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NEW POLL: Ontarians Want Deposit-Return System for Non-alcoholic Drink Containers, with Easy and Accessible Return-to-Retail

Enviromental Defense

Last summer, the province invited beverage companies, retailers, and other stakeholders to join a working group to explore the implementation of a deposit-return system in the province. Support is up five per cent from last year when 76 per cent of Ontarians supported deposit return. Click here to view the polling results.

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Advancing renewables through electricity restructuring

Legal Planet

However, there are a range of other policy tools in the electricity sector that might help advance decarbonization, policy tools that might be less politically polarizing. Restructuring generally addresses one of two parts of the electricity industry: generation and retail.

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We Must Stop the Campellville Quarry

Enviromental Defense

Even Premier Ford has voiced opposition against this quarry, emphasizing its rejection during public meetings and through statements by local political representatives. Despite this, pursuit of this environmentally and socially disruptive project continues, squandering taxpayer money and government resources.

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No Word on Climate from Presidential Candidates Stumping in New Hampshire Amid Record Global Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

So I’ve begun to meet presidential candidates… … and ask climate questions that relate to their own political history, past statements, and actions. As it happened, WMUR TV Political Director Adam Sexton ended up using my question in his interview before the town hall meeting began.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Capitol Silent On Deposition Request -- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bill McSwain Called West Chester School’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance Club ‘Leftist Political indoctrination’ -- PennLive Guest Essay: Supervised Heroin Injection Sites Are A Threat To Pennsylvania - Bill McSwain, Republican Candidate For Governor -- U.S.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

Circle of Blue

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Groundwater use will total about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually, and local governments and citizen groups have objected. . Just over 6,000 are completed and house 16,000 residents.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.13.22

PA Environment Daily

Are Retailers Gouging? Are Retailers Gouging? PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Republican Herald: Sen. Yudichak Has Campaign Cash But His Political Future Is Uncertain -- LancasterOnline: Cumberland County Proud Boy Member Targeted In Search Warrant Related To Assault On U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

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