PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Find more materials at DEP’s Climate Change webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On September 25, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the department was awarded $1 million in funding from the U.S. Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is one of the tools the Commonwealth is exploring to offset carbon use and mitigate the effects of climate change.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Enhanced Recovery: Use of carbon dioxide for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery requires the creation of a unit by the Commissioner of Conservation for the purpose of secondary or tertiary recovery under La.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On November 15, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn outlined plans for a forthcoming $6 million carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) research and storage facility to house the department’s collection of subsurface core samples and drill cuttings from all over Pennsylvania.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

An Urgent Call The Ecological Society of America (ESA) calls on world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to pledge immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gas emissions to limit rising global temperatures initially to 2.0⁰

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 12, 2023

Our understanding of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture has developed substantially over the past decades, but remains inadequate for fully understanding the best paths toward greenhouse gas reductions in agriculture. Addressing climate change is a central goal of NSAC in this Farm Bill.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

To Invest Federal Rescue Funds For Watershed Restoration, Land Conservation, Park & Trail Improvement Projects -- Guest Essay: Why Environmental Literacy Should Be Part Of Pennsylvania’s Education Standards - Anna R.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

1] Although not limited to Class VI injection wells—which are those wells utilized for the injection and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide—the proposed ordinance is clearly aimed at prohibiting carbon capture and sequestration operations within the parish.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The trees and vegetation removed when these mining sites were cleared would have aided with the erosion problem while also helping to combat global warming and climate change. Joining conservation and watershed groups in your local area is another great way to get involved.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Objective 7.2, “Promote Pollution Prevention,” is intended to encourage the adoption of pollution prevention and other stewardship practices that conserve natural resources, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental sustainability.

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Brag

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Objective 7.2, “Promote Pollution Prevention,” is intended to encourage the adoption of pollution prevention and other stewardship practices that conserve natural resources, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental sustainability.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A second bill has been filed that would prevent the Commissioner of Conservation from permitting any activity related to carbon dioxide sequestration in St. A federal court enjoined that resolution on the basis that the parish does not have the authority to regulate CCUS operations. [2] Helena Parish. [3]

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The letter requests revisions to the plan that will prioritize sustainable industries and an equitable strategy to protect communities, workers, and the environment from climate change and pollution impacts. In fact, the plan’s few mentions of carbon pollution couch its goal as the undefined and problematic “low-carbon economic growth.”

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

Land-use and land-use change are the primary sources of carbon dioxide emissions in the sector, but the production of ruminant livestock and the application of nitrogen fertilizers to soils produce two other potent greenhouse gases: methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), respectively. Credit: Amy Swan. Figure 3.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S. billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for conservation and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. Federal Register opportunities. This bill provides a combined $1.4

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is proposed to receive an additional $56 million from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund doubling investments to $112 million in State Park and Forest infrastructure improvements, $2.8 Shapiro unveiled his first proposed state budget that includes $5.75

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is proposed to receive an additional $56 million from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund doubling investments to $112 million in State Park and Forest infrastructure improvements, $2.8 Shapiro unveiled his first proposed state budget that includes $5.75

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Peter Lehner On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), historic legislation that for the first time directly addresses climate change mitigation across multiple sectors, including agriculture. billion for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, $3.25

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In early 2023, I had the opportunity to serve as the reviewer of Chapter 11 (Agriculture, Food Systems, and Rural Communities) of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA 5 ). The NCA is a quadrennial report, mandated by Congress, that details the present and future impacts of climate change in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Oil and natural gas operations are the nation’s largest industrial source of methane, a climate “super pollutant” that is many times more potent than carbon dioxide and is responsible for approximately one third of the warming from greenhouse gases occurring today.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is circulating a co-sponsor memo asking his colleagues to sponsor the Pennsylvania Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act. billion metric tons of carbon dioxide underground.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Myers Family Farm In Centre County Receives 2023 PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN] -- PA Dept. 13 -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center To Host Day Camp Jan. 19 & Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2022

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire July 4 PA Environment Digest 85 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic Take Action Now! The July 4 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These impacts are only beginning to be understood, but preliminary analysis projects significant short-term climate impacts that can far exceed those of carbon dioxide. kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of hydrogen production (2.5 19 Info Meeting On Carbon Capture Technology -- Sen.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2023

It will also worsen global climate change. The Willow Project is expected to produce as much as 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak and result in around 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent over its lifetime. surface resources.” adverse effects on the surface resources of the NPR-A.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Master Watershed Stewards In York County Recognize Betsy Leppo, Western PA Conservancy, Gifford Pinchot State Park Staff As 2023 Outstanding Partners For Work On Vernal Pools [PaEN] -- Master Watershed Steward Robert (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

That is why we are grateful for the Committee’s hearing on the benefits of cutting methane pollution, including sealing methane leaks that waste our nation’s precious natural resources at a time when families cannot afford any wasted drop. Impacts On Unborn As pro-life evangelicals, we have a special concern for the unborn.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107. and non-U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Through the IRA, there are also many opportunities for climate change mitigation through cleaner vehicles, homes that are more energy efficient, and reductions in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Fighting Climate Change for Pennsylvania The reality of climate change is here for Pennsylvania.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The NPRPA, for example, requires that BLM “provide for such conditions, restrictions, and prohibitions ” on activities within the Reserve as it determines necessary to protect the Reserve’s surface resources. international agreements and climate projections? And there will certainly be more litigation.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. To get a better sense of where the court may be heading, I spoke with Sean Donahue , an environmental lawyer who argued one of the cases and was there for the other two oral arguments.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 149. With respect to climate change, the D.C.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 133. Natural Resources Defense Council v.

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