Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. The federal government will eventually assume responsibility for the more than 50 defunct mills that generated this waste. It didn’t happen.

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Waste Regulations Radiation Government 246

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

The last update was in 2014. There has been no increase in fees for conventional oil and gas drillers since 2014. With that said though, we are still awaiting more guidance from the federal government on the specifics on how this will all work. It was in development for over two and a half years. Read more here.]

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

I named the Priority Pollutants a moment ago, which are 129 chemicals of interest under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, one of two federal laws governing hazardous wastes has several hundred “Appendix IX” groundwater monitoring compounds. Sometimes these subgroups are further differentiated by their analytical method or governing regulation.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

Russia considers itself to be in a much stronger position today than in 2014 when the US imposed sanctions over its involvement in Crimea. After briefly talking about a so-called Asia-pivot in 2014-15, the strategy now is one of diversification in relations, both trade and political. The government must steer a careful course.

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Climate Change Politics 2014 Paris Agreement 98

Vermont Law

MARCH 16, 2018

Many civil disobedience activists in the 1960s and 70s attempted to use it to justify their illegal actions in protests over foreign wars or nuclear power, for example, but achieved little to no success. 8, 2014), [link]. Courts were—and remain—skeptical that such acts can fairly be said to avoid or reduce the harm protested.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A hopeful sign of this movement is the thoughtful report released in March by a Committee of the National Academies, which recommended starting a US Federal research program and gave detailed suggestions on research priorities, funding, and governance arrangements. Scientific research is not conducted in an anarchy.

Climate Change 245

Climate Change Government Atmosphere Politics 245

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. gigawatts of highly-reliable, low-cost, and low-carbon power. [49] 5] The U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

The PA Coal Alliance said, “In February of 2014, during a cold snap, PJM found that 23% of total generator outages were due to interruptions of natural gas supply, and in January of 2018, during the polar vortex, half of the total PJM natural gas capacity was not available to supply peak demand.” Read more here. And this isn’t a new problem.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

Here are 147 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. WeConservePA Environmental Advisory Council Fall Gathering Oct. 28 To Oct.

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Conservation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 109

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Governments and farmers have known what “biosecurity” measures to take for decades, and enacted them, partly, in response to the 2005 avian flu (H5N1) epidemic. Finally, the premature closure of nuclear power plants, often in the name of fighting climate change, results in greater air pollution.

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2020 Air Pollution Climate Change Natural Gas 95

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

Technology 52

Technology Technology 2023 2022 52

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

Technology 52

Technology Technology 2022 2023 52

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

Technology 52

Technology Technology 2023 2022 52

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

Technology 52

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The company’s “bunker buster” bombs were also used by the Israeli military to target the homes of Palestinian civilians in Gaza in 2014. government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. The shrapnel was later identified as belonging to Raytheon. The study also cited incidents of planes being used for joy rides.

Technology 52

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The company’s “bunker buster” bombs were also used by the Israeli military to target the homes of Palestinian civilians in Gaza in 2014. government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. The shrapnel was later identified as belonging to Raytheon. The study also cited incidents of planes being used for joy rides.

Technology 52

Technology Technology 2017 2023 52

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2022

House Republicans Pass Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1 Billion In Cleanup Liability [PaEN] -- Independent Fiscal Office Projects Up To $24.3 What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Politics Nuclear Power 2020 64

Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

government drop investigations into over-billing and contract fraud. government charges that it had inflated the cost of Patriot missiles. The company has paid millions to ensure that the U.S. For example, in 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining secret Air Force budget and planning documents. million to settle U.S.

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