Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

(Maintaining CERCLA’s reputation for incoherent drafting , it is not clear whether the exclusion applies to any such orders or only orders issued pursuant to certain other federal environmental statutes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act.)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Restoring Assets It has only been one generation since waterways across the state were contaminated with industrial waste, chemicals, and other pollutants to the point that rivers were on fire and devoid of aquatic life. These riparian forest buffers improve water quality and provide habitat for both land and water species.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire October 25 PA Environment Digest 40 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award Going, Going, Gone.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If a PRP sent some amount of the hazardous waste found at the site, that party is liable. Waste management and wastewater treatment facilities. Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. Furthermore, CERCLA liability extends to all “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs). PFOA and/or PFOS processors.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

The plan, developed by Chesapeake Bay Foundation Watershed Coordinator Brian Gish in Pennsylvania, is now eligible for federal funding through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. To qualify for the federal dollars, the water body must be impaired and have an approved plan to make it unimpaired.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 9, 2019

The positions include two new engineers to work on issuance and renewal of Clean Water Act wastewater discharge permits. Federal and state water quality permits often require the project developer to offset stream or wetland impacts by funding restoration of similar natural resources.).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

These bills have been opposed by groups as varied as Trout Unlimited, county conservation districts and the PA Environmental Council. DEP is required by the federal Clean Water Act to submit a report to the U.S. 2015-011-L ). Click Here for DEP’s presentation.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA reviewed current industry practices for operational and decommissioning materials and wastes to evaluate the types of hazardous materials used and released by the electric power sector. Modern conditions at facilities rather than legacy practices or conditions. EPA’s Process and Rationale. What’s Next?

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Working in ocean conservation has opened my eyes to the larger “aquascape”, a concept that emphasizes the inextricable connectivity of fresh and marine waters, including the transitional brackish waters that link them. In short, all water is connected.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2022

“This federal investment will help us work more cooperatively with farmers and expand the use of the best-available technologies to identify the most effective conservation strategies to reduce pollution that enters the Susquehanna River Basin.” The Pequea Creek restoration plan was approved by DEP and is awaiting final EPA approval.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It manufactures plastics, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). billion complex in St.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. However, these structures have not sufficiently addressed agriculture’s impact on the nation’s water resources. to reduce otherwise externalized wastes.

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Additional services that may be provided by the team include regulatory support for Clean Water Act, Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Oil Pollution Act, and other federal, state, and local environmental programs.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

House Bill 991 responds modifying the definition of “forest mitigation banking” to be the intentional restoration, creation, or qualified conservation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for afforestation or reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 2, 2022

In America, over half of our drinking water comes from nearby rivers and streams, with the average person using close to 100 gallons a day at home for drinking, bathing, washing the dishes and watering the plants. The Delaware River provides this needed water to over 15 million people. Reduce plastic waste.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 11 [PaEN] -- 5th Biennial Penn State Forest Landowners Conference Set For March 24 & 25 In State College [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Feb. 23-24: Save The Date, Sponsorship Opportunities Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Legal Planet

JULY 6, 2023

Conservative states might be reluctant to regulate. Flood control and water quality might be the best arguments for persuading them, rather than the intrinsic value of protecting wetlands. On the other hand, a new regulation would immediately become a whipping boy for conservative politicians and judges.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

China requires its large livestock operations to treat manure, in some cases with engineered wastewater treatment plants, before spreading livestock wastes on farmland. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. The cost of the project: $200,000.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Jefferson County; Feb.

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Acoel

MARCH 7, 2022

But before I preach about plastic waste, with my mood lightened by this ray of hope, let me just offer a quick reminder of a foundational point: the law of conservation of mass , which recognizes that matter (with its specific mass) can change form, but before and after the change, the mass remains the same. Now, back to plastic waste.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

15] -- PUC Acts To Investigate Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Weather Price Adjustment, But Leaves PGW’s Original WPA Rate System In Place -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Will Investigate Philly Natural Gas Works Rates After Summer ‘Weather Normalization' Debacle -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Olympus Energy, Elizabeth Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

This includes conducting a comprehensive review of stormwater discharges and groundwater contamination and implementing initiatives to ensure compliance with environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and parallel Pennsylvania laws.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. . Photographs by J.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Of Agriculture Protects 2,478 Acres On 30 Farms In 18 Counties Natural Lands Preserves 278 Acres Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge In Luzerne County Dr. Rugh & Sylvia Henderson Partnered With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Protect Historic Farm French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Preserves 4.45 11 WeConservePA Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Jefferson County; Feb. 17 DCNR Announces $3.2

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Funded by the Erb Family Foundation and the Joyce Foundation, the project comes on the 50 th anniversary of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a high point of environmental diplomacy, and the U.S. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law. Once Cleared Harmful Blooms. did it once before. .

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Elaboration may be on the way through the efforts of New York’s environmental regulator, the Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). After all, New York’s air permitting regime is based on health-based emissions standards derived from the federal Clean Air Act.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2022

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance: Dimock Residents Working To Protect Water From New Threat: Fracking Waste -- New Ohio River Valley Institute Report (..)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2022

21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Nearly 70 Runners Compete In Cameron County Sinnemahone Trail Run, Final Competition In Triple Crown Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm U.S. The October 24 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

7 [PaEN] -- Patch: Major Extension Of Chester Valley Trail To Link To Schuylkill River Trail -- WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.:

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For example: Ontario undermined Ontario’s Endangered Species Act protections in 2019 with Bill 108, which empowered the Minister broad and reckless exemptions to let developers destroy endangered species and their habitat, delay extending any protection at all for species that desperately need it, and even “pay to slay” endangered species.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A career specialist in soils and forestry health, most of it with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, a unit of the U.S. Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

The Florida delegation introduced a bill that would authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used for water quality improvement projects. House Republicans introduced their signature legislation for the session, the Lower Energy Costs Act.

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