Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

On the other hand, cramming hydrogen into roles that it is not suited for will do more harm than good for health and climate outcomes. All this makes NOx a premier example of environmental injustice here in California. But NOx is not the only issue with hydrogen blending.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group for Excellence in Community Involvement for this year’s Superfund Notable Achievement Awards. A history of flooding, toxic dumping, and heavy industry made Eastwick an environmentally vulnerable neighborhood.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today, the program employs roughly a dozen men to mend fences, tag and inspect Buffalo, and on this night, they were all gathered for the large task of adding the relocated herd to their fields. These colonial strategies not only destabilized Native communities, but they also harmed biodiversity and the overall health of our prairies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

When I think about summer, I think of the carefree days I spent playing kickball, kick-the-can, and tag with the kids in my neighborhood. Ensure access to cooling to protect public health. Even with two fans, we both found it too hot to sleep well the night before. And the science shows that nights are already warming faster than days.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Environmental Council President Davitt Woodwell To Retire [PaEN] -- Luzerne County Native Dr. Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Steve Sorenson Takes Home PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2021

24 Hearing On The Impacts Of Invasive Species [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 24 Hearing On The Impacts Of Invasive Species [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. to 1:00 p.m. -- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: To Hold Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

“Naylors Run, a tributary to Cobbs Creek and the Delaware River, has been severely impacted by human development and activities over the past century, so such projects are vital to restoring the health of Darby Creek and its tributaries,” she explained. PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 11, 2024

.” – Denise Jamerson, Legacy Taste of the Garden, Princeton, IN “Season over season [rotational grazing] builds soil health and increases soil’s capacity to both hold on to water and to sequester carbon.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

While littering and illegal dumping are often discussed as social or environmental problems, rarely do we think about their economic impact. Litter affects neighborhoods environmentally, socially, mentally, and economically. Their efforts will serve to improve the area and encourage other residents and businesses to do the same.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

A tag on the well was illegible which should have shown the well operator and contact number. DEP inspection report + photos ] The Shawnee Pipeline project is part of an extensive shale gas development project by PA General Energy on State Forest Land in the Loyalsock Creek Watershed that has had significant environmental violations.

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Science Blogs

AUGUST 21, 2017

NASA team provides free satellite public health data to researchers and communities. The NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team , or HAQAST, is collaborating with health departments, county and state agencies, and university researchers to get the word out about its satellite data.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Total Conventional Operator Penalties Over the last five years, DEP reported conventional oil and gas operators were issued more than 17,000 notices of violation for dozens of different kinds of environmental and administrative violations. Read more here. Conventional Compliance Review On July 30, Gov. The evaluation was outlined by Gov.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I believe that the key moment here will be when the politicians in Columbus begin to see this as an economic issue and not just an environmental or health issue. They’ve pretty clearly shown that they just don’t care about the environmental and health implications. They’ve had a chance to deal with it.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

TNC’s The Climate Resilient Forests and Communities team has outlined many interesting and important research questions related to co-benefits of restoration activities, climate change impacts, and forest health. This was my first time doing a wildlife study from camera collecting, photo tagging, all the way through to data analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 17, 2023

From June 10 to 16, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 651 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 67 violations of environmental regulations-- 61 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 6 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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Science Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2017

News outlets are referring to a report released yesterday by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. The report’s authors an international team of nearly 50 public health scientists spent nearly two years synthesizing data on the human health effects and economic costs of toxic substances in the air, soil, and water.

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Science Blogs

OCTOBER 30, 2017

This ability may also protect them from health conditions associated with low oxygen such as blood loss, heart attacks, strokes, etc. In this example, smaller brains relative to body size are more advantageous as it allows the animal to dive longer (and perhaps have better health). Is human intelligence thus a lethal trait? Categories.

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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.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

But zoonotic illnesses are not the only warning sign that the degradation of nature is threatening health, peace and prosperity. This directly impacts human health and wealth. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places. Time for nature.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2023, we are pleased to report that environmental progress in Canada outran the efforts to slow it down. However, progress at the provincial level was mixed, with the roll-out of extreme anti-environmental policies in Alberta and some other provinces. Learn more and take action at stopthe413.ca. Learn more here.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. During the Senate hearing, Environment and Public Works Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) expressed concerns that the revenues from environmental penalties are unreliable.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ECOJUSTICE, OCEANA CANADA. OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental groups are jumping into the legal fray to support the federal government as it fends off an industry-led lawsuit challenging its efforts to regulate plastic pollution.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

Since the inception of the environmental justice (EJ) movement, EJ leaders have called for accountability by the federal government for meeting the needs of communities that for generations have been systematically excluded, environmentally overburdened, and starved of much needed and deserved resources.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

On May 10, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution 72/277 (“Toward a Global Pact for the Environment”) , which calls for the Secretary General to submit “a technical and evidence-based report” on “possible gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments” at the 73rd session of the UNGA.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

to bring the fire under control, but the master values on all seven wells on the pad were shut in and the wells were locked out and tagged. Report Violations To report oil and gas violations or any environmental emergency or complaint, visit DEP’s Environmental Complaint webpage. It took until about 4:00 p.m. 28 to Nov.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 20, 2021

That’s 47 times the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s “action level,” though no amount of lead is considered safe. We were dealing with some pretty systemic issues,” said Eric Oswald, director of drinking water and environmental health for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 28, 2022

Canada ’s House of Commons considers a bill addressing environmental racism. State Republicans initially opposed the measure, citing the multi-million dollar price tag for wastewater treatment and the paper mill industry. In context: EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Jessica Moerman, Vice President for Science & Policy from the York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network presented testimony to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the health impacts from natural gas infrastructure and low-producing oil and gas wells and the burdens these facilities impose on taxpayers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Billion Budget Keeps PA Spending Relatively Flat, Preserves Some Pandemic Benefits -- AP: Shapiro’s 1st PA Budget Stresses Schools, Reserves -- The Center Square: Price Tag For Shapiro’s $44.4 Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) -- TribLive: City Of Pittsburgh To Continue Leasing Natural Gas Fueling Equipment -- AP: Vistra To Buy Energy Harbor For $3.4

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 1, 2022

Our analysis of the publicly available data provides a high-level and easily understandable snapshot of hatchery performance; previously, assessing the health of the hatchery system would have required combing through thousands of pages of government reports and academic research. Because their fitness is just so poor.”.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network released this statement on the passage of the Build Back Better federal budget proposal by the U.S. While this bill bears a large price tag, it pales in comparison to the price tag of climate inaction, which carries unimaginable and inexcusable costs, in lives as well as dollars.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Courier Express: Fmr. Photography Contest Now Open [Chester, Lancaster Counties] Grants -- CFA, Dept. 27 Webinar Creating An Assessment Method For PA Old-Growth Forests. . -- Save PA Forests Webinar Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A governor-ordered inquiry into how well conventional oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania are obeying environmental laws has found a “culture of noncompliance”, with drillers routinely abandoning wells without plugging them as required to prevent the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2022

Wolf Accelerate Deadline For $15/Hour Minimum Wage For State Employees Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: January 26, 2022] PA Environment Digest TODAY 11:00: DEP To Announce $1.7

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2023

16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny Health Dept.’s 16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny Health Dept.’s “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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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. . but it includes funding for research and other environmental provisions. in response to a petition filed by environmental groups. trillion package proposed in Sept., The bill provides $1.52

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2022

House Committee Meets June 7 On Bills To Preempt Any Increase In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding Amounts, Give Away Plugging Contracts With No Regard For Cost [PaEN] -- June 14 Environmental Quality Agenda Not Yet Posted, DEP Intended To Post Revised Final Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rule -- PA Outdoor Writers Association’s 2022 (..)

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