Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Voters will decide on a constitutional amendment for environmental rights. On November 2, New Yorkers will vote on amending their state constitution to include environmental protections, including clean water. ” Her group plans to introduce its version in the Maryland legislative session that begins in January 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

In 2022, ninety of Texas beaches tested positive for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria (poop!), the Environmental Protection Agency In the recent Supreme Court case , San Francisco was disputing permit language for its Oceanside wastewater treatment facility, which has an outfall pipe that discharges 4.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Earlier this year, environmental health advocates scored a big win when the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) updated the ethylene oxide sterilizer rule requiring commercial sterilizers to significantly lower their emissions. Overburdened communities are not being protected fast enough by these incremental approaches.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 15, 2025

In April 2022, Maine became the first state to ban the land application of biosolids. Environmental Protection Agency released its first draft assessment of PFAS in biosolids, finding health risks for people living on or near areas where biosolids are land applied or deposited in an unlined landfill. Yesterday, the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 14, 2022

The largest saline lake in the western hemisphere, the Great Salt Lake dropped to a record low in 2022 as a result of a hot drought that increased evaporation and decreased water flows. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – July 14, 2022. Activists in Arizona are gathering signatures to put groundwater regulation on the ballot.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Voters in southeastern Arizona delivered a split decision on the question of groundwater regulation. Drought in the American West.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

On January 6, the Department of Environmental Protection reported its staff conducted over 107,000 inspections to protect Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and a healthy and safe environment. DEP also responded to 410 environmental emergencies, like spills from traffic accidents to chemical fires.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2024

New Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule DEP’s presentation on the new federal methane rule will be led by Panna Chibber and Naishadh Bhatt and will begin with an overview of the federal regulation and how it compares to existing DEP regulations on reducing oil and gas methane emissions adopted as final in December 2022.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

October 25, 2022. Pennsylvania takes another step toward regulating two PFAS in drinking water. Pennsylvania Is a Step Closer to Regulating Two PFAS in Drinking Water. By a 15 to 3 margin, the Environmental Quality Board agreed to restrict the concentration of PFOA to 14 parts per trillion and PFOS to 18 parts per trillion.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. See a detailed analysis of the decision here.).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

Sales figure from VELOZ The top selling passenger car AND top selling light truck in CA in 2023, according to California New Car Dealers Association , were both electric vehicles with the Tesla Model 3 and the Tesla Model Y taking the top spots…as they also did in 2022. By making historic investments in the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Toxicology Program, and the International Association of Research on Cancer classify EtO as a substance that can cause certain cancers. What are the health impacts associated with breathing it?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

On November 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has determined , in response to a rulemaking petition, the state Environmental Quality Board has the statutory authority to adopt a regulation setting more protective setbacks from shale gas wells for homes, schools and streams in its initial petition review.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

On February 3, the Associated Press reported the Department of Environmental Protection filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court to compel the Legislative Reference Bureau to publish the final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations covering power plants in the PA Bulletin so they can become effective. In his veto message, Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. We are deeply troubled by this decision that undermines the authority of the very agency tasked with the mission ‘to protect human health and the environment.’ On June 30, the U.S. Related Articles: -- U.S.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No. It is currently anticipated that primacy for Louisiana will be granted in late 2022 or early 2023. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Even if the resolution is adopted, it would not be binding in the same way as a formal international agreement, but it could still impact how countries regulate marine CDR. Both the London Convention and London Protocol require parties to adopt domestic laws to regulate the “dumping” of “waste and other matter” at sea.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

On March 14, the Attorney General opened another investigation into Energy Transfer/Sunoco into potential environmental crimes related to the Energy Transfer/Sunoco pipeline that leaked petroleum into household wells in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

4 [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 4 PA Bulletin announcing the opening of the application period for reimbursements under the Host Municipality Waste Facility Inspectors Program for calendar year 2022. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

Environmental protection laws must be enforced in response to incidents like last year’s major spill and leak from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. per cent of the oil sands have received a formal reclamation certificate from the provincial regulator (AER). The Alberta government has allowed 1.4 This is too little, too late.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2022

Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

What’s Up With Water—April 26, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers paying for groundwater in California and a controversial canal project in Nebraska. The post The Stream, April 27, 2022: How a Rural Nebraskan Town Is Moving Forward a Year After Toxic Ethanol Plant Closes appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2023

On July 22, the Governor’s Office published an update to the Regulatory Agenda of regulations in development that included a new annual permit fee for unconventional shale gas operations and a schedule for the release of updated waste and other environmental standards for conventional oil and gas drilling. Read more here. [

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

On November 30, the Environmental Quality Board voted 15 to 2 to approve the emergency regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits for conventional oil and gas facilities. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) voted no on the regulation. Representatives for Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and Rep. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) at the March 22 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on DEP’s budget request , the Department of Environmental Protection said it is projecting a $1,581,000 deficit in funding for the Oil and Gas Regulation Program. In calendar year 2022, DEP received 731 unconventional shale gas permits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Environmental justice analysis: DTE’s energy plan includes an assessment of environmental justice that utilized US Environmental Protection Agency screening and mapping tools to evaluate its facilities’ air pollution and health impacts. Smaller amounts of efficiency: Unfortunately, DTE is targeting only a 1.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

April 13 PA Bulletin, page 1989 ) Read more here. -- The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on the Title V Air Quality and the RACT III Air Quality permits for the Wheelabrator Municpal Waste Combustion Facility located in Falls Township, Bucks County. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2761 ) -- Commonwealth Environmental Systems, LP - CES Landfill Expansion: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a landfill expansion project impacting multiple wetlands in Foster, Frailey and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County. ( 22, 2022, Issued March 28, 2025. ( 22, 2022, Issued March 28, 2025. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Lead author Adam Gold , a watershed researcher for the Environmental Defense Fund, said the wild uncertainty is because the court arbitrarily created a new standard for federal protection divorced from the science of how wetlands support larger streams, rivers, lakes and the ocean. But now it’s unclear what protections they have.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Its a long and difficult story, but it illustrates the typical lack of resources thousands of conventional oil and gas well owners have to properly operate their wells in compliance with state law and regulations. Requests response by September 1, 2022. DEP requested a response by December 1, 2022. Other violations continued.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Environmental Justice is holding a combined meet and hearing on the permit application March 11 at the Burgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road, Burgettstown in Washington County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 1, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency is offering a $2.5 But California and Massachusetts have their own regulations. One grant will be awarded and applications are due September 14, 2022. On the Radar. Fireworks and Drinking Water Contamination. There are no national drinking water standards for perchlorate.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the January 28 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 28 PA Bulletin announcing the issuance of a revised Air Quality General Permit for Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units of up to 100 Million Btu/hour.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On September 20, Ali Tarquino Morris, Director Of DEP’s Bureau of Waste Management, told the Citizen Advisory Council conventional oil and gas operator plans to dispose of their wastewater by dumping it on dirt and gravel roads as a dust suppressant continue to fail to meet the state’s Residual Waste Regulations. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

. -- Health impact assessments and other community health monitoring must be put in place to ensure public health is protected today and into the future. Residents must be informed fully about health risks to which they are exposed. -- It is not enough to regulate sources of emissions singly.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2008 ) PA Bulletin - March 8, 2025 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 92 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the March 8 PA Bulletin - pages 1930 to 2022. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On September 1, the Department of Environmental Protection said any waste generated by the new conventional oil and gas well plugging program will NOT be exempt from hazardous waste requirements, unlike the same or similar wastes generated from active oil and gas production wells and facilities.

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