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When Democrats and Republicans united to repair the Earth

Environment, Law, and History

The central takeaway of this book is that though Democrats controlled Congress throughout these years, “all environmental laws passed from 1964 to 1976 commanded huge bipartisan support” (p. But Coodley and Sarasohn are careful to point out that Nixon’s willingness to push for environmental laws did not last forever.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.25.23

PA Environment Daily

-- Guest Essay: Forestal Or Foresee - The Energy Transition And The Pennsylvania Legislature - By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Drilling Alliance , Lycoming County [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb.

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Deregulation, Normal Accidents, and the Airborne Toxic Event

Legal Planet

The legal and political responses to the accident have been predictable. EPA’s efforts to regulate vinyl chloride as a hazardous air pollutant under section 112 of the Clean Air Act also went on for more than a decade and was ultimately a big part of the reason why Congress overhauled that section of the statute in the 1990 amendments.

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

The EPA issued final guidance on January 19, 2021 concerning interpretation of certain aspects of its final Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances (LCPFAC or long-chain PFAS). Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

As water and water runoff does not respect political boundaries, international laws on conservation and use are common and applied, especially where there is shared use and responsibility or competing claims to it. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

Under a Biden memorandum, this NSTC task force will be charged with examining federal scientific integrity policies and specifically whether existing federal scientific integrity policies: Prevent improper political interference in the conduct of scientific research and the collection of scientific or technological data. 30, 2021.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. It will be the first time a substance has been added to the list since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments established the initial list in 1990.

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