Law Columbia

APRIL 3, 2024

Many of these false claims center on three categories of impacts commonly attributed to renewable energy development: impacts to the environment, impacts to human health, and impacts to the economy. jobs ( it does not ).

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Legal Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Most climate change projections end at the end of this century. The longer the time span the greater the uncertainty, but the projections are still worth considering. AR6 9-121) Still, the extremely long-term sea level rise projections seem to fall in the jaw-dropping category. What happens if we get to net zero?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology will begin accepting applications for its Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative in January. Applications are due March 1.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant program aims to support the advancement of regional outdoor recreation, conservation, and trail projects and programs within the Susquehanna Greenway’s ‘Middle Susquehanna’ region. Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant program webpage.

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Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2023

Environmental groups have fought valiantly to stop the construction of the MVP project, and the Fourth Circuit has repeatedly upheld their legal claims. Congress should not intervene on decisions about particular projects, and natural gas pipelines fuel global warming. Congress recently gave the pipeline the go-ahead.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Symposium is an annual event to give students the opportunity to showcase their environmental projects, research, service projects, internships and artwork. For each category a winner and honorable mention were selected by a team of judges. This year was the 15th year that Westminster College has hosted the event.

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 13, 2022

SAWA designed by Mei Architects and Planners won the Experimental Future Projects category. The World Architecture Festival 2021 just took place December 1 to 3. SAWA is an apartment building dripping with green roof and balcony plantings.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Source: Sustainable FERC Project. SPP in the Southwest employs a more general ‘Weather Advisory’ category for severe weather. Within the description of a Watch or OCN, the reason for its issuance is typically described and may include extreme heat, but beyond that, weather is not its own category.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2023

Restoration projects in the Kissimmee River Basin north of Lake Okeechobee are part of larger efforts to reduce nutrient pollution and send clean water south to the Everglades. In south and central Florida , where decades of Everglades restoration projects are already underway, climate change is forcing engineers to pivot.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

Of the first round, congratulations are in order to the Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation and the Montour Area Recreation Commission for their awarded projects on the Susquehanna Greenway. Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant landing page at the Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program webpage.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As of early September, over 29 million people were already experiencing food insecurity in the region, about 500,000 of which were in the worst category of “catastrophic,” meaning severe malnutrition and starvation. Last year, both of these seasons came in below average. Drought leads to famine only when support networks fail to respond.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

credit) Category 1-CF -- State Coordinated Licensed or Registered Forester Credits -- Peer Volunteer/Master Gardener Update Training Click Here to register and for more information. Visit the Penn State Extension webpage for information on many other educational programs.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On its face, it’s simply an incentive for renewable energy development, giving an adder to the amount of the investment tax credit (ITC) or production tax credit (PTC) to which certain renewable energy projects would otherwise be entitled, if they are located in an “energy community”. Here’s where the fun starts.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Freshwater work ranked second-to-last among the 13 thematic-issue categories used to assess grant distribution. The agenda lists 15 priority needs, which are grouped into five categories that include data infrastructure, monitoring, ecology, management, and social ecology. It doesn’t make sense. So far, the signs look promising.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 21, 2022

The grid operator estimates that these investments will provide $37 billion to $69 billion in benefits to ratepayers over the expected life of the projects. This LRTP’s first portfolio of projects, known as “tranche 1,” includes some of the most urgent projects that would enable utilities and states to meet their clean energy commitments.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2023

Last week, the Newsom administration announced a budget trailer bill package it said was designed to facilitate the deployment of historic federal infrastructure funding for climate-friendly projects. But the package also makes a major change to California species protection law. Now back to this year’s “Fully Protected Species Trailer Bill.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

2021 ended up being the third most active season in recorded history, with 21 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes (two Category 3 and two Category 4). Source: [link] The (maybe) bad We certainly know there is usually quite some difference between the forecast and the real numbers at the end of each season.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The funding opportunities listed below are broken down into three categories: Research and Education Local Food (including urban and rural-focused programs) and Nutrition Climate, Conservation, and Energy The Requests for Applications (RFA) in this post are organized by category and then by application date, from earliest deadline to furthest out.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2023

Each category has its own relevant criteria that should be addressed within your project narrative. Remember that to really stand out, tell how your project goes above and beyond any applicable stormwater or restoration requirements to represent something unique or innovative.

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Ohio Environmental Law

MARCH 3, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers has responsibility for: determining whether wetlands exist within a particular project site; confirming the number, boundaries, and acreage of those wetlands; determining whether those wetlands are waters of the U.S. or “isolated.” Does the Delineation Process Need to Change Post-Sackett?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2023

Each year, the Karl Mason Award is presented to meritorious nominees selected by the PAEP Board of Directors The Walter Lyon Award will be selected in the same manner and has been an annual addition that started in 2014.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 2, 2023

The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality on Friday proposed measures that could speed up permitting for clean energy and other projects on federal land.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 28, 2024

Cooperative agreements funded through GLCI this year will fall into two categories. Existing GLCI funded projects are welcome to apply this year to renew their funding. The webinar will break down the NFO, discuss best practices on crafting proposals, and share stories from current grantees implementing GLCI-funded projects.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Other Sixth Grade Winners Ferree’s artwork earned first prize among all Pennsylvania entries and for the sixth-grade category. Fifth Grade Winners In the fifth-grade category, first place was awarded to Elizabeth Gawel of Horace Mann Elementary School in Indiana, Indiana County.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Then the third category or the fourth category I guess that you would say is under the injection control program that we're thinking about are Class V wells, which are a broad category, but would include geothermal wells.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This year’s overall winner was NEXTLOOPP, with its ground-breaking project that aims to create a circular economy for food-grade polypropylene. Winners in the other categories included CMC, HelloFresh, watttron, Searious Business, Mibelle, Huhtamaki and McDonald’s, and Nestlé. Read the full story at Packaging Europe.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Today, the Sabin Center has published a best practices guide for negotiating and drafting Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs), as well as a database of 50 example CBAs from climate-related projects and other types of infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The Symposium is an annual event providing students the opportunity to showcase their environmental projects, research, internships and artwork. For each category a winner and honorable mention were selected by a team of judges and a Video Viewer’s Choice Award was given based upon the number of views, likes, and comments.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

By Erin Frederick, Statewide Master Watershed Steward Coordinator Recently, the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program presented Search for Excellence Awards to acknowledge outstanding projects across the state in 2021 in three categories: Innovation, Restoration, and Educational Programming.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection will begin accepting applications for abandoned mine reclamation and mine drainage treatment project grants on October 24. Projects that will not achieve quantifiable environmental improvement or are solely research and development oriented will not be considered.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

NFWF will award DWCF grants in four grant categories including: Implementation Grants; Capacity Building Grants; Planning Grants; and Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Grants. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and AstraZeneca. Fish & Wildlife Service Delaware River Watershed program staff.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Recently, a total of nearly $74 million dollars of funds was awarded for research, development, and demonstration of 10 recycling and repurposing projects. Regulators can also enact new waste categories specifically for batteries, which can make transporting used batteries to reuse or recycling centers safer and more cost-effective.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

Mead’s declining water levels, projected to reach record lows in the next two years, will challenge water managers in the basin. Arizona officials, meanwhile, plan to use 69,100 acre-feet of ICS credits to reduce mandatory cutbacks that will be required in 2022 if Mead declines as projected. Photo © J. Photo © J.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Carlsberg recently won a Global Water Award for the world’s best water project in the industry category. Here, Carlsberg has … Continue reading Project aims to reduce water consumption in food production by 15 to 30%.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2024

On January 4, Feet First Philly is Philadelphia’s only pedestrian advocacy group dedicated to protecting the rights of pedestrians and is a project of the Clean Air Council. Projects for this year's Public Space Enhancement Mini-grant program fall into five categories.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The lawsuit is a challenge by a pro-housing advocacy group (California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CARLA)) to a decision by the City of San Mateo to reject a multi-family housing project. Instead, I want to discuss the question of whether the state can even constrain local government regulation of land-use in California.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

. -- $7,500 rebate for dairy and refrigeration or cooling equipment (up to 50% of equipment purchase costs). -- $7,500 for variable frequency drives (up to 50% of equipment purchase costs). -- Installation costs of up to $2,000 may be included for each technology category. Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

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