Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Today, our air and water are significantly cleaner than they were 50 years ago thanks to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other environmental safeguards Congress passed back then. But those laws primarily focused on the industrial sector, leaving agriculture largely alone. Big Ag is a major polluter.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

By Sudan Smith, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Communications Intern Humans have been practicing agriculture for more than 10,000 years. Many of the farming practices used in varying forms of agriculture have had a significant impact on the sustainability of food systems, food security, animal wellbeing, environmental health, and human health.

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

My love for food and agriculture is undoubtedly a result of my upbringing on a small ranch in northern California. I participated in both 4-H and the Future Farmers of America (FFA), which I credit with developing my drive, passion, and interest as a scientist in the food and agriculture sector. Credit: S.C. McClelland.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 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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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Click Here to watch live. -- TODAY: House Budget Hearing - Agriculture 1:00 p.m. Watch live. -- March 28: Senate Budget Hearing - Agriculture 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch live. Budget Hearings: -- THURSDAY: House Budget Hearing - DCNR 10:00 a.m./ DEP 1:00 p.m.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Credit: Inyo-Mono County Agriculture Commissioner. To the contrary, LADWP has a sorry, 120-year history of treating the rural people and natural resources of the Eastern Sierra as a population to be exploited and an ecosystem to ravage. There LADWP goes again. But it’s not.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 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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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 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. of Agriculture. . of Agriculture.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 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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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 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. National- $3.66

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Million In 28 Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Quality Improvement Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA To Spend Nearly $200 Million On Lead Pipe Replacement, Water Upgrades [Mostly Federal Funds] -- DEP Awards Susquehanna River Basin Commission $68.2

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 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. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 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. Valley Township Building, 1145 W.

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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. Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2023

On January 12, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced an investment of $11.8 Elect Shapiro To Nominate Rich Negrin For DEP, Retain Cindy Dunn At DCNR and Russell Redding At Agriculture [PaEN] -- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $3.2

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), discusses how popular conservation programs should focus on small-scale and sustainable farms, not industrial-scale farms. as it relates to EQIP.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2024

A 2002 B’Tselem report shows Israel has destroyed agricultural areas, claiming they were used for “terror attacks.” ” The recent conflict has left Gaza’s natural resources decimated. Israeli forces flooding tunnels with seawater risk a catastrophe , destroying drinkable water and agriculture.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

million for the Department of Environmental Protection to speed up permit reviews and expand the agency’s oversight inspections, conduct more responsive air sampling, increase the number of dam safety inspections and implement the CO2 Budget Trading Program. The proposed Department of Agriculture budget includes $2.5

Natural Resources 98

Natural Resources Air Pollution Environmental Protection Greenhouse 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2022

With the climate conversation front and center across the country and especially in energy-rich Pennsylvania, a new Global Strategy Group poll commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund Action and Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund shows strong majorities supporting climate action to limit methane and carbon pollution.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Resiliency, adaptation & local air pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Shapiro Lays Out Serious Concerns Regarding Norfolk Southern’s Incident Management After Meeting With Beaver County Officials [PaEN] -- PennLive: These Black Leaders Focus On Inspiration, Fulfillment And Environmental Justice -- Gov. 23; Transportation- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AB 2243 , which was developed through a partnership between students in UCLA’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s office, addresses heat and air quality impacts on agricultural workers. Ecological Conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2023

Related Articles: -- Budget Refresher: Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests -- DCNR Budget Testimony: Supporting PA’s Outdoor Recreation Industry, Conserving Natural Resources [PaEN] [Posted: March 21, 2023] PA Environment Digest Shapiro’s Budget Address as prepared.

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Natural Gas 2023 2008 Air Pollution 95

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

The bill also opens up Act 18 of 1995 creating DEP and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to any and all amendments. Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol. Click Here to watch online.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Here are 76 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

Eating sustainably refers to foods that are produced in ways that have a minimal impact on natural resources, ecosystems and biodiversity. Note: Nearly one-third of food produced in the world goes to waste, contributing to land, water and air pollution. Courtesy Anne Sprat/Unsplash.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

27 Online Lunch & Learn With Laurie Barr About Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- February 28-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Room 140 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch online. -- Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Updated Background -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Marsh Creek State Park Once Again Site Of Cleanup Due To Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Chester County -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Material Leaks Into Tributary Of Marsh Creek State Park At Site Of Mariner East Pipeline Spill In 2020 -- DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In (..)

Conservation 101

Conservation Electricity Air Pollution Recycling 101

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For Natural Gas Explosion Destroying Home/Business In Greene County Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. With Penn State Extension, Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center DEP Announced $38.76 28 DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Sept.

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Natural Gas Electricity Conservation Air Pollution 77

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Report -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Air Quality Improves In New Report, But Takes Steps Back, Too -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Has Some Of The Worst Air Quality In The Country -- PennLive: Harrisburg Area Air Quality Gets Mixed Grades -- UnionProgress.com: Half Of 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2022

12 Presentation On New Report Detailing $500 Million In Annual Economic Benefits From Services Provided By The Environment In Lebanon County [PaEN] -- Carbon County Has $800 Million Return On Investment From Natural Resources [PaEN] -- Estimated $939.2 16 [PaEN] [Posted: August 10, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

Reflecting its importance, the survey team will be headed by the vice premier of the State Council, Hu Chunhua, with deputy posts occupied by leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The first covered around 6.3 Photo credit: Alamy. Rapid acidification. meaning a 2.2-fold

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advances nomination of Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to lead Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Agricultural research programs receive significant boosts. The Agricultural Research Service gets $1.761 billion, a 15% increase. NSF receives a four percent increase.

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2022 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act Natural Resources 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2022

10 Lackawanna College Environmental Ed Center Accepting Applications For Fall Conservation & Natural Resource Certificate PASA Sustainable Agriculture Hosts July 16 Trees For Your Animals & Land Workshop In Perry County Pike Conservation District: What Are Harmful Algal Blooms?

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