PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Pennsylvania has won the International Envirothon competition in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2017 and frequently places in the top 10 finishers. Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Penn State Extension.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The first climate case in Japan was filed in Sendai in 2017 ( Sendai Citizens v. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% Sendai Power Station ). This blog post provides an overview of those cases and the broader landscape of climate litigation in Japan.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2023

My friend Nathan Alexander, who is a doctoral student in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, wrote this essay for the Voices of ACES blog in recognition of Pride month. Here’s an excerpt: I came to the University of Illinois in January 2017 as a Ph.D.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A 2017 survey of 37 utilities found that about half of the surveyed utilities collected fixed charges to cover only customer-related costs (including “the costs of the meter, service drop, a portion of the transformer, billing, and customer service”) while others also included “elements of distribution facilities or minimum system costs.”

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Washington Nature

JULY 21, 2021

The Conservancy is following the lead of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources in closing these lands. Banner photo © Joh Marshall, Jolly Mountain fire, 2017. Washington is facing a historic drought and record-breaking heat, and Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Iowa Department of Natural Resources considered over half of Iowas lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams impaired. The agencies have attempted to manage the division of jurisdiction through Memoranda of Understandings (MOUs), dating back to the 1990s, updated in 2009, and again in 2017.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

Technical expertise is provided by the following partners: Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission, Department of Education, and the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). June 29, 2017). State Air Resources Board , No. June 28, 2017). June 28, 2017).

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HumanNature

MARCH 3, 2025

Through programs like CP-42 (Pollinator Habitat), CRP aims to increase pollinator resources by establishing diverse native plant communities that provide year-round forage for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. collecting floral resource and pollinator data from 2017-2023. References: [1] KovcsHostynszki, A.,

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

DEP issued the original violations for failure to restore the well pad and the water impoundment on July 14, 2017. Read more here. Nearly 7 Year Struggle Continues To Cleanup Conventional Well Spills Among the DEP Oil and Gas inspection reports this week was an April 3 inspection of the Buhl Farm 1 conventional oil well owned by Edward W.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On December 29, DEP issued a report on conventional oil and gas operator compliance saying the most frequent environmental, health and safety violation between 2017 and through 2021 was new oil and gas well abandonments. Martino Unit 2H (2017) -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Albany Twp. Melchionne 1H (2021) -- EOG Resources Inc.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

Jason Gray (far right) is presented with the GCF Task Force Everyday Hero award in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2017. In 2017, Jason was presented with the task force’s “Everyday Hero” award , given to a civil servant who embodies the coalition’s commitment to public service, forest protection, and rural livelihoods.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

million acres with cover crops (a 17% increase) in 2022 than in 2017 and a 50% increase in acres with cover crops from 2012. Additionally, it is significant that the number of farms reporting use of cover crops is steady from 2017 and a 15% increase from 2012, despite the overall decline in the number of farms during this time period.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Take action: Tweet at the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, to tell him not to buy CAPP’s greenwashing and take urgent action on climate change by limiting emissions from Canada’s biggest source of pollution – the fossil fuel industry. CAPP is trying to buy and build the social license (ie.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Jolly Mountain Fire in 2017 was a wake-up call for the communities of Cle Elum and Roslyn, emphasizing the need for a new path forward. Under TNC’s active management, the forest we visited is now in a much healthier place than before the 2017 wildfire. It was a full-circle moment to be able to thank Rep.

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2023

In compliance with that obligation, MRC created a drilling schedule listing June 2, 2017 as the spud date of a new well based on its belief that the deadline to spud that well was June 19, 2017. The actual deadline, however, was May 21, 2017.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mini-grant funding is financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, under the administration of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. PEC has administered the PA Water Trail Mini-Grant program since 2017.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

“We are immensely proud of these students' accomplishments and wish them all the best as they kick start their careers and take the lessons learned about conservation and natural resources from the Envirothon with them throughout their lives," Seftas added. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2022

OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Today, the Senate Energy, Environment and Natural Resources ( ENEV ) Committee completes its review of Bill S-5, a long-awaited government bill to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2024

Technical expertise is provided by the following partners: Department of Agriculture, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission, Department of Education, and the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2021

"In the past year and a half, we have seen so many people seek outdoor recreation opportunities and express a desire for spending time in the nature around them,” said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. Being in nature provides a host of mental and physical health benefits.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The report finds that more than $142 billion was distributed through farm safety net programs from 2017-2022: $46 billion to crop insurance premium subsidies, $29 billion to commodity programs, and $67 billion to ad-hoc disaster assistance.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

Throughout the week-long competition, students demonstrated their knowledge on soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry and wildlife management through written tests and interactive stations featuring New Brunswick’s natural resources. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Since 2008, the PA Environmental Council, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Park Service have worked together to promote and maintain the Pennsylvania Water Trails Program's network of creeks and rivers.

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Energy & the Law

MARCH 30, 2022

Louisiana’s compulsory pooling scheme seeks to balance the interests of individual landowners and oil and gas operators to promote responsible development of natural resources. Kelly sent a letter via certified mail to Aethon Energy Operating, LLC on December 15, 2017, requesting information regarding sixteen wells in the two units.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 9, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the department is seeking applicants for its new Next Gen Council, which has a goal to increase public participation and diversity at state parks and forests by gathering input from a diverse group of engaged individuals.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Hammerstrom’s comments were made to DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Council during a meeting in Lycoming County. PCHPG strongly objects to the (mis)understanding of BoF [Bureau of Forestry] [state] employees' role, particularly in light of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision of June, 2017. “In

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A new operator who assumed oversight of the plant in 2017, Michael O’Malley, may have changed the way homes were selected for testing. That decision follows concerns from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental and advocacy groups about the efficacy of filters used in Benton Harbor.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

Since 2017, the first Sunday in October-- this year October 1-- has been set aside for the public to get out into our beautiful Penn's Woods through the Walk In Penn's Woods initiative.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

Since 2008, PEC, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Parks Service have worked together to promote and maintain the Pennsylvania Water Trails Program's network of creeks and rivers. PEC has administered the PA Water Trail Mini-Grant program since 2017.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 17, 2022

Kelly moved for partial summary judgment against Aethon, citing a December 15, 2017 letter and April 17, 2018 letter as satisfying the requirements of La. The district court made this ruling despite the fact that the December 15, 2017 letter closely tracked the language of La. respectively. 30:103.1.”.

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HumanNature

MARCH 15, 2024

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 41, 321-340. Annual review of environment and resources, 34, 405-430. Energy transition is a complex and non-linear process with multiple questions and interdependent factors. Trends and directions in environmental justice: from inequity to everyday life, community, and just sustainabilities.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This illustration shows how burn crews establish a prescribed fire to keep the fire contained, which includes the use of a natural firebreak such as a river, a handline to maintain the fire boundary, and the headfire set with several small ignitions that spreads toward the blackline.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2024

That number fell to 68.85% in 2017/2018, a loss of 21,743 acres or by.47%. While jurisdictions have planted 11,340 acres of community trees since 2014, the watershed lost over 25,000 acres between 2013/14 and 2017/18, outpacing the gains from community tree plantings. When data was captured in 2013/14, 69.3%

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

Background The Pennsylvania Water Trail Program is administered by PEC in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Parks Service and serves to promote and maintain the Pennsylvania Water Trails Program's network of creeks and rivers.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

He brought together community interests, nonprofit organizations, advocates for local watersheds and individuals concerned with resource protection. Mike’s career touched the populations and natural resources in every corner of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mike’s partnerships as Regional Director and Chief Counsel were numerous.

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