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Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As Secretary of the Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

On June 7, the overwhelmingly confirmed Cindy Adams Dunn to serve as the Secretary of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Tom Wolf, and will continue to advocate for and protect Pennsylvania’s natural resources.

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Centre County Master Watershed Steward Art Gover Earns Natural Resource Education Award

PA Environment Daily

Gover, based in Centre County, recently earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the PA Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. Volunteering gives me an avenue to stay more formally connected with my former Penn State colleagues in Extension and natural resource management,” he said.

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Losing Justice Hobbs, Western Water Expert and Valued Mentor

Legal Planet

The discussion that day ranged widely, touching on his background , environmental and natural resources law, what it was like to be a Justice, what he valued in a clerk, and the active role poetry played in his life. I had never met a judge before, and hadn’t really considered the idea of a clerkship.

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Los Angeles County Passes Motions to Protect Environmental Justice Communities from Urban Oil Drilling

Legal Planet

since 2013 have been integral to creating the conditions that led to the County’s actions, is also a member of the County coalition. The second letter , submitted on behalf of Clinic client Natural Resources Defense Council, provided suggestions related to phasing out oil and gas production on the County’s portion of the Inglewood Oil Field.

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PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment

PA Environment Daily

He was a registered landscape architect from May 1, 1967, to his complete retirement in 2013. During the Spring Semesters of York College of PA from 1982 to 2013, Bill taught the Outdoor Recreation Course. “Do Bill played three years of varsity tennis at Penn State and served as captain of the team his senior year.

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Environmental Attorneys Push Vermont to Take CAFOs Seriously

Vermont Law

Iowa Department of Natural Resources considered over half of Iowas lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams impaired. In response, EPA issued a 2013 Corrective Action Plan calling on ANR to improve various aspects of its NPDES program. For example, Iowa has 4,025 large CAFOs according to the EPA.

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DCNR, Penn State Extension Host March 13 Online Forest Health, Insect, Disease Update

PA Environment Daily

This engaging session will explore the current status of Pennsylvanias forest insect and disease issues and examine the health effects of pesticides.

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