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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
There arecurrently carbon standards in place for new power plants , which were set back in 2015; however, there are no standards for existing plants as neither the 2015 Clean Power Plan nor the 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule —both of which targeted existing facilities—remain in place.
Legal Planet
MARCH 10, 2022
Neighborhood oil and gas extraction poses serious public health and environmental risks to communities across California – and campaigns by local advocates and political leaders over the last decade have pressed state agencies and local governments, including the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County , to better protect those at risk.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 28, 2025
Shapiro: What Labor, Industry, Environmental, Consumer Leaders Are Saying About The Lightning Energy Plan To Secure Pennsylvanias Energy Future -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Low Stream Flows Triggering Restrictions On 19 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 17 More Approaching Restrictions [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Releases Natural (..)
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R- Schuylkill) abrogating DEP’s air pollution control regulations covering heavy-duty trucks [Note: DEP already suspended enforcement of these regulations November 6 - Read more here.];
Acoel
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
The following year, the legislature capped things off by passing legislation that enshrined Iowa’s voluntary nutrient reduction strategy as the state’s official policy for addressing nutrient pollution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
I remember seeing photos of the pink smoke billowing from the chimney of the garbage incinerator in my home state of New Jersey in 2019. State legislatures can pass cumulative impacts laws with enhanced public participation requirements to ensure that impacted communities are heard and some barriers blocking their political power are reduced.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2023
The state issued its first water quality standards for chloride in 2019. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy finalized water quality values for chloride only in 2019, three decades after the federal EPA published guidelines. As with sun on skin, excess salt accelerates infrastructure aging.
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