Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A simple statement that masks just how complicated the issues are: mixing politics, economics, livelihoods, fisheries and endangered species in the ocean body that is the Gulf of Maine. Fortunately, Maine is up to the challenge.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. 585.107(a). 585.107(a). REN-N03 (May 27, 2020).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

Billion Cost Of Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA [ Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- EPA To Host Feb. 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- EPA To Host Feb.

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E2 Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

GT Shareholder Oscar Stephens will moderate an interactive panel discussion on: Recent legal and political developments. Pipeline of energy, renewables, and infrastructure projects. (GMT-5) for an overview of the investment opportunities for companies and individuals in Ecuador.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

We must not forget that at that time the economic options for Black Americans were scarcely more than sharecropping on former plantations or brutal industrial labor in northern cities; political and social freedoms were systematically denied. And for a few brief promising decades, Allensworth thrived in the way its founders envisioned.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2014

You proposed investing in renewable energy. Approving the Keystone XL is not investing in renewable energy or clean technology. Theodore Roosevelt’s preservation of America’s greatest natural resources was a first step. There are political consequences. You promised climate change reform.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Yaw “Our diverse energy portfolio, robust energy sector, and extensive geological formations make us uniquely qualified to expand the nation’s hydrogen production,” said Sen. If the current administration and state legislature want to move the state forward, they will focus on creating the renewable energy jobs of the future.”

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

State Air Resources Board , No. Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. Allco is an owner, operator, and developer of solar energy projects throughout the country, including in Georgia and New York. Natural Resources Defense Council v. S241948 (Cal. June 28, 2017).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

A report by Energy Innovation found that approving pending LNG export terminals would increase natural gas costs for American households, businesses, and industry by 9 to 14% each year. China is the world leader in producing electricity from renewable energy sources and a major exporter of solar and wind energy technology.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Green buildings reduce negative effects on the natural environment and improve the human condition by using less water, energy, and other natural resources; employing renewable energy sources, eco-friendly and responsibly sourced materials; and reducing emissions and other waste.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

As well as prevention, treatment and mitigation of the above resources, there is increasingly a need for laws concerning sustainability. This is defined as the ability or desire to sustain a resource at a certain level and based on three scientific principles: increased dependence on renewable energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The key difference according to the US National Park Service is that conservation ethics seeks the “proper use” of natural resources while preservation seeks to protect nature against any kind of use. This concern about natural resources meant the 19 th century was also a great expansion in conservation in other areas.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Photo © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. According to oversight documents, during 2021 Illinois’ Department of Natural Resources spent an average of $17,000 per acre cleaning up sites abandoned prior to 1977. A Political Quagmire. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 6, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

“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. National- $3.62

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“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. Month Starting Feb. Of Revenue Reports January Revenues $74.6

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

He stands head and shoulders above the Republican candidates, who threaten to roll back environmental protections and double down on the failed environmental policies of the past.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Click Here for the Senate Republican reaction to Energy Plan. MAREC Action, and our member companies building and operating grid-scale solar, wind and storage projects, applaud Governor Shapiro’s plan—it starts a real conversation about Pennsylvania's energy future,” said Evan Vaughan, Executive Director, MAREC Action. “A

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2023

TODAY 10:00: Performance-Based Budget Board meeting on Performance-Based Budget Plan for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch live. Click Here for reports. TUESDAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. California significantly expanded its use of renewable energy starting in 2011.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2023

PA Solar Center Webinar on PA Renewable Energy - Time To Take Action. What We (Don’t) Eat -- PA Energy Development Authority To Meet Aug. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 10, 2024

Building a More Equitable Food and Agriculture System Longstanding structural and institutional racism has excluded Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) from access to land, financial resources, information, political standing, and educational and professional trajectories, which limits their ability to shape the food system.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed the new federal climate, energy and healthcare bill into law making the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shapiro concluded his remarks at the announcement by saying, “Look, there are far too many people demigoding in our politics today. The Council encourages the Governor to additionally propose regulations to require setbacks that better protect residents and our natural resources from harmful gas infrastructure. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

PA Solar Center Webinar on PA Renewable Energy - Time To Take Action. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. FRIDAY 12:30: Virtual. 12:30 to 1:30. -- State Dept. 21; And Above Ground-- Oct.

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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.” Ehrlich agreed. “In

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Cresforum

JULY 17, 2020

Since the introduction of the Green New Deal last year, Republicans have staunchly opposed the politically unviable proposal. CEN supports and promotes the work performed by its state teams to educate policymakers and the public on the benefits of a clean energy transition.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Wolf Awarded More Than $5.2 Mastriano’s Win Prompts Election Fears In Pennsylvania -- PA Capital-Star: 40 PA Republican Lawmakers Joined Far-Right Facebook Groups -- Post-Gazette - Tony Norman: Onward Christian Nationalists, PA Republicans Just Nominated An Unapologetic Theocrat For Governor -- AP: Dr.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Much of the media coverage so far has focused on the political dynamics driving the decision (as noted with some alarm here and here ) and devoted less attention to the legal dynamics. ” The Willow decision also shows the limits of politics. That blinkering is more a symptom of weak political will than of weak law.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

“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. 27 until 9:00 a.m. 28 for routine upgrade. Click Here for more.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

CLICK HERE to View or Print the May 22 PA Environment Digest. LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“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.

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