PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2023
On April 25, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out two bills-- -- School Solar Energy Grants: House Bill 137 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) establishing a grant program to support solar energy installations in schools for rereferral to the House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
At that time, the Science Advisory Committee provided scientific advice to the president, similar to the current President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. (It It was later disbanded and replaced by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.) The panel’s report strongly supported Carson’s findings.
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Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum blames the nationwide struggle with emerging contaminants on the failings of three landmark federal environmental laws — the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act — that are supposed to keep pollutants out of our environment.
Brag
OCTOBER 12, 2021
GAO states that the obstacles to using chemical recycling include process and technology challenges, high startup and operating costs, and limited incentives for recycling innovation and investment. Chemical recycling can produce high-quality raw materials, decreasing the demand for fossil fuels and other natural resources.
Brag
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Biological recycling, or biorecycling, is an emerging technology that uses microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, to break down plastic into its basic components for reuse. According to GAO, entities seeking to engage in biorecycling could face a “complicated legal landscape” that may pose a challenge for the emerging technology.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2023
TODAY 9:30: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 925 (Rapp-R-Warren) and Senate Bill 211 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing standards for utility-scale solar energy facility decommissioning. Room 205 Ryan Building starting at 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
Vermont Law
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The Clean Water Act has also proven ineffective because EPA does not require limits on PFAS discharges into streams or rivers. Toxic Substances Control Act. EPA has only. sparingly used. TSCA) to address PFAS concerns. EPA used its authority in the mid-2000s to obtain a seemingly inconsequential. While there is.
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