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The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a new State Only Minor Air Quality Operating Permit for the continued operation of the ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC [Energy Transfer] Revolution NaturalGas Cryogenic Processing Plant in Salem Township, Washington County. ( Read more here. million to DEP.
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August 9, 2022. August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register. August 22-24, 2022: Conference, Aquatic Ecosystems Health and Management Society: “The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management” — register. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.
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