PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students in grades 5 to 12 may submit one or more entries in these categories-- -- Visual Arts: all visual mediums accepted - drawings, paintings, collages, etc. -- Language Arts: write a 500 word (or less) essay, poem or other written expression -- Video: 90 seconds or less.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

Birders are invited to join the Blitz by forming a team, raising funds, and competing in either the “cumulative count” or “big day” categories to document birds during nesting season. This is in addition to our traditional “Big Day Count” category. These programs will be funded and provided to the public for free.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 20, 2023

L’association de veille et d’information civique sur les enjeux des nanosciences et nanotechnologies (AVICENN), a French non-governmental organization (NGO), announced on December 15, 2022, publication of a report entitled Searching for [Nanos] in Everyday Products.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It employs a similar method: sending out appeals for energy conservation through the public news media during times of extreme heat. SPP in the Southwest employs a more general ‘Weather Advisory’ category for severe weather. Source: [link] The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the RTO serving most of Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

Open to the public, this contest has categories for adults 18 and over and youth 17 or younger. We were delighted that the public embraced this challenge.” Prizes in the adult category include cash and passes to Longwood Gardens , while prizes in the youth category include Dairy Queen gift cards and field guides.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

Section 111 of the Act directs the EPA Administrator to list “categories of stationary sources” that “in [her] judgment. caus[e], or contribut[e] significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” §7411(b)(1)(A). 7411(b)(1)(B); see also §7411(a)(2). Now, in West Virginia v.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The challenge aims to showcase real-world experiences of those who use electrified transportation in everyday life and help inform the public about more sustainable transportation. EPA will select up to nine winning videos, with each of the three categories having a first, second, and third place winner.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Advisory Group had a final count of 19 members and consisted of representatives from the automotive and battery industries (6 members), waste industry (5 members), public interest organizations (3 members), and government agencies (5 members). Who were the members of the Advisory Group? Did the group propose recycling requirements?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The purpose is not to glorify litter, but to bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment, pets and wildlife. Monetary prizes up to $500 are awarded in two categories—Students and Adults. Current sponsors-to-date include The Capaldi Family and Sheetz, Inc.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 26, 2023

EPA recently announced a 45-day public comment period on a proposed expansion of its Safer Choice and potentially its Design for the Environment (DfE) programs to include certification of additional product categories beyond cleaners and disinfectants.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Similarly, the public should have the tools to easily understand the climate-related risks businesses face, and what is being done about them. What do the bills do? Reporting would begin in 2026 and would continue every two years thereafter, with the information to be made publicly available online. What’s next?

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2021

Moreover, the Court now says, “limitations on how a business generally open to the public may treat individuals on the premises are readily distinguishable from regulations granting a right to invade property closed to the public.” Another is “public or private necessity.” Not a sharp, bright-line distinction.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

In a series of posts, I’ll be following the ongoing proceeding at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) charged with implementing this new policy. of the California Public Utilities Code with three major moves. There are, however, important questions regarding how the new rate structure will be designed and implemented.

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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. In this webinar, you will learn about the insects of Pennsylvania’s forests and what can be done to better understand and conserve them.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Vote For People's Choice In addition to the winning images, 12 Honorable Mentions were selected by the judges to be voted on by the public to select three People’s Choice Winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place in that category. The winning photographers can certainly be proud of their achievements.”

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly, but with this growth comes public pressure to ensure supply chains for EV batteries are sustainable. The soaring demand for batteries relies heavily on the extraction and refinement of critical minerals, processes that have far-reaching environmental and social impacts.

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Arnold Porter

APRIL 6, 2023

” She was one of 25 attorneys included on list for the private practice category. She serves on the Board of Directors of the DC Bar Foundation, the leading funder of civil legal aid in DC, and on the Board of Directors of the Washington Council of Lawyers, the public-interest bar association for DC.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The CAP, released in 2021, details emissions reduction strategies across six categories: energy supply, building decarbonization, transportation and land use, housing, green infrastructure, and waste reduction.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Eligible applicants include registered nonprofit organizations able to apply for DCNR-supported funding and public entities (such as a county, municipality, or municipal agency). Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant program webpage.

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Breezometer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed two air quality Indexes for communicating air quality to the public, the U.S Both indexes use color-coded categories, and each category is identified by a simple informative descriptor. Both the US AQI & Nowcast are divided into six categories.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Background On May 31, 2023, EPA released a final rule exempting two categories of PIPs created using genetic engineering from certain registration requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and from the food or feed residue tolerance requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2021

Here’s what you need to know: The contest is open to the public and there’s no cost to enter, so submit your ocean photos and invite your camera-savvy friends and family to do the same, now through Sunday, June 13. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763. Email Address.loading. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Adult Category -- 1st Place ($500 prize): Richard Oberndorf, Wexford , “Teach Your Babies to Respect Our Waterways!” -- 2nd Place ($250 prize):Nancy Furbee, Sewickley , “Barreling Along to Remove Trash on the Shenango” -- 3rd Place ($100 prize): Carye Bye, Pittsburgh , “Happy un-Earth Day!”

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2023

Photo courtesy Brent Anderson / South Florida Water Management District via Flickr Creative Commons YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Public hiking paths have opened along the Han River, a biodiverse estuary which flows through the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ, which is 2.5

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 24, 2023

And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. “We USFS Climate Risk Map Alongside its call for public comment on revising climate resilience policies (see below), the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

Eligible applicants include registered nonprofit organizations who are able to apply for DCNR-supported funding and public entities (such as a county, municipality, or municipal agency). Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant landing page at the Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program webpage.

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Frontiers

JULY 27, 2022

This means that article processing charges (APCs) allow us to cover the costs associated with publishing certified research of the highest quality, specifically the services associated with the peer review, publication, and dissemination of research articles. Why are some APCs changing?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

PA Bulletin - April 15, 2023 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 68 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the April 15 PA Bulletin - pages 2056 to 2124. All through its eNotice system. Click Here to sign up.

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Capaccio

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA has identified certain industrial categories as potential sources of PFAS in wastewater, including: organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers manufacturing; metal finishing; pulp, paper, and paperboard manufacturing; textile mills; and commercial airports. Effluent Limitation Guidelines. Moving Forward.

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Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2023

It was terrible public policy. It deprived the courts of the authority to hear a category of cases, not just one that happened to be already pending. The issues revolved around Congress’s intervention in the dispute. The statutory provision upholding the pipeline was part of the 2023 debt ceiling law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2023

Understanding the Toxic Substances Control Act To understand how grouping chemicals might work in regulations, let’s talk about the Toxic Substance Control Act , or TSCA, the primary law safeguarding the public from exposures to non-pesticide chemicals. If a chemical is not exempt or excluded, it is added to the TSCA Inventory.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The entries were divided into student and adult categories, judging was conducted and following are the results. Student Winners In the student category, the winner of the $500 first place prize is Madeline Whited of Lancaster, a 17-yr. Adult Winners The winner of the $500 first place prize in the adult category was Lynn Armel of Erie.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2023

The purpose is not to glorify litter, but to bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment and wildlife. A top prize of $500 will be awarded in each of two categories: adult and student (through Grade 12).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

Entries were presented to a select group of judges where they based their decisions on adherence to the category theme, composition, and quality. This year’s categories included Treasured River Towns, Treasured Landscapes, Susquehanna Adventures, and Wildlife. “If The winning images will be on display at The Exchange in March 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2024

The purpose is not to glorify litter, but to bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment and wildlife. A top prize of $500 will be awarded in each of two categories: adult and student (through Grade 12). The deadline for entries is October 31. anti-litter message, 2.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 17, 2019

2018 Year in Review: Public agencies prevailed in 65% of CEQA cases analyzed. This category includes issues such as mootness, statutes of limitations, waiver, and res judicata. Figure 2 ( right ) shows the distribution of cases heard among the six appellate districts as well as the public agency success in each district.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 17, 2021

So many wells went dry in 2014 in the town of East Porterville that Tulare County supplied portable public showers. A rough estimate from the Public Policy Institute of California found that if groundwater levels decline at the same rate as in the last drought, about 2,700 wells could go dry in 2021. Drought Monitor categories.

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