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Trump’s Earth Day Purge

Circle of Blue

I was a very young cat, just turned 14 years old, when 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Our exploits were documented by New York Times reporter Joseph Lelyveld in the second-to-last paragraph of a page one story on Earth Day in the next mornings paper.

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171 News Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

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A Muffled American Environmentalism

Circle of Blue

Even considering Earth Day demonstrations in April, it’s the first time any of the Trump administration’s irrational and dangerous initiatives to impede, weaken, and obliterate the nation’s protections for land, water, and air generated more than a peep of resistance. Breathable air became the standard in American cities.

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Greenberg Traurig Celebrates Earth Day

E2 Law Blog

Several offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day through participation in events around the world. Earth Day was created in 1970 by Senator Gaylor Nelson to draw attention to ongoing issues with toxic air and waste.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

140 Billion gallons per day to power plants (plus 60 Billion saline). 32 Billion gallons per day treated at 16,000 sewage treatment plants. Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.22.23 - Earth Day!

PA Environment Daily

Million In Funding For Clean Water Infrastructure To Protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware River Basin -- Brodhead Watershed Assn.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m