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How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Legal Planet

As quick background, the basic driver for a PES approach is that we need much more funding to conserve natural capital than philanthropy and governments can provide. Only the Congo, however, is still a net carbon sink. The bottom line is that roughly 99% of carbon emissions are unregulated or not offset at all.

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153 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Blast Furnaces, Carbon Emissions -- Register Now! Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funding, $979.3 Million Over 4 Years; Next Round Of Local Mine Reclamation Grants Open Sept.

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Penn State Extension Hosts Feb. 10 Webinar On Nitrogen - Crop Nutrient And Water Pollutant

PA Environment Daily

Modern agriculture relies on nitrogen fertilizer but increasingly faces its downsides, including carbon emissions, surface water pollution, and groundwater contamination. The Penn State Extension will hold a February 10 webinar on Nitrogen - Crop Nutrient and Water Pollutan t from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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PA Environmental Council Honors Cynthia Carrow With Lifetime Achievement Award, Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority, DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Program

PA Environment Daily

On May 22, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council held its Western Pennsylvania Awards dinner in Pittsburgh to recognize Cynthia Carrow with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority and DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Program. We salute them and appreciate all of their good work.

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NEPA in the Supreme Court: The Seven Counties Oral Argument

Legal Planet

First, all the conservatives on the Court say they are textualists. Argument #3: The Court should narrow the scope of NEPA case because it was passed before the enactment of a bevy of other environmental statutes like the Clean Air Act. This is a weird argument for two reasons.

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Short Week - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available - 6.13.25

PA Environment Daily

As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” -- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] PA Environment Digest Will Be CLOSED June 14 to 19. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

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The Heinz Endowments: Nonprofits, Philanthropy Create Infrastructure To Help Bring Nearly $1 Billion In Regional, Statewide Clean Energy Funding To Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In addition to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Hub accesses funding from a host of sources, including the Thriving Communities grantmaking program , which is part of the EPA’s Green and Healthy Home Initiative, and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority’s Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency Program.