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Heights Philadelphia, EPA Announce New Partnership Aiding Black, Brown And First-Generation Students’ Pathways to Environmental Studies & Careers

PA Environment Daily

On April 22 - Earth Day - Heights Philadelphia and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally announced a new partnership to support Heights’ mission of creating student pathways to college and careers, especially for low-income, Black and Brown, and first generation to college students. Woods, Esq.,

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Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2023 Environmental Partnership, Shelburne And Emerging Leaders Award Recipients

PA Environment Daily

The Northeast Pennsylvania Environmental Partners include the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Protection, PA Environmental Council, PPL Corporation, Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company, and Wilkes University. 201 or email avitkoski@pecpa.org.

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DEP Announces Award Of $632,897 In Environmental Education Grants To Support 63 Projects Across The State

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection last week announced a total of $632,897 in Environmental Education Grants have been awarded to 63 projects, 50 of which engage youth and adults living and/or working within environmental justice areas.

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Arielle V. King's Trail Notes

Vermont Law

Looking back, I did not think about environmental justice—I didn’t even know that term until college. I got involved with making sure my school was recycling, coordinating Earth Day rallies, helping create community gardens, and other things. That’s one of the most important aspects of environmental justice.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. There is no EPA standard for indoor air.)

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