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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Will there be enough water for Michigan’s thriving farm sector, and for every other use of a natural resource growing scarcer across much of the rest of the nation? Is the state prepared for more? Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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The Health, Environmental and Financial Risks of Oil Sands Carbon Capture Projects Need to be Adequately Assessed by Alberta

Enviromental Defense

The Pathways Alliance is a group of the biggest oil sands producers in Canada: Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus, ConocoPhillips, Imperial Oil, MEG Energy and Suncor. Ecojustice uses the power of the law to defend nature, combat climate change, and fight for a healthy environment.

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Member Of Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Briefs DCNR Advisory Council On Siting Of Shale Gas Well Pad On State Forest Land To Accommodate Taking Gas From Private Land In Tioga County

PA Environment Daily

Hammerstrom’s comments were made to DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Council during a meeting in Lycoming County. of] our public natural resources", which entails complying with all the legal/ fiduciary requirements of a trustee. Ed Rendell from 2008 to 2010. Click Here for a copy of the letter.

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Gov. Wolf Unveils State Forest Action Plan To Address Next 10 Years Of Strategic Initiatives In PA Forests; Shale Gas Development Promotes Forest Fragmentation

PA Environment Daily

Since the founding of our Commonwealth, 'Penn's Woods,' our forests have been critical natural resources that we must continue to preserve, maintain and grow," said Gov. The Forest Action Plan builds on the sustainability meters developed in the 2010 plan and notes changes in the past 10 years.

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PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Petition In Court To Order Commonwealth To Return $1.3 Billion In Revenue From State Forest Drilling Unconstitutionally Transferred From Oil & Gas Lease Fund

PA Environment Daily

we hold that the income generated from the revenue streams at issue must be returned to the corpus as a matter of trust law.” Read more here. The PA Supreme Court said in its July decision, “.we The Court continued-- “We conclude that the bonus payments, rentals and penalty interest qualify as income and not the sale of trust assets.

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The Ongoing Tension over Stormwater Discharges in Los Angeles

Legal Planet

Wells Environmental Clinic at UCLA School of Law is representing Los Angeles Waterkeeper on matters related to the subject of this post. The Superior Court sided with the boards and upheld the 2012 permit, and NRDC and LAW appealed. See Natural Resources Defense Council v. State Water Resources Control Board , No.

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Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Union of Concerned Scientists

These annual marine heatwaves (MHWs) have increased by 54% during the last century, and eight of the ten worst MHWs have occurred since 2010. Diverse Indigenous peoples have managed Pacific salmon for thousands of years, developing complex socio-cultural systems that include traditional laws, harvesting practices, and spiritual beliefs.