Environmental News Bits

JUNE 20, 2022

Read the full story at Treehugger. Environmental racism is defined as the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color. Environmental racism has encompassed … Continue reading What is environmental racism? Injustices throughout history and today.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2024

Holiday we will reflect on how environmental pollution disproportionately affects communities of color compared to white counterparts. During the webinar you will have the opportunity to hear from speakers that are going beyond talk in environmental justice and what others can do to help fight the good fight.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

A state court judge in the ‘Last Best Place’ just gave the youth climate movement a shot in the arm with the first decision of its kind that directly connects specific state actions to global climate change and then to injuries suffered by young people. This is the so-called “limitation” on the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. In rural Michigan , the environmental consequences of industrial waste reuse are coming to light. June 14, 2022. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

climate movement. And if this site has informed your understanding of environmental law and climate policy this year, please subscribe and share our email newsletter with friends or colleagues. Last term, the justices’ decision in Sackett v. EPA’s control of toxic chemicals was tested , the U.S. The plaintiffs in Held v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Wherever you live and whatever you do, you can strengthen your climate impact by deepening your knowledge about the many inspiring success stories and lessons from around the world that aren’t necessarily apparent in conventional media. Science + community knowledge] x policy + law = climate wins.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Here are 126 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- US Dept.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

by Jamie Stroble, Director of Climate Action and Resilience Jamie Stroble, TNC Director of Climate Action and Resilience My experiences in the environmental sector are wide and varied—spanning a background in forestry and field work, community organizing, youth leadership development, urban planning, government and policy work.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Here are 78 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Gov.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

So, we’re seeing a lot of news stories assessing the Inflation Reduction Act, which Pres. As William Boyd, Mary Nichols, and Julia Stein told me , clean energy manufacturing, renewable energy projects, EV sales and EV charging infrastructure are early success stories. People love anniversaries. Or journalists do anyway.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

David Mendoza, TNC’s director of policy & government relations, joins Sarah Brady, policy communications director, in a conversation about the lessons learned this session and the pivotal moment we are in as a climate justice movement. This election will ripple out to the broader climate justice movement too.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 27, 2021

An executive is found guilty of the murder of a Honduran environmental activist. “We We need to recognize that this is incredibly common — people are lost all over the planet, all the time because they spoke out.” – Scott Badenoch, a visiting attorney at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. 1,200 HOMES.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 29, 2022

Learning about—and then witnessing firsthand—the changes and destruction that were really happening under the surface in the Bay inspired me to pursue a lifelong career in environmental conservation. I joined Ocean Conservancy in 2021 as its first Vice President of Conservation, Justice and Equity. © Alexa Sutton Lawrence.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2022

This individual has proven to be a voice for those who may not otherwise be heard, and actively advocates for environmental laws and policies to improve the lives of others in Pennsylvania. -- Woman of Climate and Renewable Energy –honors an individual who is dedicated to addressing climate impacts or championing renewable energy efforts.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2022

There are many incredible women at Environmental Defence who are working diligently to protect the environment, support other women, and improve the lives of everyone living in Canada. We spoke to a few of these women to learn more about the work they are doing and the women who inspired them to enter the environmental field.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

March 21, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. On Chicago’s Southeast Side, a Lawsuit to Protect Residents and Nature SEDIMENT LAWSUIT: Environmental activists on Chicago’s Southeast Side are suing the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They shared, “I am honored to have received the Ralph Abele Excellence in Outreach Award because of how important Ralph Abele was to the environmental movement in Pennsylvania. I try to do my duty and fear no one when advocating for environmental justice, but also when advocating for social justice.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Here are 110 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 18, 2023

In Honduras, one of the world’s deadliest countries for environmental activists, two water defenders were killed in broad daylight earlier this month, Al Jazeera and WBUR report. Dominguez and Bonilla, beloved in their community of Guapinol, were the co-founders of the Guapinol Water Defenders movement. More Water News.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are 90 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 was a year dominated by environmental news. million money burn with a conclusion that environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, had not spread mis-information about the oil industry and that the groups had done nothing wrong. With this rebound came the increase in carbon emissions and effects of climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Are You Telling Your Story? Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here are 63 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? Shapiro, Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- US Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

On September 13, the Department of Environmental Protection hosted a virtual roundtable with environmentalists honoring the late scientist, ecologist, editor, writer, and Pennsylvania native Rachel Carson for her seminal environmental literary work, “Silent Spring.” Click Here for a recap of the roundtable on DEP’s Facebook homepage.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

Are You Telling Your Story? Contact: Adam Walters, 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov. Of Revenue Reports April Tax Collections $51.1 Million Over Its Estimates; Fiscal Year Up $1.2 Billion -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports April State Revenue $434.4 Million Over IFO Estimates; Fiscal Year Up $2.53

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events MONDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Environmental Protection. House Floor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 13, 2022

For earlier stories in the Tapped Out series, click here. According to Kyle Jones, the policy director at Community Water Center, an environmental justice organization, it also lacked adequate public oversight and accountability. We’ve seen this in the environmental justice movement forever.” . .

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez: The Story of America's Most Devastating Oil Spill by Art Davidson (Sierra Club Books, 1990). Environmental Impacts Three Exxon refineries top the list of U.S. Challenging the Giants: A History of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union by Ray Davidson (OCAW, 1988). Union, 1950).

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

And also one that makes us blind to the diversity of solutions that you might be able to bring to wrestling with some of these environmental and governance issues. And of course water plays an enormous role in that story. It’s not environmentally necessarily unsustainable. How did we get there? Where are we? And so forth.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

Is Your Story Being Told? Wolf: April State Revenues Highest Ever Collected - 38.7% Higher Than Estimates; Year-To-Date Now $4.5 Billion Over Estimates [PaEN] -- EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Wolf: April State Revenues Highest Ever Collected - 38.7%

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez: The Story of America's Most Devastating Oil Spill by Art Davidson (Sierra Club Books, 1990). Environmental Impacts Three Exxon refineries top the list of U.S. Challenging the Giants: A History of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union by Ray Davidson (OCAW, 1988). Union, 1950).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- South Mountain Partnership Nominations Open For Spirit Of South Mountain Award Upcoming Events -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The three-day event had three themes – farmer-led climate solutions, racial justice, and communities, not corporations. Farmers shared their stories and called for stronger, better-funded sustainable agriculture programs in the next farm bill.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Is Your Story Being Told? 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole [PaEN] -- Spotlight PA: Gov. Senate returns to session Feb. 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Feb.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Civil disruption in response to ecological grief is nothing new for environmental activists. Despair over environmental damage and injustice is a uniquely motivating force for environmental activism. If their movement is successful, I wager their actions will be judged in a more favorable light by future generations.

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