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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Martin Interim President Of PPL Electric Utilities -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Awards $14.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Ecological Conservation.

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. Wisconsin faces difficulty enforcing pollution control from small farms. A plan to build out electric vehicle chargers draws pushback from gas station owners in Minnesota. Other News.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. to 3:00 p.m.

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The Essential - PA Environment Digest 7.5.21

PA Environment Daily

Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites Climate Rachel McDevitt: Will RGGI Affect Your Electric Bill? Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water? Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water?

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Emerging Local Legal Pathways for Building Electrification: Air Pollution and Land Use Regulation in New York City & Brookline, Massachusetts

Law Columbia

Buildings need not be built all-electric to comply with the code standard – appliances and building systems using any fuels are acceptable – but it will be far easier for them to comply if they do. that are built all-electric) will receive special permits that endure in perpetuity.

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Biden’s Proposed Power Plant Rule is a Solid First Step

Legal Planet

To avoid the same fate as the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was struck down by the conservative Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA last year, the new draft rule does not determine emission limits based on “generation shifting,” or the closure of fossil fuel-powered plants in favor of cleaner sources of electricity.