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Regulator sells out community safety for pennies on the dollar, as Imperial Oil gets 95 per cent “discount” on oil sands spill fine

Enviromental Defense

Peter Loney, Council of Canadians, Edmonton Chapter said: “The fine of $50,000, a mere pittance for a company as large as Imperial Oil, does nothing to encourage environmental responsibility nor does it deter unsafe conduct that puts local Indigenous communities at risk.”

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DEP Extends Comment Period On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order For Penn State Benner Township PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Site In Centre County

PA Environment Daily

As per DEPs Statement of Decision, published on October 12, 2022, DEP provided an alternative water supply, first in the form of bottled water, and then Point of Entry Treatment Systems to any residences within the investigation area having detections above relevant State and Federal groundwater standards for PFAS.

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

Law Columbia

In 2022, the Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) – Chiles environmental enforcement agency – sanctioned Albemarle for breaching brine extraction limits. In 2024, it imposed urgent measures on SQM following environmental incidents involving protected species at its Salar del Carmen plant.

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Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’

PA Environment Daily

I shoulder the stone of environmental responsibility, pushing it uphill while the weight of politics, bureaucracy, elected officials, industry lobbyists, and citizen apathy, all threaten to roll it back. So here I am again, feeling a bit like Sisyphus. 4 [PaEN] -- Upper Makefield Twp.

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New York’s Climate Superfund Act Forces Polluters to Fund State Climate Adaptation Projects

Acoel

These laws borrow the Superfund moniker from the long-established federal environmental remediation law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).

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Title: 5 Reasons Why CCS is BS (Bunk Science)

Enviromental Defense

In 2022, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis reported that 10 out of 13 major CCS projects failed to deliver on their targets. It is not a new technology – CCS has been around for over 50 years and has consistently failed to live up to expectations. The thing is, it’s all talk.

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LVMH’s Third Annual Social and Environmental Responsibility Report Highlights Progress and Innovation

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2022, LVHM became 1 of only 12 companies in the world to receive a "triple A" rating from the CDP for its leadership in protecting the climate, forests, and water. The post LVMH’s Third Annual Social and Environmental Responsibility Report Highlights Progress and Innovation appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.