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World Environment Day 2025: Beat plastic pollution

A Greener Life

This year, the Republic of Korea is the host country, urging global action to end plastic waste and build a sustainable future. Theme for 2025 This year’s theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, aims to spotlight the damage caused by plastics and promote alternatives. This year’s theme focuses on beating plastic pollution.

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Registration Now Open! 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. 27

PA Environment Daily

The Physicians for Social Responsibility PA , the League of Women Voters of PA , and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University invite you to register for the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions to be held February 27 in Pittsburgh and online.

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Registration Now Open For Keep PA Beautiful 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania! Organize Your Litter Pickup, Beautification Events Now

PA Environment Daily

Registration is now open for the 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania ! The Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association are sponsoring trash disposal, free of charge or at a reduced rate for registered program participants, at participating landfills from April 1 through April 30, with prior approval.

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Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests

Environment + Energy Leader

Dow says it will reduce CO2 releases by 2 million metric tons a year while growing its earnings by an estimated $2 billion by 2025. The post Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - January 1 to 10 - First 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells Of 2025; Methane Reduction Grant Inspections; Well Leaking Gas For 27 Months

PA Environment Daily

Response requested by January 20, 2025. Washington Energy Co LLC - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Wells January 2-9, 2025 inspections of three conventional wells in Washington County found them abandoned and not plugged-- -- North Strabane Twp. Violations issued. MTN Energy holds 45 conventional oil and gas well permits.

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DEP: Widespread Non-Compliance With Environmental Laws Continues In Conventional Oil & Gas Industry; 3,108+ Abandoned Wells; At Least 85% Conventional Well Owners Fail To Submit Production, Waste, Well Integrity Reports

PA Environment Daily

85% of conventional well owners with 23,708 wells failed to submit production and waste generation and disposal reports-- 19,644 of these wells are not required to have a plugging bond. 89% of well owners failing to submit production/waste reports have at least one well not required to have a bond. Read more here.

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We Need a Circular Economy for EV Batteries

Legal Planet

And ever-increasing numbers of battery-powered cars on the road will also mean a growing number of waste batteries. waste stream in coming years. We’ve seen what happens in other industries when the waste stream isn’t responsibly managed and their products clog landfills, whether that’s plastic bags or smartphones.

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