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PennVEST Approves $242.8 Million Investment In 32 Water Infrastructure Projects In 23 Counties

PA Environment Daily

PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds from Act 13 drilling impact fees, the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S.

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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

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Changing Crucial Definition In Endangered Species Act Undermines Purpose Of Klamath Dam Removal

Circle of Blue

Led by new public concern about the consequences of industrialization, landmark environmental legislation in the 1970s steadily assured protections for air, water, and wildlands. Gaining momentum in the late 20th century, it was institutionalized by the first Earth Day and the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.

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136 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Meet Nature Renaissance Man George Gress; Celebrate Migratory Bird Day May 10 With TNC -- WHYY: Philly DA Launches Cleaner, Greener Enforcement Unit To Target Illegal Dumping, Other Quality-of-Life Crimes -- Erie Times: International Recycling Group Cancels Plans For Plastics Recycling Plant In Erie Citing Presidents Tariffs, Pause In US DOE Funding (..)

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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. Similarly, auto tailpipe emissions limits are being relaxed.

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Restarting Ruptured Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Tests California’s Regulators

Circle of Blue

million-gallon disaster which shook the nation and inspired the first Earth Day in 1970. Following the 1969 spill, California formed the Coastal Commission as a new regulating body and issued a ban on any new offshore drilling development — a ban which holds to this day.

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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. Watch GT’s Earth Day video message.