Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Equally exciting, in August 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld agencies’ ability under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include the. Critics of environmental policies often draw upon the tension between economic security and environmental conservation to generate opposition to such policies. Air pollution also.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

Along with rising temperatures, drought makes vegetation and forests drier and increases the risk of fires that generate air pollution. This action is particularly important in terms of equity because water pollution disproportionately affects under-resourced communities with low political representation.

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed rule would apply to new and existing gas plants and existing coal plants—new coal plants are separately regulated—and promises to significantly cut carbon and other harmful air pollutant emissions from fossil plants over the next two decades and beyond. Emphasis added.] For more on West Virginia v.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 9, 2023

Emission Sources : Anthropogenic methane emissions are widely associated with fossil fuel (natural gas, oil, and coal production and transportation), although the largest sources are agriculture (from livestock farming [. Carbon dioxide emissions, on the other hand, arise almost exclusively from burning fossil fuels.

Climate Change 52

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

” — David Mendoza, Advocacy and Engagement Director for The Nature Conservancy in Washington. “ The Climate Commitment Act reflects historic leadership to address climate pollution and the harmful impacts to overburdened communities. ” ” — SB 5126 prime sponsor Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-36). “

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners. June 16, 2017).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.

2016 52

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59 National- $3.59 National- $3.59 National- $3.59

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies. Partly that’s because I was embarrassed.

Climate Change 145

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Natural Gas 91

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2011 Air Pollution 91

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 Westmoreland County? PaEN] -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Feb.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

By occupying large areas of migratory habitat, wind turbines have also emerged as one of the greatest threats to large, threatened, and high-conservation-value birds. Those technologies and others allowed conventional air pollutants to peak in developed nations the 1960s and 1970s. But it is neither a crisis nor an emergency.

2020 52

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Jackson last week strongly signaled that a number of our highest judges in the nation (mostly men) want to “save the unborn fetuses and religious-conservative state interests” first. Brown looked at the health and well-being of children who were suffering at the hands of state institutions, endorsed by the vote of racist political majorities.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Environmental protection is the key to creating jobs, strengthening our economy and promoting equity at a time when families and local businesses are struggling to recover from the pandemic and facing high energy prices,” said Molly Parzen, Executive Director of Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania.

Fossil Fuels 40

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. California Federal Court Ordered Publication of Obama-Era Energy Conservation Standards in Federal Register.

2018 40

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2023

Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant - By Mayor & Council Member of Clairton City -- DEP Blog: Air Quality Awareness Week: Particulate Matter 101 -- PPL Electricity Price To Compare To Drop June 1 For Customers Who Don’t Shop For Suppliers -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Offering $1.6

Natural Gas 79

Natural Gas Recycling Fossil Fuels Earth Day 79

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.

2021 42

2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

. -- October 16 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - October 7 to 13 - More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Spills; Venting Gas; Emergency Well Plugging [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov.

Natural Gas 95

Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 95

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

House returns to session September 12, 13, 14 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: DCNR Joins Lancaster Conservancy to announce an historic investment in projects across Pennsylvania to create more new regional opportunities.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Law Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 62

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

First, the conservatives struck down New York’s requirement for gun owners to prove why they should be allowed to pack heat in public. The Supreme Court sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to slash carbon pollution from power plants. The Supreme Court is ignoring the science on health.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

In June, HarperCollins published my new book, Apocalypse Never, which reviews the science of climate change and other environmental problems, and which has been widely praised by leading climate and conservation scientists and scholars. However, I am not a political appointee. I am honored to address the Committee.

2020 96

2020 Air Pollution Climate Change Natural Gas 96

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2022

Lower In 2050 PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- City & State PA: Sen. Casey: Announces $2.1 EIA: Ban On New Natural Gas Pipelines Would Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Natural Gas Combustion 4.4%

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Conservation 62

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp., Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp.,

Natural Gas 95

Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Politics 95

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2023

50%+ Of Applications Incomplete/Deficient The Cumberland County Conservation District told the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee at a hearing in 2019 that more than half of the erosion and sedimentation permit applications they receive from consultants (almost all registered engineers) are incomplete and/or deficient.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Regulations Waste 2022 97

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Valley Township Building, 1145 W. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, Chester County. Click Here to watch online.

Fossil Fuels 71

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Conservation Natural Resources 71

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN] -- DEP Issues 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report -- DEP Declares Air Pollution Action Day In Allegheny County For Friday, Dec.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2022 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

-- PA Resources Council Announces 2022 Household Chemical, Electronics Waste, Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Eastern, Western PA [PaEN] -- PA Master Naturalist: Learn How Volunteers Beth Clark (Centre County) And Todd Swanson (Delaware County) Make A Huge Difference For Nature -- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Celebrates 50th Conservation (..)

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Conservation 62

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R- Schuylkill) abrogating DEP’s air pollution control regulations covering heavy-duty trucks [Note: DEP already suspended enforcement of these regulations November 6 - Read more here.];

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “just need to be ignored and politically ran over.” So the environmental obstructionists that you mention in your testimony are really about ending Pennsylvania's energy industry, shutting down our fossil fuel plants here in Pennsylvania.

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Natural Gas Regulations 2018 2019 91

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

2020 40

2020 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

EIA -- Reuters: With Years Of High Natural Gas Prices Ahead, LNG Buyers Covet Long-Term Deals -- Reuters: EU Considers Push For Fossil Fuel Phasedown Ahead Of COP28 Climate Summit Other States/National/International -- U.S. EIA: Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants Will Account For 98% Of U.S.

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas 2023 Fossil Fuels Recycling 102

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Recycled, Report Says PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- WESA: Increase State Funding For Schools Or Cut It In Half? Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live. Dickinson College Campus, Cumberland County. What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- The Guardian: Only 5% Of Plastic Waste Generated In U.S.

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Politics 48

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5

Electricity 62

Electricity Nuclear Power Conservation Fossil Fuels 62

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Operations Headquartered In Pittsburgh -- WHYY: PA Residents Receiving LIHEAP Or Weatherization Assistance Can Get Free Air Conditioners This Summer -- PUC Urges Consumers To #CheckForID When Dealing With Door-To-Door Or In-Person Energy Sales Agents -- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Dept. A hearing was held on the bill June 5.

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 2023 88

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Health First Pennsylvania is a dedicated bunch of health professionals, health advocates, parents, faith leaders, all dedicated to trying to make the use and extraction of fossil fuels, especially methane, in Pennsylvania, as safe as possible, and to limit the damage. Now, I come from an evangelical conservative faith perspective.

Natural Gas 52

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

What’s Your Community Doing? Of State Reports Successful Primary Election In PA -- Gov.

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