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Hope for North America’s Most Endangered Bird

Inside Climate News

The Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. The recent release of the 1,000th captive-raised sparrow into the wild has rekindled optimism. By Amy Green On a recent morning, 10 Florida grasshopper sparrows, tiny brown-speckled birds that are the most endangered on the continent, took their first scampers and flaps on the state’s central prairie.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 - Mystery Oil Leak Into Allegheny River; Holes In Shale Gas Casing; 65 Days Late In Plugging Conventional Well

PA Environment Daily

From August 31 to September 6, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 455 inspection entries, plus catching up with posting reports from previous weeks. So far this year, DEP took these actions as of August 30 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 50 conventional, 1 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 5,758 conventional and 708 unconventional -- Enforcements 2024: 353 conventional and 89 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 331 conventional and 379 uncon

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U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted

Scientific American

By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives

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Registration Open! Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 At University Of Pittsburgh

PA Environment Daily

Registration is now open for the Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit being held at the University of Pittsburgh from October 30 to November 1. The theme is “Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities: From Headwater to Mainstem.” The Alliance is excited to bring together community, agency, academic, government, and nonprofit groups and water leaders of all kinds together to learn, plan, and build a diverse identity across our important river basin.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?

Inside Climate News

The World Wildlife Fund is exploring what it would take for farms in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas to become a new mecca for commercial-scale American produce. By Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland and Phillip Powell, Tennessee Lookout This story was originally published by The Tennessee Lookout.

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Sen. Comitta: New PUC Pipeline Safety Regulations To Be Published As Final This Month For Public Utility Hazardous Liquid Pipelines

PA Environment Daily

On September 6, Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced new regulations enhancing pipeline safety and governing hazardous liquids pipelines owned by public utilities in Pennsylvania are expected to be published as final this month and take effect in November. The regulations provide hazardous liquid public utilities with Pennsylvania-specific safety standards designed to deter inadvertent returns, leaks, subsidence events, a

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.7.24

PA Environment Daily

“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. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Senate Fall Voting Schedule -- September

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We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy

PA Environment Daily

By David Hess, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection We all remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001, but the employees of the Department of Environmental Protection remember better than most because they played a key role in responding to the Somerset County crash site of Flight 93. Betsy Mallison, Community Relations Coordinator from DEP’s Southwest Regional Office in Pittsburgh, will remember, because she was one of the first state officials on sc

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