Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 2, 2021

In a report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office said that the EPA found that in 2018, close to 11,000 facilities with National Pollutant Discharge… Read more → Nearly 11,000 U.S.

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National Law Center

MAY 27, 2021

On May 24, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report addressing EPA’s 2018. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Report Examines EPA Decision to Register Dicamba in 2018 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Scoping Review from 2018 to 2021” Current Environmental Health Reports 10, 312–336. However, the methods … Continue reading Methods in public health environmental justice research: a scoping review from 2018 to 2021 Casey, J.A., Babadi, R.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Over the period of 2018-2020, the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay fell 3.5% In years of intense rainfall—like 2018 and 2019—heavy river flows brought more pollution into the Bay. USGS said that “high river flows in 2018 and 2019 have caused another short-term decline in the health of the Bay.” Read more here.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 24, 2022

The post Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018. Additionally, it is switching its global fleet of vehicles from those that run on fossil fuels to those that are sustainable. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Enel São Paulo foi multada em R$ 157,2 milhões desde 2018 por agência reguladora Brasil de Fato PaulaR Mon, 11/27/2023 - 13:36 Thursday, November 16, 2023 Read more Mateus Coutinho Dados mostram que companhia teve mais de uma autuação por ano antes de apagões deste mês Mateus Coutinho Brasil de Fato | Brasília (DF) | 16 de Novembro de 2023 às 19:10 (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Going back in the compliance history of Nancy 13, a DEP inspection report dated December 20, 2018 noted the well was leaking brine, gas was venting from the well casing and the value used for fracking the well was still on the wellhead, but no violations were listed. [ Photos: top- Nancy 13 circa 2018, Nancy 13 2023; bottom- James R.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2024

LLC -- an Ohio-based company-- to plug the Nancy 13 conventional gas well in Deerfield Township, Warren County that was found to be leaking brine and gas since at least December 20, 2018 -- continues. Read prior history here.] On February 8, 2019, a DEP inspection report said Commonwealth Court had issued an order to Tatonka Oil Co.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2022

decrease in production was the first recent quarterly rate of production decrease since the second quarter of 2018. First quarter production was 1,851 billion cubic feet and the last recent quarter with less production than that was the fourth quarter of 2020-- 1,827 billion cubic feet.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Despite being surrounded by a vast network of busy freeways and over ten million people, mountain lions have … Continue reading After 2018 ‘Woolsey wildfire,’ Los Angeles’ mountain lions are taking more risks. It’s also known for being one of only two megacities in the world that supports a population of big cats.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 30, 2023

Here, two events collectively rendered SBN’s challenges to the 2018 SEIR’s analysis of impacts from student enrollment increases moot. In an opinion filed April 27, and certified for partial publication on May 19, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. County of Placer (2020) 54 Cal.App.5th East Bay Regional Park Dist. 4th 353, 366.)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On November 18, the Public Utility Commission approved a settlement related to a massive pipeline failure and fire in Beaver County in 2018 involving the “Revolution Pipeline” – resulting in nearly $2 million in civil penalties and additional preventative measures required by the pipeline operator. Early on the morning of Sept.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. December 2018 Legislative Session (Third Extra Session): Senate Bill 469 made two changes to state stormwater policies. law, but it can guide the use of existing authority.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This condition was originally discovered by DEP on October 4, 2018 and the operator has been trying to correct the problem since then. SPLP estimates around five days for the cleanup.” “DEP DEP inspectors will check the site daily during the cleanup and someone from DEP was out there this morning to check the cleanup,” said Shader.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The report, The Thin Green Line, looks at staffing levels and funding for environmental programs between 2008 and 2018 in the lower 48 states. The report compares 2018 funding levels to both 2008 dollars and inflation-adjusted 2008 dollars. environmental programs experienced a 34% reduction in operating funds between 2008 and 2018.

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New Scientist

APRIL 8, 2022

Cities in the tropics are experiencing a growing air pollution problem, which is estimated to have led to a 62 per cent rise in premature deaths since 2005

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Top 10 2018. Our authors attempt to break down the complex legal framework so that all people can understand the decisions that our leaders are making for the environment.”. appeared first on. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a recent opinion released by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court declined to vacate a deficient environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prepared in connection with two offshore lease sales held in 2018, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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). A later blog post analyzes CSP renewals in detail.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The largest prime number is now 16 million digits longer than the previous record found in 2018, thanks to an amateur hunter and his large collection of high-power graphics cards

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

However, this total is still short of 2018 revenue of $251.8 million, 2018 $251.8 On January 18, the Independent Fiscal Office issued a report estimating the Act 13 drilling impact fee revenue will total $233.8 million for calendar 2021, an increase of $87.6 million from 2020. In 2020, revenue totaled $146.3 million, 2019 $200.4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 1, 2024

In a new report , the Union of Concerned Scientists exposes the staggering amount of pollution that Tyson discharged into waterways between 2018 and 2022: more than 371.7 And much of this pollution is dumped directly into rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and other waterways across the United States. million pounds.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 1, 2023

When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, exporters in wealthy countries targeted other developing nations. Faced with an unending stream of unrecyclable waste, Indonesia has tightened its regulations and has begun to make progress in stemming the plastics flow. Read more on E360 →

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

By October 1, Congress will need to fund the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and determine how to extend ( again ) the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). In Search of a Farm Bill In November 2023, the five-year 2018 Farm Bill was extended for nearly a full year, through September 30, 2024.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Photo credit: NRCS EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 3, 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).

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 11, 2023

Mastercard’s announcement to remove first-use PVC plastic is one step towards environmental sustainability, and extends the initiative created in 2018. As of 2023, over 330 card issuers across 80 countries work to transition to recycled or other sustainable materials.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 28, 2018

July 28, 2018. 14 of House Bill 374 (2018 Regulatory Reform Act) directs the Environmental Management Commission to study delegated local stormwater programs to identify: 1. The 2018 Farm Act, Senate Bill 711 greatly limits nuisance lawsuits against swine operations. Among the more significant changes: Stormwater.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 9, 2023

That is in spite of the discovery in 2018 of “rogue” use of chlorofluorocarbons, probably from factories in China. Even in this day and age, release of the 2018 report and the resulting attention brought to the issue was apparently sufficiently embarrassing to the Chinese government to cause it to crack down on the use of CFCs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The 2018 bill did not pass, but the idea never faded. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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New Scientist

JULY 1, 2024

More than 1300 square kilometres of cropland worldwide was covered by solar panels in 2018, an area that could be producing 4 quadrillion calories per year

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 12, 2022

In 2018, Maersk set its sights on becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To that end, it has ordered 13 new ocean-going ships using only carbon-neutral fuels. The post Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge?? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

JUNE 10, 2021

A recently released report on the 2018 grounding of a Russian ship in the Canadian Arctic points out the many dangers of a coming shipping boom in an increasingly ice-free Arctic, including the lack of reliable navigational charts and crews inexperienced in polar waters. Read more on E360 ?.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Beginning with the start of FY2024 on October 1, funding for the federal government will – absent a continuing resolution (CR) – expire, as will the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill. As of posting, the USDA’s updated contingency plan for October 2023 has not yet been finalized.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C in 2018, but they represent a significant update since AR5 in 2013. Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). 2018) A new scenario resource for integrated 1.5 °C

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Yale E360

JUNE 11, 2021

Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 5, 2024

It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. On the afternoon of Friday, January 5, 2018, he signed a “Declaration of Emergency” ” to waive the driving-time limits and allow the critical fuel deliveries to the oil plants to proceed.

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Energy & the Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The MSA was amended for the third time in 2018 to extend the term until the end of 2021. A dispute arose about whether Gulfport Appalachia remained a party to the MSA after the 2018 amendment. The 2018 amendment was signed by a “Company” representative and a “Contractor” representative, so it bound all. The litigation.

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