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Success! Removing the Klamath Dams

Legal Planet

(Klamath River Dam removal project [credit: Los Angeles Times]) Most of the environmental law and policy matters discussed on Legal Planet–especially over the past few months–have dealt with natural resource crises, environmental rollbacks, hostile political actors and actions in Washington, D.C.,

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Frontiers in Environmental Science 2021 Editor Awards

Frontiers

We are pleased to announce the first edition of the Frontiers in Environmental Science Editor Awards. We launched the Drylands section last year , and so far we have already added two new sections in 2022Environmental Citizen Science and Environmental Systems Engineering.

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The “Silver Bullet” Required to Improve California’s Water Rights System: More & Better Data

Legal Planet

The 2022 Sacramento Bee article that broke the story of the illegal Siskiyou County water diversions from the Shasta River also reported that the 2015 legislation has largely been ignored by the state’s water users. Problem solved, right? Unfortunately, no.

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Penn State Extension Center For Agricultural Assistance Training Recognizes Sen. Martin, Sen. Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership

PA Environment Daily

In 2022, Senators Martin and Yaw spearheaded the landmark state Clean Streams Fund to clean up rivers and streams damaged by decades of nonpoint source pollution, including agricultural runoff, abandoned mine drainage and stormwater in developed areas. Im thankful to the Extension and the Commission for this wonderful recognition.

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Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized

PA Environment Daily

The 2022 Student Symposium on the Environment was held on December 1st and was once again hosted by Westminster College at the McKelvey Campus Center in Lawrence County and co-organized with the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition. Visit the 2022 Student Symposium on the Environment webpage for more information.

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New Satellite Will See Water’s Big Picture

Circle of Blue

Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite’s science instrument payload sits in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during assembly. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 14, 2022. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech. Today, satellites make the first pass of discovery.

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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

In January 2022, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruling on a Sierra Club lawsuit stripped the Mountain Valley Pipeline of construction permits in the Jefferson National Forest. With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection.