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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., The ambiguity in statutes is often intentional, acknowledging that Congress isn’t equipped to design prescriptive policies across the whole suite of issues before them—let alone in a way that can evolve as science and technology evolve over time. This deference allowed agencies (e.g.,

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Water, Water Everywhere Nowhere, And Not a Drop To Drink

Acoel

Early in my career, I was involved in a natural resource damages case seeking to establish the monetary value of an impacted drinking water aquifer. An environmental economist took the stand for the defense and began to describe why the resource had little economic value. Posted on August 2, 2021 by Kevin R.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

They disproportionately impact people that financially are at the bottom of society,” said Sinha, senior vice president of the research group Environmental Consulting & Technology. . The Clean Water Act is a clunky instrument for addressing diffuse pollution. and they have largely failed outside of tribal courts.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.28.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Rules Room [No video coverage]. Off the Floor.

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What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues?

PA Environment Daily

. -- Plug Oil & Gas Wells To Cut Methane Pollution: Shapiro will invest to plug abandoned wells across the state to curb emissions and create jobs. -- Zero-Carbon Technology: Invest in zero-carbon technology and provide financial incentives to help bring zero-carbon technologies to commercial readiness.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. Rules to protect workers, including truck drivers, also have significant gaps.

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??NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA

PA Environment Daily

On October 12, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA announced nearly $300,000 has been awarded to four Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) projects in Pennsylvania. The selected CIG projects in Pennsylvania for fiscal year 2022 include: -- Water Science Institute $75,000, Legacy Sediment 3.0: