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Clean-Up on Aisle One

Academy of Natural Sciences

Ongoing surveys of the mussel population in Pennsylvania’s Delaware River Basin have begun to produce results that bode well for the health of the waterway.

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Update the Electricity Grid Without Undermining Environmental Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

There’s no question that the US electricity transmission system has to be modernized to enable a transition to an equitable clean energy economy, but how to do it is up for grabs. Negotiating away environmental and public health safeguards for new legislation shouldn’t be on the table. That said, there’s a lot already underway.

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Biden’s silent climate victory lap

Legal Planet

He’s talking up both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a warm-up for his State of the Union speech on February 7. In these speeches , Biden talks about speeding up commutes and creating jobs. Both laws are, of course, big climate achievements. It’s tradition.

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For People Who Have Been Poisoned by Radiation, the Fight Continues in 2024

Union of Concerned Scientists

RECA is a federal program that provides cancer screenings and small one-time payments to some uranium miners, atomic veterans, and communities near the Nevada Test Site, where the US military conducted 100 above-ground tests between 1951 and 1962. And the whole time the government told them they were safe.

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The Story of Plastic in Canada – Part 4: The Dangers of Single-use Plastic Packaging

Enviromental Defense

You’ve arrived at stop number four on the journey of plastics in Canada. Today, let’s take a stroll down your local grocery store aisle where many of those plastic products are wrapped around your food. Throughout the month of July, we’re taking you on a step-by-step journey that exposes the true cost of the plastic lifecycle.

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Happy New Year, New England?

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. One is permitted to assume this intentional choice reflects Governor Sununu’s opinion that climate change is not a problem that requires solutions.

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Sen. Comitta: Let's Work Together To Address Climate Change, But Stop Rehashing The Same Old Arguments Against RGGI That Are Not Protecting Our Planet And Our People

PA Environment Daily

On Friday, February 2, Sen. RGGI is wrong for Pennsylvania, and it is time to repeal this regulation and focus on putting forth commonsense, environmentally responsible energy policy that recognizes and champions Pennsylvania as an energy producer.” “Not In one of my first meetings on this Committee, we voted on similar legislation.