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NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11

PA Environment Daily

To give the public a better understanding of the compliance record of oil and gas industrial facilities in Pennsylvania, PA Environment Digest is starting a new feature summarizing the more serious violations DEP reports through its Compliance Reporting Database on a weekly basis -- Saturday through Friday. This new feature will be in addition to PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment , which lists the permits DEP is considering and has issued for oil and

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Indigenous Groups Are Key to Reversing Amazon Destruction

Scientific American

As world leaders return home from COP 27 and prepare for other meetings they must listen to native peoples and the plans they bring to the table to quell extraction from the Amazon.

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Science Day at COP27 Shows That Climate Talks Aren’t Keeping Pace With Planetary Physics

Inside Climate News

A new report warns that the “myth of adaptation” is putting millions of people at risk. By Bob Berwyn The first week of climate talks at COP27 ended with another sharp warning from scientists, who said that global warming is already killing thousands to tens of thousands of people each year, and that the carnage will only increase without immediate, sharp cuts of the emissions heating the climate.

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DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards

PA Environment Daily

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on November 17 to hear presentations on the draft, updated Stormwater Management Manual and a draft rulemaking related to the Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards. Stormwater Manual Update Dr. Robert Traver, Director of Villanova’s Urban Stormwater Partnership and faculty researcher from Villanova’s Center for Resilient Water Systems , will make the presentation on the draft updated Stormwater Management Manual.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Iconic Olmsted Parks Threatened Around the Country by All Manifestations of Climate Change

Inside Climate News

The Cultural Landscape Foundation describes a dozen that are “dying,” plus climate tweets during Covid, the surprising adaptability of narwhal and seed funds for local nonprofits. By Katelyn Weisbrod This year marks the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., the father of landscape architecture. In recognition of his legacy, a new report from an education and advocacy organization invested in connecting people to places shows that several parks designed by Olmsted and his sons are now “dyi

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Readers Respond to the July 2022 Issue

Scientific American

Letters to the editor for the July 2022 issue of Scientific American.

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U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA

PA Environment Daily

On November 10, U.S. Dept. Of The Interior and National Fish & Wildlife Foundation joined public- and private-sector partners to announce nearly $91 million in grants through the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC). The 55 new grants will support landscape-scale conservation projects in 42 states, three U.S. territories and for 14 Tribal Nations, leveraging $50.7 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of about $141.7 million.

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Southcentral PA Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offering Full Scholarship To Hog Island Audubon Camp In Maine; Other Opportunities Available

PA Environment Daily

The Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society is now accepting applications for a full scholarship to a Hog Island Audubon Summer Camp in Maine. The deadline to apply is January 27. The full scholarship would be to the Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens - ages 14-17 and provides an opportunity for enthusiastic young birders to connect with people their own age, learn field identification and explore bird ecology from talented educators on an amazing island.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.12.22

PA Environment Daily

Are You Telling Your Story? House returns to session November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year] -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session November 15 [Adjourn for year] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN] -- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Environment