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Latest Conserved Land Census Reports 187,626 Acres Of Land Conserved In PA From 2014 To 2023-- 51 Acres A Day

PA Environment Daily

WeConservePA released the 2023 Conserved Land Census which shows 187,626 acres of land have been conserved in Pennsylvania between 2014 to 2023-- an average of 51 acres a day. 42,936 acres were conserved through land acquisition and 68,228 acres conserved through 920 easements. Read more here.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Will Fight Preliminary FERC Permit Granted For Proposed Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project In York County

PA Environment Daily

Smail said CBF stands with the Lancaster Conservancy , Susquehanna River Heritage Area , Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper and other partners in opposing the project, as well as local, state and federal officials, and residents and businesses who filed hundreds and hundreds of comments opposing the permit application.

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New Limits on Water Use Spur Conservation Measures Among Farmers in California's Central Valley

Yale E360

A 2014 California law intended to protect the state's depleted aquifers is going into effect, requiring farms not to pump groundwater faster than it can be replenished. The policy is pushing growers to find new ways to refill the state's depleted aquifers, NPR reports. Read more on E360 ?.

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Appointing an Oil Executive as New CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Shatters Any Hope for a Fair and Effective Oversight of the Industry

Enviromental Defense

Recent research shows that 97% of tailings spills between 2014-2023 went uninspected, despite AER claims of routine inspections. Phillip Meintzer, Conservation Specialist, Alberta Wilderness Association , pmeintzer@abwild.ca Allen Braude, Environmental Defence , media@environmentaldefence.ca

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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Million Penalty From EQT For Drilling-Related Pollution In Tioga County [October 2014] -- DEP Fines National Fuel Gas Midstream $250,000 For Pipeline Construction Violations in Lycoming [September 2014] -- DEP Fines Range Resources $4.15 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1

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Stewarding Success: Conservation Stewardship Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Photo credit: USDA EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). What is the Conservation Stewardship Program?

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. trillion in economic activity, according to one 2014 study. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. million acres.

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