Circle of Blue

JULY 18, 2025

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.

Endangered Species Act

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2025

Trump’s first 100 days Trump 2.0 The president hasn’t directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it. post archive Research data management, open data, and data rescue post archive Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers Read the full story at Grist.

Recycling

A Greener Life

APRIL 24, 2024

President Biden delivers his Earth Day address. By Anders Lorenzen President Biden used Earth Day to ramp up his administrations commitment on tackling climate change, protecting the environment and investing in clean energy technologies. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Senators Leading The Way In Holding The Rail Industry Accountable 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- Reuters: Why U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Hosts Earth Day Volunteer Day -- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce: Sinnemahone Paddle Results Available; Register For Remaining Triple Crown Events -- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

All-State Fishing Team -- Environmental Justice Champion In PA: Veronica Coptis, Center For Coalfield Justice -- Registration Open For Schuylkill Sojourn June 17-24; Sojourn Steward, Sojourn Diversity, First-Time Sojourner Scholarships Available [PaEN] -- DCNR Bureau Of State Parks Offers Special Environmental Education Activities For Earth Day In (..)

Conservation

Cresforum

JULY 19, 2021

An enduring stigma exists that Republicans are against clean energy and climate policies. In advance of Earth Day, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Energy Innovation Agenda: Conservative Solutions for a Better Climate. The Energy Act was a huge bipartisan success.

Conservation

Cresforum

JULY 19, 2021

An enduring stigma exists that Republicans are against clean energy and climate policies. In advance of Earth Day, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Energy Innovation Agenda: Conservative Solutions for a Better Climate. The Energy Act was a huge bipartisan success.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro: We Need Stronger Laws To Deal With The ‘Corporate Greed’ That Let Oil & Gas Operators Get Away With Abandoning Wells For Far Too Long [PaEN] -- Gov. 27 Released 1.1 16 [PaEN] -- Do Not Consume Water Advisory Lifted In Village Of Reno; Petro Erie, Inc. 21-26 [PaEN] -- Sen.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN] -- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN] -- New University Of Chicago (..)

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970. And in 2022, Atmos Energy, Black Hills Energy, Summit Utilities, and Xcel Energy were among the founders of Coloradans for Energy Access.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

How Healthy Soils Grow Better Veggies. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Earth Day

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 19, 2022

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People- A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to ban the export of thermal coal from Canadian ports by 2023 and to release a roadmap of this ban on Earth Day.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Will It Pay Off?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

True Energy Independence Means Renewables [We’re Not Independent If Foreign Markets, Despots Set The Prices We Pay For Energy ] -- Financial Times: ExxonMobil Flags Highest Quarterly Profit Since The Boom Year Of 2008 When Russia Invaded Georgia [Anyone See A Pattern? Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- Gov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2022

PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- WESA: PA Public Transit Will Ride A Wave Of New Federal Cash In 2022 Other States/National/International -- The Guardian: Methane In Earth’s Atmosphere Rose By Record Amount Last Year, U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5% -- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb.

Conservation

Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

In the waning hours of the 2021 session and the day after Earth Day, the Washington House of Representatives passed the Climate Commitment Act in a floor vote of 54-43. Once signed into law, Washington will have a firm statewide cap on climate pollution, covering 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions for the state.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2022

Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- U.S. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities -- AP: Climate Questions: What’s Going On With Climate Change? -- AP: Climate Questions: How Much Has The Climate Changed Already?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28 [PaEN] -- Gov. Unveils Plans For June Oil And Gas Drilling Auctions On Federal Land -- MCall Guest Essay: The U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Earth Day is a perfect day to register to vote and to make sure people in your life are registered—and fully aware of what’s at stake in Election 2024. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw teach-ins, walkouts, and demonstrations grab the participation of 20 million Americans—about 10 percent of the total U.S.

Earth Day

Law and Environment

APRIL 22, 2021

It’s Earth Day. It’s a day to be optimistic. The post 50% By 2030 — The Administration Is Figuring Out How to Actually Get There first appeared on Law and the Environment. President Biden has been in office for a mere three months, but he has already accomplished more than probably almost anyone expected.

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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. 4083 ) to overhaul the country’s hardrock mining law. royalty on new mining operations, creates a fund for cleaning up abandoned hardrock mines and requires tribal consultation for mine permitting. Martin Heinrich introduced legislation ( H.R. 7580 & S.

2022

ESA

APRIL 25, 2022

In an executive order made in honor of Earth Day, the White House announced the creation of a U.S. The agency will use funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support this work. Long Term Ecological Research Network to hold panel discussion about community engagement. Federal Register opportunities.

2022

Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

Yet, even as global leaders convene for President Biden’s Earth Day climate summit to make major announcements about new climate pledges, the international community, still recovering from four years of Donald Trump’s climate denial and disengagement, has begun to push back, at least in places , against the idea of U.S.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2025

Tells Schools They Dont Need To Make Changes Amid Presidents Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Ban Funding Threats -- PennLive - John Baer: Are Hands Off And Other Public Protests Against President, Musk Effective?

Natural Gas