Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 2, 2023
The House Committee on Natural Resources even released draft text of the legislation for public comment, providing the opportunity for the public to submit line-by-line comments. Among its provisions, the legislation will: Require consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 27, 2021
By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. Rules to protect workers, including truck drivers, also have significant gaps.
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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).
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 30, 2023
In the previous three years, Congress had passed NEPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. Continuing the legislative wave, 1973 saw the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA. The case is one of dozens titled Natural Resource Defense Council v.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
The key difference according to the US National Park Service is that conservation ethics seeks the “proper use” of natural resources while preservation seeks to protect nature against any kind of use. This concern about natural resources meant the 19 th century was also a great expansion in conservation in other areas.
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