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Power Play: The Effects of Overruling Chevron

Legal Planet

Cost-benefit analysis has become a key part of the regulatory process. Congress has many tools to influence congressional policy apart from passing new laws: hearings examining agency conduct, appropriations that can reward or punish agencies, and direct lobbying of agencies by members of Congress. Presidents will lose that leverage.

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Little Juniata River Assn.: More Than 100 Volunteers Clean Up 30 Miles Of River Banks In Huntingdon, Blair Counties

PA Environment Daily

The Little Juniata River Association has 700+ members, including anglers, boaters, hikers, conservationists and naturalists. The Little Juniata River Association has 700+ members, including anglers, boaters, hikers, conservationists and naturalists. This event was an incredible feat!

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Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients Of 2024 Student Scholarships

PA Environment Daily

Terra would like to become a Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor with the PA Fish and Boat Commission. She wants to become the most well-rounded naturalist she can. She is a member of the Penn State Chapter of the Wildlife Society where she acts as the event planner and is also the vice president. She would also like to study abroad.

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California’s Progress Toward Recycling Policy for EV Batteries

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report outlines a package of policies that could become the first lithium-ion US battery recycling regulation – including producer responsibility for battery recycling. Who were the members of the Advisory Group? Yes, EV battery recycling is happening in facilities around the United States.

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Academic Institutions Have a Strong Role to Play in Disaster Response

Union of Concerned Scientists

He is echoing the lessons learned during the RISE Conference held on his campus in 2019, where more than five hundred academics, community members and government officials met to discuss the role of universities in disasters. The RISE Network models a decentralized post-disaster response.

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Brodhead Watershed Association Seeks StreamWatch Program Volunteers In Monroe County; Training May 18

PA Environment Daily

The StreamWatch Program exemplifies the concept of citizen science, where members of the public actively contribute to data collection and monitoring projects, becoming advocates for water quality protection through their efforts. Click Here to become a member. Would you like to be a StreamWatcher?

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The Future of Resilient Agricultural Communities in California Is Alive in Allensworth

Union of Concerned Scientists

This blog post was cowritten with Dezaraye Bagalayos, Laurie Galvagna, Kayode Kadara, Kinah Hutson, and Jose Armando Munguia, and revised by other members of the Allensworth Progressive Association team and community leaders. Over the next 15 years, California will have to repurpose about 1 million acres of cropland, most of it out of the 5.5

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