PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

On April 19, the Brandywine Conservancy is excited to launch a new Climate Resiliency Initiative to help local municipalities and landowners proactively address climate change in their communities. We're thankful for the expert guidance the Conservancy has provided in this endeavor.” President of Malvern Borough Council.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are 68 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 27 Released 1.1

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

State of Montana , against their state government. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch? Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force published the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report earlier this month, which outlines the process by which the Task Force plans to develop climate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Louisiana. The Task Force is charged with making recommendations to achieve these goals.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Here are 87 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 27, 2022

EPA , which challenges EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, and Sackett v. It’s difficult to call this Court conservative. Fundamentally, this Court is simply anti-government, almost to the point of seeming like a bunch of anarchists. As everyone knows, the Supreme Court has teed up West Virginia v.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Here are 40 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts a local ordinance in Berkeley, California that prohibits most natural gas hook-ups to newly-constructed buildings. . Constitution, and most states, including California, delegate some or all aspects of it to local governments within their borders. The case concerns whether the U.S.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

First, it seeks to structure more flexible implementation support for subnational governments and communities for policy implementation and actions. WRI also found that greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation in 2022 were equivalent to those of India (the third largest emitting country in the world!).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2022

The latest Pike County Conservation District newsletter includes an overview of wetlands conservation, an announcement of a new Environmental Resources for New Homeowners webpage and an Intern Help Wanted notice. May is Wetlands Month, so watch Pike Conservation District social media for lots more information.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 41 new articles by local news media and in the PA Environment Digest last week about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership!

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2022

Those goals call for a statewide reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, with a further 80 percent reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels. Wolf’s 2019 Executive Order also established the PA GreenGov Council, which develops strategies to help state government reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force published the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report earlier this month, which outlines the process by which the Task Force plans to develop climate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Louisiana. The Task Force is charged with making recommendations to achieve these goals.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2023

County of Monterey –a major case involving the authority of California local governments to limit oil and gas development within their borders. County of Monterey case raises important and difficult questions for both the justices and the Executive Branch of California state government.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Looking back, we noticed that MPP David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, made some less than accurate claims about Ontario’s environmental record. The statistic is correct, but is it due to the Ontario government’s policies? Let’s take a look. Electric Vehicles. Not by a long shot.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Adaptation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and accounting for climate damages will be prominent topics at the UN climate convention in November. It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2021

Here are 26 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation: 7 Conservation Districts Awarded $2.98

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Here are 46 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2024

These grants will emphasize projects that support environmental justice and prevention of greenhouse gas emissions. Eligible applicants include states, local, interstate, and intrastate government agencies and instrumentalities, federally recognized Tribes, inter-tribal consortia, and nonprofit organizations.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Here are 42 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Messiah University [PaEN] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Here are 26 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- ErieT: Fmr. Wolf: Calls On U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

But the nation’s farmers and farmland are also poised to be part of the solution, if only our government would invest meaningfully in it. billion annually for the federal Conservation Stewardship Program and $1.3 Here I’ll expand a bit on the provisions of the bill aimed at agriculture. $20

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

World leaders, government officials and representatives from the private sector and civil society gathered in New York September 16 to 22 for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week and New York Climate Week. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. More importantly, it will demonstrate that strong climate policy does not have to be synonymous with big government.

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. More importantly, it will demonstrate that strong climate policy does not have to be synonymous with big government.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Not so in the United States.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When diplomats and government ministers converge on Glasgow this fall, they hope to rekindle pivotal negotiations on global climate that were dampened during the pandemic. It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When it comes to climate action, it can be difficult to understand what makes a strong climate plan that puts us on a pathway to zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – and what new policies and tools are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. The oil and gas industry is hard at work lobbying for governments to subsidize CCUS.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 3, 2021

by Jamie Roberston, geospatial analyst at The Nature Conservancy My name is Jamie Robertson , and I am a Conservation Geographer with The Nature Conservancy in Washington. “ This partnership melds science, action, and the capacity to do both at scales necessary for large and long-term conservation gains. ”

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Missing in action, I thought, was a frank discussion of the impact of industrial farming, the role of carbon sequestration, and agriculture’s potential to transition from being an emitter of greenhouse gases to being a mitigator. Farming, from farm to table, contributes 25% of worldwide greenhouse emissions. In the U.S.,

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

by Jamie Robertson, Conservation Geographer This April, I stood atop a stump cresting a 1,400-foot high ridge in southwest Washington, the view open on all sides, stripped from a recent clearcut. I was there to measure newly planted Douglas Fir and Hemlock saplings with my coworker, Michael Case, Forest Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

This is outrageous, especially given that Ontario successfully phased out coal-fired power plants between 2005 and 2017 and brought down greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 93 per cent. Ontario recently announced it would contract new polluting gas plants to generate electricity for the province. What a boondoggle!

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The fair is a virtual series of events designed to assist states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to effectively identify, navigate, and prepare to leverage the many federal funding opportunities available as they develop climate action plans as required under EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.

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Legal Planet

JULY 13, 2021

As a scholar of governance, I see that these new ESIs tend to share some social, political, and ethical challenges: The goal of environmental governance : Are they to restore pre-industrial conditions as much as possible, to help humanity sustainably thrive, to compensate for past wrongs, or something else?

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Washington Nature

MARCH 11, 2022

This transportation package strikes directly at the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Change Resilience and Mitigation Buildings are the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution in the state , and meaningful action on climate change means curbing this source of pollution. We’re thankful Sen.

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