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York Conservation District: Residents To Benefit From Better Stormwater Plans, Faster Permit Approvals

PA Environment Daily

The York County Conservation District (YCCD) has adopted a new initiative to improve water quality in local streams, reduce flooding of properties located downslope of new construction activities, and provide for faster plan approvals at the local level. Visit the York County Conservation District website for more information.

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Straight Talk About A PA Conservation Hero: Ralph Abele And The Environmental Rights Amendment

PA Environment Daily

The ERA states in part that “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. There is much more to Ralph’s story!

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In Celebration Of The Many Contributions Of John Dawes To Protecting And Restoring PA’s Environment, Foundations Create The R. John Dawes Clean Water Fund

PA Environment Daily

FPW is a grantmaking foundation that invests in local efforts to protect healthy streams, clean up pollution, and restore degraded wildlife habitat. In November 2023, conservation and environmental protection leader Deborah Nardone was appointed as the Executive Director of the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds.

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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. It proposes regulating four of the toxic chemicals – PFOS, PFOA, PFBS, and GenX – under the state’s groundwater law.

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DEP Awards Over $3.8 Million In Federal Section 319 Grants To 15 Projects To Restore Watershed Health

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency and authorized through Section 319(h) of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. The Section 319 grant provides resources for watershed-based plans and saturating watersheds with practices that will ultimately help our communities thrive. Grant funding is provided by the U.S.

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FRESH, April 5, 2022: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency

Circle of Blue

Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources is imposing additional penalties on Enbridge, the company that owns the Line 3 oil pipeline, for harming groundwater during its construction. This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Find all the work here. ON THE HILL: U.S. Other News.

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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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