PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. The October 18 PA Environment Digest is now available. 26 Plants Rule! 7-8, Webinars Nov.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas. AB 2446 requires reductions of average carbon intensity in construction materials for new buildings and also sets comprehensive targets to achieve a net 40% reduction from 2026 building material GHG emission levels by 2035. Ecological Conservation.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 20, 2022

That uncertainty is one reason some states are hesitant to include tribes in river negotiations, said Becky Mitchell, the director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Those drought rules are set to expire, so the states need to agree on a new way to best manage the river by the year 2026. (Jeremy Wade Shockley for CPR News).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

AUGUST 18, 2023

This shortsighted approach would set farmers and ranchers up for failure, and redirecting IRA funds outside of climate-focused activities within conservation programs is a non-starter for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). Builds on the Proven Success of Federal Conservation Programs.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Energy Policy & Conservation Act (“EPCA”), are specifically tasked with administering two broad rebate programs for which individuals and building owners are eligible. The funding is set to remain available until September 30, 2026. The funding is set to remain available through September 30, 2026.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S. billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for conservation and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. Federal Register opportunities. This bill provides a combined $1.4

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

House Bill 991 responds modifying the definition of “forest mitigation banking” to be the intentional restoration, creation, or qualified conservation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for afforestation or reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities. Enforcement.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“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. Month Starting Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

“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. 15 Webinar Update On Large-Scale Solar; What Is Agrivoltaics?

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Environmental Science

JUNE 15, 2018

They will also be interested in pollution and contamination risk, conservation of limited supplies (such as in arid areas and ensuring water security) and continued quality for human use and consumption. Geology may also become more of an applied science and become absorbed into environmental conservation. Mineralogy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17 [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

This law’s historic investments, especially in agricultural conservation practices, could be a real game-changer for the Bay and its tributaries, and for the bottom line of farmers in the region. The Coalition recognizes this step forward and will continue to advocate for additional policies to further protect the region’s natural resources.”

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets [PaEN] -- PUC Stakeholders Feb. Latest On Anaerobic Digesters [PaEN] -- WHYY: PowerCorpsPHL Offers Solar Industry Training Program Focused On Justice-Involved Philadelphians -- PUC Hosts Feb.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 14, 2022

Instead it begins with this: A brief on how adept engineering for dams and aqueducts, government subsidy, technological development for pumps and water recycling, surpassing marketing, and an advantageous assemblage of natural resources – sun, warmth, blue sky, and open spaces – produced one of the greatest desert civilizations in human history. .

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

26 Webinar On Federal And State Financial Resources For Going Solar [PaEN] -- Senate Environmental Committee To Hold 2nd Joint Hearing With Ohio Legislature On Electric Grid Reliability Feb. 1; Will It Address Natural Gas Infrastructure Vulnerabilities ? 22 -- Penn State EarthTalk: Jan. 10 In Clarion [PaEN] -- Agenda Announced!

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. To get a better sense of where the court may be heading, I spoke with Sean Donahue , an environmental lawyer who argued one of the cases and was there for the other two oral arguments.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves new PFAS standards. billion in fiscal year (FY) 2026. The Senate bill authorizes $12 billion in FY 2026. In this issue: Congress.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Thank you one and all for your conservation leadership! The diversity, creativity and just the sheer number of projects and programs is truly amazing! This kind of leadership deserves our respect and the support by state lawmakers. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism!

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Committee Meets May 25 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Petition Feds To Reverse Rule Allowing Shipping Liquid Natural Gas By Rail -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“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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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. 1260 ), which would create a new NSF Technology and Innovation Directorate and increase the NSF authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

The IRA will also prompt oil and gas companies to be better stewards of America’s precious natural resources through the Methane Emission Reduction Program - the first direct federal fee on greenhouse gas emissions. . -- Farm Aid: $20 billion to cut emissions in the agriculture sector, including includes $8.45 billion for EQIP, $6.75

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Senate committee approves conservation funding bill. Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S. million annually to states, tribes and territories for wildlife conservation.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

The spending figure sits just between the more expansive elements of the American Jobs Plan the President and his progressive allies sought, and the more conservative preferences of Republican leaders eager to modernize traditional infrastructure without relying on debt financing. The provisions included in the IIJA respond to these trends.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Requires DCNR to submit a report to the General Assembly on the ATV pilot every three years, the next report is due December 31, 2026. -- Increases In Lieu Of Tax Payments By DCNR, Game Commission: -- Increase the payment in lieu of taxes for lands owned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as follows: -- From $2 to $2.40

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Jake Schmidt, the international climate director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement would have been the product of an interagency process that worked its way up from technical staff to deputies to principals before the White House decided on the goal of 50 to 52 percent.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Scientist Elected to Congress.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

The plan includes $10 billion to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, which would put young Americans to work conserving public lands and waters and advancing environmental justice. Biden’s plan calls for protecting and restoring nature-based infrastructure including forests and wetlands. 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

House Natural Resources Committee: The committee held a hearing for bills sponsored by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) intended to protect tribal cultural sites. Climate: House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced a bill ( H.R. The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act (H.R.

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ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

billion in FY 2026. The bills reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science and the National Science Foundation through 2026. billion in FY 2026. billion by FY 2026. Innovation and Competition Act increases authorized NSF funding to $29 billion by FY 2026. billion by 2026. billion by 2026.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

International Union for the Conservation of Nature holds World Conservation Congress. The House Natural Resources Committee and the House Science Committee passed their portions of the reconciliation bill out of committee Sept. billion for the Civilian Conservation Corps and $2.25 International. 16, 2021 ).

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduced the Extinction Prevention Act ( H.R.

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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

In this issue: Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. Plan follows up on Biden’s commitment to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030. Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. Executive Branch. President Biden announces NOAA, BLM and DOE science nominees.

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