottery proceeds and is set to expire in 2025, is likely to be on the ballot next year with possible amendments. Gretchen Whitmer’s shutdown order will be reviewed by a federal judge, and the U.S.

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4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1