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Federal Water Tap, January 30: Valuing Nature: White House Publishes Natural Capital Accounting Strategy

Circle of Blue

A climate scientist is appointed to a White House intelligence advisory board. A federally sponsored study recommends expanding wastewater surveillance to protect public health. And lastly, this week is the deadline for the seven Colorado River basin states to present a water conservation plan.

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83 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: EPA Must Address Natural Gas Leaks That Are Harming Our Children - By Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance: New Film Tells Story Of Grant Twp., 26-27 -- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: George H.

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. Michael Mann - Climate Champion Award PennFuture honored Dr. Michael E.

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Trump is out of office, but he left behind a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court.

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The US Supreme Court intervenes to delay action on the climate crisis

A Greener Life

The Conservative majority of judges in the US Supreme Court on Thursday last week intervened to weaken President Biden ’s plans to reduce emissions. This action will slow down the efforts of the US, historically the largest emitter of CO2, to tackle the climate crisis. Steam rises from a US coal powerplant. By Anders Lorenzen.

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

Reaction The York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network released this statement on the new methane reduction rule-- “Today, December 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final standard to curb wasteful methane emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector. “On

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August 8 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds Environmental Health Project: Public Health Impacts Of Blue Hydrogen Production, Health, Environmental Protections Needed -- By Alison L. The August 8 PA Environment Digest is now available.