PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Visit DEP’s Shell Petrochemical Complex webpage for more information on reports and actions taken related to the plant. Click Here for a copy of the COA with Shell. Shell has repeatedly exceeded generous allowances, with little to no communication about the levels of pollutants being released.

Air Pollution 87

Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 2023 87

Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

On this, the CEO of Agoda, an online travel agency in Asia, John Brown, recently commented : “. Without corrective actions, local communities face marginalization and cultural erosion due to the tourism industry’s lure of ‘environmental opportunism.’ Will Pseudo -Ecotourism Destroy What it Seeks to Preserve?

2006 52

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2021

Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms -- ErieT: 18-Year-Old Man Drowns In Rain Swollen Waterways Of Wintergreen Gorge -- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Winter State Park, Union County -- Gov.

Fossil Fuels 57

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Conservation Carbon Emissions 57

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

DEP reported in its Right To Know response just 76 conventional companies were assessed penalties for their violations over the last six years by the agency totalling $2,524,973-- between 2016 and 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Conventional Compliance Review On July 30, Gov. The evaluation was outlined by Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency, which earlier threatened to scuttle the plan, signed off in July on the “phased approach” to address the problem created as the dam lost its capacity to trap sediment and nutrients flowing downstream. But the price tag was more than $53 million a year, and there was no money. Still, the U.S.

2025 78

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MGKF Law

APRIL 9, 2023

Over the last week, pre-enforcement challenges to two separate federal government actions have been dismissed for lack of standing. Read More » Tags: Air , Clean Air Act , Clean Water Act , Due Process , Federal Jurisdiction , Federal Procedure , Greenhouse Gas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Procedure , Rapanos , Standing , Water

Clean Water Act 40

Clean Water Act Clean Air Act Greenhouse 2023 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

Taken together with other important equity and justice mandates, such as those included in additional executive orders dedicated to environmental justice and racial equity, we now are seeing the most comprehensive set of presidential equity and justice actions since the 1960s.

Government 189

Government Fossil Fuels 2024 2013 189

ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for conservation and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research. This bill allows fishermen to exchange lionfish tails for fishing tags for other species.

2021 98

2021 Ocean Carbon Dioxide 2022 98

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Due to enhanced regulation of these industries and conservation efforts by natural resources agencies and their partners, great strides have been made in treating legacy sources of pollution. There will also be hands-on opportunities for local conservation organizations and schools to participate in mussel-focused classroom programs.

Conservation 67

Conservation Natural Resources 2023 2024 67

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

of eligible Girl Scouts.

2023 57

2023 Endangered Species Act Conservation Clean Energy 57

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Carmela Patton said a test in her home revealed lead water levels 47 times above the state action level. That’s 47 times the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s “action level,” though no amount of lead is considered safe. She worries that lead exposure could have contributed to her daughter’s developmental challenges.

2018 263

2018 Natural Resources Regulations Environmental Protection 263

Circle of Blue

JUNE 28, 2022

State Republicans initially opposed the measure, citing the multi-million dollar price tag for wastewater treatment and the paper mill industry. Supreme Court is weighing a case that could transform federal agencies’ ability to write and enforce regulation, reports E&E News. Water from private wells remains unregulated.

Regulations 130

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

We consider recent enforcement actions by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the National Audit Office (NAO). It is notable that no individual within the bank has been charged as part of the proceedings, and it remains to be seen what action, if any, will be taken against connected individuals.

2007 52

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In the descriptive sense, legal gaps (or non liquets ) exist, if at all, only in very rare cases where the law does not decide an issue one way or the other – where an action is neither permitted nor prohibited. Law compels state action mostly when it is adopted by the nation’s legislature and there are mechanisms to ensure enforcement.

Law 52

Law Politics 2015 Sustainable Development 52

Circle of Blue

JUNE 1, 2022

The federal agencies responsible for more than 200 hatchery programs — including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. As soon as we have actionable science, we will implement changes,” Purcell said. From the very start, federal agencies had evidence of hatcheries’ failures. That defeats the purpose.

Ocean 264

Ocean 2014 2018 Government 264

MGKF Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Circuit granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) motion to stay the vacatur of the Trump administration’s Clean Power Plan Repeal Rule until EPA conducts further rulemaking on the issue in the case of American Lung Association v. 19-1140 (D.C. Circuit , Greenhouse Gas , Rulemaking.

Clean Air Act 40

Clean Air Act Carbon Emissions Greenhouse Environmental Protection 40

Acoel

JUNE 10, 2021

They were hoping to catch a rare longfin mako shark, put a satellite tag on it, and then monitor its movements and behavior. After 10 hours of rough seas, a large adult longfin took the bait and nearly capsized the boat—in the end, they wrestled the shark onto the boat just long enough to tag it and let it go. They got lucky.

2015 64

2015 2017 2014 Government 64

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed concerns over the total price tag of the budget reconciliation bill. . Lawmakers also boost climate research at other agencies. This bill provides legal authority to federal land management agencies like the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. 8 and 16.

2021 98

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill but have expressed concerns about the total price tag. Infrastructure bill would create new agency without job protections, angering federal unions still smarting from fights with Trump – The Washington Post. Commerce, Science and Transportation.

2021 98

2021 Clean Energy Climate Change Fossil Fuels 98