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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

NEPA remains the workhorse of natural resource litigation today. Clean Air Act. Provides for cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The possibility of CERCLA liability also provides a powerful incentive for voluntary clean-up and for carefully disposing of materials in the first place. Also known as the Superfund law.

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Guest Essay: Significant Electricity Load Growth Can Be Accommodated Without A Stampede To New Natural Gas Generation Just By Increasing Efficiency At Existing Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Both moves could help get more clean energy onto the grid. of the proposed generation in the queue. of the proposed generation in the queue.

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FRESH, August 9, 2022: Unmonitored Ag May Account for Majority of Lake Erie Manure Pollution

Circle of Blue

“Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste.”. — Mikhail Childs, Prairie Island Indian C ommunity member. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has declared the plant to be safe, tribe members remain worried about their proximity to nuclear waste. While the U.S.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.8.25

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. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. House Floor.

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December 23 - 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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Gov. Shapiro Reaches Agreement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Price Hikes And Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Utility Bills

PA Environment Daily

DeepSeek -- The Guardian: Sputnik Moment: $1 Trillion Wiped Off US Stocks After Chinese Firm -- UGI Gas Division Filed A Request With PUC To Increase Residential Gas Rates By 10.8% -- Scranton Times: UGI Seeking To Raise Natural Gas Rates 10.8% MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners

The Energy Law

Produced water can also contain certain critical minerals that can be used for the development of clean energy technologies. [1] COG also entered into surface use compensation agreements and right-of-way agreements to facilitate its use of the surface when it transported products and waste from the property.

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