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April 11 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

In 2021 Comcast Signs Agreement To Purchase 250 MW Of Solar Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutral Goal U.S. PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Two of the top 10 EQIP practices by total dollar amount spent are practices we identified as industrial, providing little to no conservation benefits, in our previous report: waste facility cover and waste storage facility. Despite these protective measures, animal waste often escapes and contaminates local water.

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DEP: $5 Million In Grants Recommended To Support Mitigation Projects In Beaver County Related To Shell Petrochemical Plant Environmental Violations + Shell Paid Total Penalties Of $7,606,027.75

PA Environment Daily

New Act 14 Notices Of New Wells From Sarah Shale Gas Well Pad In Union Twp., Awarded $50,000 to organize a three-day educational film festival focused on environmental issues and solutions in the heart of Beaver Falls. Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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We are drowning in wasted resources and it’s killing us.

Edouard Stenger

Our current economic systems require waste, which is awful. I am convinced that just by tackling wasted energy, water and food seriously and meaningfully at a systemic level by the end of this decade, our journey towards sustainability would be much faster. Wasted energy is more pollution to our air, our water, our soil.

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September 27 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

29 DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund NFWF Announces $11.5 1 Hearing On Solar Development In Rural PA At Shippensburg University The Feds Gov. Amped 2021: Learn The Benefits Of Electric Vehicle Use In Sept.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

These can be natural events or, as is the case at present, the result of industrial age actions in increasing greenhouse gases and reducing carbon sinks. Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own.

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Pennsylvanians Realized $500+ Billion In Public Health Benefits By Eliminating Coal-Fired Power Plants, Switching To Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

The elimination of coal-fired power plants and increased use of natural gas in power generation has led to historic emissions and air pollutant reductions equaling $450 billion to $1.04 trillion in public health benefits for Pennsylvanians, according to a Marcellus Shale [Gas] Coalition analysis. billion in NOx and $445.1