Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 11, 2022

These communities contain the expertise, resilience, and knowledge that are necessary to plot the way forward—along with the political power necessary to win on issues of policy. Science and democracy are often attacked by those who see their bottom lines or political power at stake. are one emergency away from financial disaster.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

12 (In-Person), Dec. 18 EarthTalk Features Penn State Sustainability Director Lara Fowler On Decarbonizing The University [PaEN] -- PA Sea Grant/DEP: Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum Webinar Set For Nov. 19 [PaEN] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Nov. 19 Watersheds And Their Problems Webinar [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I think the one thing, regardless of how you feel about fracking or chemical manufacturing or any kind of fossil fuel energy extraction, is that the harm that happens to the public and the workers has to stop,” said Sen. But they went off of their word, our plant manager's word, alone. “So They posted it up. None of it was corrected.”

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. CO 2 is at about 410 parts per million by volume (ppm) in the air, about 50% higher than before the start of large-scale fossil-fuel use. Atmospheric concentrations.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Could Be Reactivated -- Schuylkill Action Network Oct. 20 Stormwater Operation & Maintenance Workshop, Montgomery County [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 6, 2025 -- DEP Took Action On 812 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,733 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Week Ending Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live. TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. Visit the Committee webpage for options to attend the meeting remotely.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2025

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Muhlenberg Township Building, 210 George Street, Reading. Click Here to watch online. April 30-- Agenda Posted. April 30-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan. Liberty, New York.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

Gleick claims I contradict myself by writing, “When it comes to protecting the environment by moving to superior alternatives, public attitudes and political action matter,” to which Gleick adds, “exactly the point of environmental advocacy groups like Greenpeace that worked to change public opinion.”

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2024

These tests do not have to include a radiation analysis, even though studies have shown radium from oil and gas wastewater — which often contains 300 to 560 times the acceptable levels of radioactive substances in drinking water — has made its way into roadside vegetation, fresh water, and up the food chain.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The study “was done to reach an anti fossil-fuel outcome,” said Arthur Stewart, secretary of the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Coalition and owner of a family business that has 2,000 oil and gas wells. “I As a Penn State alum, I am dismissive of a study that is created in a vacuum for political purposes,” said Joe C.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

formal notice ) Click Here for more on the meeting agenda - Radiation Decontamination and Decommissioning of Facilities in PA including oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2022

Read more here. -- Guest Essay: Our Addiction To Fossil Fuels Fuel War: ‘Only Truly Addicted People Chase After Their Next Hit With Singular Focus As The Consequences Of Their Addiction Pile Up Around Them’ - By Rev. DEP Green Port , and other program reporting functions , not so much. Mitchell C. Mitchell C. Mastriano, U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

CLICK HERE to View or Print the May 22 PA Environment Digest.

Natural Gas 63

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Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

heating targets; Its biggest problems are political, social, and legal (not scientific or technological): how to navigate and control it; and how not to let it trigger international conflict or destabilization. Its on individuals, so not well-targeted to predict political outcomes with interest-group mobilization.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

For years, IRIS assessments have helped shield EPA regulations from the chemical and fossil fuel industries efforts to strip our nation of environmental protections. Furthermore, the Trump administration nominated Aaron Szabo to serve as assistant administrator of EPAs Office of Air and Radiation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 14, 2025

Zeldins unprecedented assault on the EPAs ability to deliver on its mission is entirely designed to prop up big polluters , including fossil fuel interests while the rest of us pay the price. The American publicacross the political spectrumsupport clean air, water and land.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Casey, Colleagues: Introduce Bill To Empower Fossil Fuel Workers To Train, Find Jobs In Changing Energy Industry [PaEN] -- EQB: Meets Oct. 14 [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper: Oct. 8 RiverWatch Video Report -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Fall Newsletter Now Available [PaEN] -- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Oct.

Natural Gas 71

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With your help we will work to limit political attacks on government scientists and experts, stop suppression of scientific research, fight unqualified science agency nominations, and defend against other anti-science action in the Project 2025 agenda. When science is sidelined, people get hurt. We know that it will be difficult.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 9, 2020

Most big environmental groups United States who take money directly from people that made their money in fossil fuels have budgets around 100 million a year, my budget is less than a million. And you go interview political scientists, the whole field of international relations is built on this concept of deterrence. Michael: No.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 16, 2025

During my fellowship, I worked in the Office of Air and Radiation in the Indoor Environments Division. Our office integrated environmental justice and equity into programs that reduce asthma triggers indoors, reduce exposure to harmful gases such as radon , and improve air quality in schools.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

A commitment to the fossil fuel industry is. But as we know, a commitment to science is not a hallmark of the Trump Administration. And the consequences of reversing the endangerment finding will decimate EPA’s regulations. First, some background.

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