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House of Commons must make passing Bill S-5 a priority

Enviromental Defense

We now call on all MPs to prioritize the passage of these important updates to CEPA, Canada’s cornerstone environmental law.

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DEP: $5 Million In Grants Recommended To Support Mitigation Projects In Beaver County Related To Shell Petrochemical Plant Environmental Violations + Shell Paid Total Penalties Of $7,606,027.75

PA Environment Daily

Awarded $50,000 to organize a three-day educational film festival focused on environmental issues and solutions in the heart of Beaver Falls.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns

A Greener Life

Climate change is and will increasingly exacerbate air pollution, disease outbreaks, drought, flooding, and the melting of glaciers, among other consequences. A disease control and quarantine worker from Yunnan wrote that “with the swiftly developing economy, everything can be automated. By comparison, only 3.4%

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

During the lockdowns, we saw air pollution clear and nature coming out of hiding – from penguins wandering the streets of Cape Town to kangaroos bouncing through Adelaide. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places.

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Pennsylvanians Realized $500+ Billion In Public Health Benefits By Eliminating Coal-Fired Power Plants, Switching To Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

The elimination of coal-fired power plants and increased use of natural gas in power generation has led to historic emissions and air pollutant reductions equaling $450 billion to $1.04 The analysis leverages emissions data from the Department of Environmental Protection and applies U.S. billion in NOx and $445.1

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 10

PA Environment Daily

Air Quality Permits -- Tolna Power, LLC - Peaking Fuel Oil Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Hopewell Twp., Smith Larry Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved de minimis air pollution increases for multiple sources of pollution at the pad located in Buffalo Twp.,