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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

While DCNR took the lead in managing parks and forests, DEP was entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources, an increasingly complex and critical mission. A Strong Start: Building a Modern Environmental Agency The formation of DEP in 1995 was a strategic step forward.

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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

First, in 2008, the parties adopted a resolution dealing specifically with ocean fertilization. environmental disturbance would be minimized and the scientific benefits maximized.” The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding. The square brackets indicate that the text has not yet been agreed.

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DEP Issues Abandoned Well Violation To Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well With Nearly Full Storage Tanks, Expired EPA Permit In Venango County

PA Environment Daily

During a routine inspection on November 27, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a violation to Stonehaven Energy MGT Co. The Latshaw 9 conventional well was first issued a permit as a waste injection well by DEP on June 10, 2014 and by the US Environmental Protection Agency on June 28, 2016.

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Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal DEP Permits For CNX Slickville Natural Gas, Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County

PA Environment Daily

On November 4, Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper announced they have appealed two permits for the Slickville Pipeline Project issued by the Department of Environmental Protection to the Environmental Hearing Board. mile route. The project is also under scrutiny for its contributions to climate change.

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CAFOs: Harming People Now, Later, and Forever

Vermont Law

The Environmental Protection Agency created the term “Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation”, (CAFO) as part of a regulatory scheme for enforcing the Clean Water Act. The EPA had promulgated a rule exempting smaller farms from mandatory air emissions reporting requirements back in 2008. Then, the D.C. EPA in 2017.

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Apply Now! DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. 16; $44.4 Million Available - Only 10 Applicants Applied For 77 Wells So Far

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection will be accepting applications until December 16 for the new Methane Reduction Grants Program to plug marginally producing conventional oil and gas wells. Only 10 applicants applied so far to plug 77 wells, according to DEP’s report to the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board on December 5.

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EPA Released a Cumulative Impacts Framework. Where Do We Go From Here?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Protection Agency finally release its long-awaited interim Cumulative Impacts Framework , a document intended to guide the agency toward more comprehensive and effective protections for public health. This fall, I was pleased to see the U.S. After the disclaimers (pg. 23) and could support EPAs mission (pg.