PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

Tom Wolf, this year's budget includes a $696 million bipartisan program to use federal recovery funds and state allocations for restoration and environmental protection. Through the Clean Streams Law, which will assist farmers with best management practices, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will receive $8.8

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

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MARCH 8, 2024

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Clearly, there is significant non-compliance with relevant laws in the conventional oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania. The bad news is that the resources and enforcement tools and techniques available to the Department have not made an appreciable dent in compliance rates and numbers over the past five years.” Why The Assessment?

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

“The DEP staff who had reviewed the permit admitted that they didn't know what the Environmental Rights Amendment was [during the Environmental Hearing Board case hearing],” said Johnson. They admitted they didn't follow the letter of the law when reviewing and approving this permit. And so this is not an outlier.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I’m Jessica Shirley, the Interim Acting Secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP safeguards Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, which affirms Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and preservation of natural resources.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 23, 2016

In 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court decided that the local ordinances conflicted with state law, which regulated oil and gas production within Ohio. The court held that the state law preempted the local ordinances because they sought to regulate oil and gas production in a similar manner. State ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp.,

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

While the term “environmental justice” is relatively new in Louisiana litigation, the court’s analysis roots this concept in the state’s long-established public trust doctrine. In the seminal case Save Ourselves, Inc. Env’tl Control Com’n , 452 So. 2d 1152, 1156 (La.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 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. Shapiro unveiled his first proposed state budget that includes $5.75

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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. Shapiro unveiled his first proposed state budget that includes $5.75

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Thank you for the opportunity to present Governor Wolf's proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Every one of us commits daily to “protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution, and to provide for the health and safety of our citizens.”

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Folks who dealt with contaminated water and air pollution and suffered severe health consequences that they believed were a result of fracking happening near their homes.” “Now, That is true but we can stop stupid legislation from becoming law. “Those grand jurors, they did incredible work. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. Residents have had to make their own arrangements for clean drinking water since that time because the affected areas are outside the 2,500 foot zone of presumption protected in state law.

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