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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

Since DEP’s inception, Pennsylvania has recycled over 146 million tons of material—preventing 196 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. million cars from the road for a year or preserving the carbon-storing capacity of 234 million acres of forest. That’s the equivalent of removing 43.8

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Biden’s Proposed Power Plant Rule is a Solid First Step

Legal Planet

Image via PickPik On May 23, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed emission limits and guidelines for carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-powered plants. To avoid the same fate as the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was struck down by the conservative Supreme Court in West Virginia v.

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Bay Journal: As Federal Support Emerges, PA Wants To Be A Carbon Capture Hub

PA Environment Daily

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of carbon dioxide, state officials say. In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. Studies by the U.S.

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.24.24

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Fresh, March 21, 2023: Chicago Residents and Activists File Suit Against Toxic Sediment Dumping Grounds

Circle of Blue

A land conservancy and a township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula purchased four miles of riparian habitat for the purpose of land, water, and biodiversity conservation. Over $150 million in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget would fund dredging projects and flood mitigation studies throughout Michigan.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Ag Conservation Research Grants; Ag Research Grants [PaEN] -- Agriculture Highlights Stroud Water Research Center Ag Conservation Research [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: State Invests $1.5 Upcoming Events -- Republican Herald: Hegins Twp. Upcoming Events -- Republican Herald: Hegins Twp.