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Supreme Court Holds that Building Permit Fees Imposed by Legislation Are Subject to Scrutiny under Constitution’s Takings Clause

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The ruling overturned decisions from lower courts that had held that the Takings Clause operates to invalidate only administrative conditions imposed by local land use agencies, not legislative enactments like the traffic impact fee imposed by the County in this case. County of El Dorado, California , No.

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Eighth Circuit Holds Neighboring Property Owners Lacked Constitutional Standing to Challenge Amended Consent Decree in Chemical Plant Remediation

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The court reasoned that the entry of the amended consent decree was not a causal link of the proposed intervenors’ harm because it did not require the chemical plant to clean-up chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) and perchloroethylene (PCE) and therefore did not alter the chemical plant’s preexisting duties regarding PCE.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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[PaEN] -- Reminder: DEP Holds July 31 Info Meeting On Proposed Sandstone, Sand, Gravel Mine In Athens Twp., PaEN] -- Reminder: DEP Holds July 31 Info Meeting On Proposed Sandstone, Sand, Gravel Mine In Athens Twp., PaEN] -- Reminder: DEP Holds July 31 Info Meeting On Proposed Sandstone, Sand, Gravel Mine In Athens Twp.,

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.20.21

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Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities -- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug.

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87 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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100,000 Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage In Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Partners Host 7-Part, Online Expanding Meaningful Environmental & Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Tools Workshops Starting Sept.

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Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 5 to 11; Routine Venting Of Conventional Wells, Shale Gas Wells; Major Conventional Spills; Pipeline Subsidence

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A tag on the well was illegible which should have shown the well operator and contact number. PGE proposed removing loose debris and filling the holes with bentonite to help seal and stabilize the impacted locations then restoring the bottom of the stream channel with native material present at the location. Potter County To Sept.

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Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 10 to 16 -- Leaking Conventional Wells; 5 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Using Tape To Repair Containment Liner

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LLC responded to a notice of violation for abandoning a well without plugging it known as the Mongera 2 conventional well in Venango Township, Crawford County with a photo saying they posted a well ownership tag on the well. No other action was taken on the well abandonment NOV that was issued on June 5, 2023 by DEP. Code 105.44.”