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Science at the Table: The Importance of Federal Advisory Committees in Policymaking 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Many, if not all, FACs require their members to be experts in those issues, such as public health, the environment, or education, to ensure theyre equipped to understand the problem and provide evidence-based guidance to inform solutions. This administration is not the only one to reset” FACs, or replace all of their members.

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189 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

22 In Washington County -- Mon Valley Clean Air Fund Sets 3 Outreach Sessions Starting Oct. Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Reaches $4.2 In-Person, Online -- USDA NRCS Hosts Oct.

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It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Union of Concerned Scientists

As I progressed in my education, I became fascinated with how some chemicals behave similarly when they interact in the environment, such as organic chemicals in salt marshes or mercury in the atmosphere. Any of these shared characteristics can be effectively used to group chemicals into classes.

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October 21 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million Investment In 33 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 21 Counties EPA, PennVEST, Aqua Pennsylvania Highlight Importance Of Taking Action Against Lead Water Service Lines At Chester County Event DEP Awards $3.4 Of Agriculture Invests Over $6.7 Of Agriculture Invests Over $6.7

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Evangelical Environmental Network Delivers Over 36,000 Comments From Pro-Life Christians To Gov. Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls

PA Environment Daily

The mission of ENN is to inspire, equip, educate, and mobilize evangelical Christians to love God and others by rediscovering and reclaiming the Biblical mandate to care for creation and working toward a stable climate and a healthy, pollution-free world. ENN is based in New Freedom, York County.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

On the positive side, to some degree, is the fact that our air is huge which gives us a lot of dilution. Regardless, places with high densities of emissions, such as industrialized cities, still have air pollution problems, and these are called “non-attainment areas” because those areas fail to attain one or more NAAQS.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Three More PFAS Added to Toxics Release Inventory List for 2021 Reporting Year; EPA Announced Plans for More Additions to List. 31225 (June 11, 2021).]]