National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Act addresses climate change by making greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction planning an eligible conservation activity within EQIP, emphasizing the importance of environmental responsibility. For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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Nanotech

APRIL 23, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and structural isomers as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On September 12, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals recognized Kristina Thompson and PennDOT District 5-0 with the 2024 Walter Lyon Award and former DEP Secretary David Hess with the Karl Mason Award. Posted: September 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest Click Here to become a member.

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Nanotech

APRIL 15, 2024

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on April 11, 2024, that a coalition of public health groups filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking to stop immediately the manufacture and distribution of “hundreds of millions of plastic containers with dangerous levels of per- and (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

Reworld™ is a proven provider of e-waste recycling, recovery and environmentally responsible disposal, having recycled more than 135 million pounds of e-waste.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

EPA has three previous settlements with PES from 2020, one regarding CAA Renewable Fuel Standards, one for compliance issues related to a prior CAA Consent Decree, and the other for recovery of EPA costs related to the refinery’s explosion and fire under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service regulations implementing the federal Endangered Species Act, evolving protections for the tricolored bat and northern long-eared bat, and potential policy implications of the 2024 election. Posted: October 28, 2024] PA Environment Digest Click Here to become a member.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency moves toward finalizing its proposal to designate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – also known as “forever chemicals” – as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

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MGKF Law

OCTOBER 8, 2024

On September 27, 2024, in Short Creek Development, LLC v. 22-05021-CV-SW-WBG, 2024 WL 4326815 (W.D. 27, 2024), Magistrate Judge W. MFA Incorporated , No.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2024

link] Abstract Researchers in the field of sustainable management have recently dedicated significant efforts to understand why organizations exhibit diverse responses to environmental responsibilities. Badulescu, A., & Khan, M. PLOS ONE, 19(2), e0297926.

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Nanotech

JULY 30, 2024

On July 25, 2024, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S.

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Nanotech

MAY 23, 2024

On May 20, 2024, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that on May 17, 2024, they filed a notice of intent to sue (NOI) the U.S.

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Nanotech

MAY 31, 2024

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on May 28, 2024, that it filed a request for correction (RFC) under the Information Quality Act (IQA) regarding a U.S.

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MGKF Law

JULY 14, 2024

25, 2024), that arranger liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) requires a potentially responsible party to have knowledge that the waste it discards is hazardous. Alban Tractor Company et al. , 23-1155 (4th Cir.

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MGKF Law

JUNE 5, 2024

On May 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Defendant ISP Environmental Service Inc.’s 2024 WL 2013949 (D.N.J. United States v. ISP Envt’l Servs.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2021

A recent study in Nature concluded Bitcoin operations in China are on track to produce 130 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 – more than the entire economy of the Czech Republic. Research shows most consumers are less willing to buy from a company that doesn’t take its environmental responsibilities seriously.

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Acoel

MARCH 28, 2024

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Dennis H. Fifty years ago the Commonwealth of Virginia experienced a human health and environmental crisis when the insecticide Kepone was discovered in the blood of manufacturing workers and in the fish and sediment of the James River at Hopewell Virginia. Treacy Credit: Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

a) The procedures of ASTM International Standard E1527-21 entitled “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.” …. (c) Be assured this is a big deal.

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Capaccio

MAY 21, 2024

In April 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new regulation to limit the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The regulation targets six PFAS in particular: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and PFBS.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

RGGI is wrong for Pennsylvania, and it is time to repeal this regulation and focus on putting forth commonsense, environmentally responsible energy policy that recognizes and champions Pennsylvania as an energy producer.” “Not Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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Law Columbia

MAY 27, 2024

Introduction ‘Historic’ and ‘unprecedented’ are two adjectives that could easily apply to the advisory opinion rendered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on May 21, 2024. Of course, these adjectives have also been used to describe many other recent judgments delivered on the topic of climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Resident -- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby -- Slippery Rock University Engineering Alumnus Has Successful Start To Her Career In Natural Gas Industry -- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, (..)

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) noted that the draft scientific integrity policy from the Consumer Products Safety Commission not only contains that problematic prohibition, but does so in multiple places. PEER’s comment recommends that CPSC remove the provision.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

To address this problem, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a suite of important regulations. In April of 2024, the EPA introduced new Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for PFAS in drinking water, signaling a critical regulatory shift.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This bill reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 through 2024, directs NOAA to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration and establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, among other provisions.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Against the backdrop of a global economy that has continued to grow, the explosive growth in sustainable industries marked a paradigm shift, with environmentally responsible practices proving to be not just a corporate responsibility but a lucrative business strategy.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Shapiro’s FY 2024-25 budget request-- Thank you, Chairman Harris, Chairman Grove, and members of the House Appropriation Committee, for inviting us here today. I’m Jessica Shirley, the Interim Acting Secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Our proposed budget also includes $1.1 Related Article - Budget: -- Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) noted that the draft scientific integrity policy from the Consumer Products Safety Commission not only contains that problematic prohibition, but does so in multiple places. PEER’s comment recommends that CPSC remove the provision.

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Capaccio

JUNE 14, 2022

In October 2021, the EPA announced the PFAS Strategic Roadmap of current and planned activities in 2021-2024. As part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda, funding is dedicated to addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water. . Designate certain PFAS as CERCLA hazardous waste .

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Nanotech

JANUARY 15, 2025

In April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened an enormous can of worms for entities even remotely association with the generation, transport, use or disposal of two legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

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MGKF Law

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

2:17-cv-00809-JCH-GBW, 2024 WL 4512434, the U.S. Last month, in City of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County v The Lofts of Alameda, LLC , Civil Action No.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

billion Q2 profits from 2024. 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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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A Brief History of Federal Superfund Legislation In 1980, Congress enacted The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), more commonly known as Superfund. This monumental piece of legislation constructed a new tax on chemical and petroleum industries. The Climate Change Superfund Act (S.02129)

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Acoel

JANUARY 17, 2025

Carlston With the incoming Trump administration poised for an attack on federal environmental regulations, states are quickly emerging with actions on climate change. Vermonts version of Climate Superfund , which went into effect on July 1, 2024, now faces a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

As Americans gather to celebrate the harvest’s bounty, there are few revelations about our food supply more distressing than the 2024 news that sewage-derived fertilizer has contaminated millions of acres of U.S. cropland with toxic PFAS chemicals.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

The laws included provisions setting an interim drinking water standard of 20 nanograms per liter for any regulated PFAS and requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt maximum contaminant levels for PFAS by June 1, 2024.[[N: The House bill ( H.R. N: 2021 Me.

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