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94 New Articles - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Environmentalism and the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant. This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry. Illinois Central Railroad v.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.25.23

PA Environment Daily

Oil/Natural Gas Production Other States/National/International -- WITF/NPR: The U.S.

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Using the Free Market to Affect Change: An Argument for Environmental Taxes

Vermont Law

to reducing their carbon emissions. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. the Paris Agreement) that will require periodic, rigorous accounting and management of total national emissions. social cost of carbon. to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

A sampling protocol was developed, as well as a field sampling tool using Field Maps in ESRI to record data for reporting purposes. -- Natural Lands for the Bryn Coed Farm Conservation: In 2017, Natural Lands acquired a 1,505-acre mosaic of forest and fields known as Bryn Coed Farms—which means “wooded hill” in Welsh.

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Did Not Affect EPA’s Ability To Regulate Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant, Has No Impact On DEP's RGGI Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Program

PA Environment Daily

EPA does have authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act and the Court’s ruling did not address that existing authority. Pennsylvanians strongly favor strong protections for the air we all breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live, work, and play on.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Abatement : The process of reducing the quantity, intensity, or saturation of a pollutant or other harmful substance by way of treatment. Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.