Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The settlement requires Boeing

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

The $180,000 will be deposited into the Solid Waste Abatement Fund, which is a statewide fund set up to eliminate potential hazards related to solid waste. A $575,000 civil penalty will be split between DEP and the boroughs of Dunmore and Throop. DEP will receive $180,000 from the COA, plus $35,000 for cost recovery.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

Pending Guidance Examples of the pending technical guidance include-- -- Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool -- Oil & Gas Program Civil Penalty Assessments -- Erosion & Sedimentation Management for Oil & Gas Operations -- Prioritization Review Of E&S Permits for Oil & Gas Operations -- Guidance on Integrated Emergency (..)

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2023

This document, issued pursuant to section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, is a major step in addressing a problem that has garnered national attention. In the Western Basin of Lake Erie HAPs contain cyanobacteria algae which are capable of producing toxins harmful to humans and other life forms.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Beginning in the 2026 ozone season, EPA is setting enforceable NOX emissions control requirements for certain sources at existing and new industrial facilities that have significant impacts on downwind air quality and the ability to install cost-effective pollution controls.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Priority Plan is available online. Visit DEP’s Priority Climate Action Plan webpage for more information.

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Natural Gas Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 88

Circle of Blue

JULY 12, 2022

The Ohio EPA spars with federal agencies over pollution control in Lake Erie. The state agency moved to renew the plant’s permit, allowing 1 milligram per liter of effluent waste per month. A Michigan agency announces a new program to monitor mercury contamination. milligrams per liter as a compromise.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Brag

MAY 21, 2021

The TRI Program collects information to track industry progress in reducing waste generation and moving toward safer waste management alternatives; Transparency and Stakeholder Engagement : OPPT is committed to providing the public with the information needed to understand EPA’s chemical evaluations.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Million Penalty On PA Company For Selling Auto Parts That Avoid Vehicle Pollution Controls Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events Grants & Awards PA Bulletin - Public Notices Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest Supporting Member PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers; PA Outdoor Writers Assn.;

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 21, 2022

Buried deep, on page 78 of 133 pages of amended and restated oil pollution control and storage regulations are provisions that impose reporting requirements, for the first time, on a prospective purchaser of real estate even if the purchase is never consummated.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 74 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 74 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Shell will now have the opportunity to respond to the deficiencies. ( PA Bulletin, page 1412 ). Allegheny County. ( Tioga County. ( Bucks County. ( Clinton County. (

Air Pollution 89

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If the money was spent on individual wells that have high plugging costs, there is a significant risk that Pennsylvania could plug far less wells with this funding, which would undermine the ability to achieve more reductions in air pollution that harms our health and the climate.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Air Pollution Technology Technology 93

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In countries without proper waste disposal, untreated sewage is a factor. The process introduces salts into the waste stream, which are detrimental for downstream waters. But the fact that the facility exists, Corrigan said, is an indictment of the state’s pollution-control measures. “It’s

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

All three landfills are operated by the County subject to oversight and permits by the County Department of Environmental Health Services, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 7, 2023

Historically, states had the primary responsibility for protecting state waters from pollution. But in 1972, Congress adopted the Clean Water Act and asserted federal jurisdiction over “waters of the United States” to create a national water pollution control program.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Ned Ketyer Explains The Results Of New Studies Of The Health Impacts Of Natural Gas Development On Children And Adults [PaEN] -- DEP Responds To Emergency Notification Of Uncontrolled Venting Of Natural Gas For Over 10.5

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 70

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

York County Receives $5.8 8 Bus Tour Of Stream Restoration Projects -- Citizens Voice: Freeland Stormwater Project In Luzerne County Largest Infrastructure Investment In 2 Decades -- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Host In-Person Municipal Stormwater Forum Sept. 25, Clipper Magazine Stadium, Lancaster. to 3:00 p.m. -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But they were laying waste to the rivers and land. The Circuit Court reversed in part, but the whole issue was mooted by the passage in mid-October of 1972 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 0f 1972. Was the prosecution fair? The rest of us, the body politic, if you will, must give permission and can impose conditions.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites Paul Muschick: Bake Oven Knob - Nature Or Graffiti?

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Natural Gas 2021 Conservation 2020 67

Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

While pre-earthquake regulations, such as land and water use and pollution controls were still not effective, Haiti still had some legal framework through the Ministry of the Environment. Additionally, the lack of waste management prevented the proper disposal of medical waste such as blood and bandages.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

You may have heard about a miracle cure for plastic waste that creates green energy in the process—the mystical waste incinerator. We know how many people want to rid the world of plastic waste and shift to sustainable energy. But there really is no miracle cure for waste. It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

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Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Waste Pollution Control 77

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2018, the world entered a municipal waste management crisis. recyclable materials, most notably plastic waste and unsorted paper. China also required stricter pre-shipment inspections to enforce existing laws, such as the import ban on electronic waste (e-waste). China’s waste ban has created backlogs worldwide.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In reality, the Title V permitting process has adapted to industry needs by dividing review of multiple pollution sources at a single facility among permit staff who specialize in those sources and associated pollution controls. SOLID WASTE Disposal of lithium- ion batteries. House Bill 600, Section 19, amends G.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency and authorized through Section 319(h) of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. On October 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of over $3.8 million in federal Section 319 grants to 15 projects across Pennsylvania that will help communities restore impaired watersheds.

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Montrose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

About Montrose: Montrose is an environmental services company that supports government and commercial organizations with a range of services, from air measurement and laboratory services to regulatory compliance, permitting, engineering, and remediation.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

CEQA requires an EIR to analyze a project’s energy consumption, and to mitigate any significant impacts “due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary use of energy, or wasteful use of energy resources[.]” (CEQA Guidelines, § 15126.2(b); City of Woodland (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 4th 173, 209, my 4/14/14 post on which can be found here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It manufactures plastics, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). billion complex in St.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. For example, most states now have optional “lookup tables” to look up the action trigger concentrations for groundwater and soils related to hazardous waste sites.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency, authorized through Section 319(h) of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. Coal waste will be removed, floodplain will be restored, a wetland will be created, and streambank will stabilized and planted with a forest buffer along a segment of the Schuylkill River. Funding comes from the U.S.

Conservation 57

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

To make meaningful progress in lowering water pollution, the federal government should begin incentivizing agroecological practices that both allow farmers to keep their land in production and actively work to reduce excess nutrients, pesticide waste, and erosion. to reduce otherwise externalized wastes.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

These threats include a legacy of toxic chemical discharges, bacteria impairment, nutrient pollution, mine waste, and other serious problems. These threats are in part from a lack of sufficient and sustained federal and state investment.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures. to 100%.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

China requires its large livestock operations to treat manure, in some cases with engineered wastewater treatment plants, before spreading livestock wastes on farmland. The Netherlands oversees strict requirements for storing, treating, and spreading manure to minimize polluting discharges. The cost of the project: $200,000.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The company has also been criminally charged with violations of the Air Pollution Control Act in Washington County. He is wasting time we don’t have.” Shapiro concluded his remarks at the announcement by saying, “Look, there are far too many people demigoding in our politics today. CNX committed crimes in our county.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

These reductions are greater than what was projected for the 2022 and 2021 proposals, thanks to changes that strengthen provisions to limit wasteful, polluting flaring of natural gas and analytical updates that better capture the impacts of this rulemaking. Click Here for EPA announcement.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

That’s primarily due to two key features of the CWA: first, a nationwide permit system designed to mandate aggressive application of pollution control technology to limit pollution from “point sources” such as factories and power plants.

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