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It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Union of Concerned Scientists

Understanding the Toxic Substances Control Act To understand how grouping chemicals might work in regulations, let’s talk about the Toxic Substance Control Act , or TSCA, the primary law safeguarding the public from exposures to non-pesticide chemicals.

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October 21 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Environmental, Health Groups Submit Petition To Environmental Quality Board For More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells For Schools, Daycares, Hospitals, Buildings, Drinking Water Wells, Surface Water

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania agencies have a constitutional duty to heed the overwhelming evidence and require minimum setbacks to protect the Commonwealth’s residents and natural resources from further peril.” “20 Click Here for a copy of the rulemaking petition.

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Evangelical Environmental Network Delivers Over 36,000 Comments From Pro-Life Christians To Gov. Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls

PA Environment Daily

Over 36,000 Pennsylvanians have signed EEN Action’s petition to say, ‘I am concerned about wasteful methane emissions and toxic pollution that risk Pennsylvanians' health, contribute to climate change, and waste our natural resources.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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189 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Families Left With Unanswered Questions After Natural Gas Leak Complaints From 70 Homes -- WPXI: Small Natural Gas Leaks Found In More Than 30 Homes In Cranberry Twp., 22 In Washington County -- Mon Valley Clean Air Fund Sets 3 Outreach Sessions Starting Oct. Of Agriculture Invests $2.2 22 , 1:00 p.m.