PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The cleaning of this illegal dump has been quite extensive. Let’s continue to join forces and set a goal to remove 50,000 pounds of trash by the end of 2022, honoring the 50th Anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. The quest became known as the Clean Water Act 50K Trash Challenge (CWA50K).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As the conservation director of Virginia-based advocacy group Wild Virginia , David Sligh was positioned to facilitate connections in the networks that strengthen the advocacy apparatus. 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.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e. the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act), as a result, EPA programs are often implemented narrowly, not holistically.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Water management generally is a conservative and risk averse decision-making environment. NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act is not intended to support innovation. I had an amazing time traveling in these ways, but what does this all have to do with the environment? Hear me out.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Mary’s partnership initiative with the Rappahannock Tribe to identify and prioritize lands for conservation, preservation and acquisition in the Chesapeake Bay region. Continuing education credits will be available for engineers and landscaping professionals. Julia King, Professor of Anthropology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 24, 2014

If proven, this would constitute violations of the federal Clean Water Act. _. A native of suburban Chicago, Kelly holds a BS in Environmental Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Management from Northern Michigan University. By Kelly Nokes. appeared first on. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

The Supreme Court will decide which wetland ecosystems are included in the Clean Water Act, the law that regulates the dumping of pollutants into American waters. Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production.

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Law and Environment

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in the Sackett case, in which the Sacketts are hoping that SCOTUS will finally issue a clear decision narrowing the scope of jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. I have stayed out of the SCOTUS prediction game because I find such speculation to be a waste of time.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

On April 25, four state agencies, legislators and two land conservancies celebrated portions of the Turtle Creek watershed in southeastern Union County being removed, or “delisted” from the federal Clean Water Act impaired waters list. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

Also visit the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership to learn how you can help clean water grow on trees. CBF has over 275,000 members in Bay Watershed.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency has granted a petition to begin the process of promulgating new water quality standards under Section 303(c)(4)(B) of the federal Clean Water Act for the Delaware River estuary. Accordingly, EPA is determining, pursuant to [Clean Water Act (CWA)] Section 303(c)(4)(B) and 40 CFR 131.22(b),

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Acoel

AUGUST 2, 2021

If asked “what can be done,” the immediate response is to conserve. But, while conservation certainly has its place, it alone will not insure an adequate supply of water. It is time for a fresh look at water policy. We must address water infrastructure and aging water systems.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

One of the biggest challenges to local forest health discussed at the Westmoreland Conservation District’s September 24 event will be invasive plants. In addition to Quadro, Michael Doucette, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources service forester for Westmoreland County, will speak at the workshop, which will be held from 8:30 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

An overview will be given on the water quality standards and water temperature criteria established under the federal Clean Water Act to assure the protection and propagation of a “balanced”, “indigenous” population (BIP) or community (BIC) of shellfish, fish, and wildlife in and on the receiving water body.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

Department of Agriculture announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The Chesapeake Conservancy and thirteen partners will work with NRCS to accelerate conservation improvements to work toward eventual delisting of the streams.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Chesapeake Conservancy and 13 partners have more than 30 farms lined up to put practices in place that will help address water quality issues and wildlife habitat concerns in Huntingdon, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union and Snyder counties in the central part of the state. 23 Celebration [PaEN] -- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Listed as endangered in 1967, the humpback chub has many obstacles to survival: dams that cut off habitat and alter river flows, warming waters, and non-native predators. FWS officials think that conservation efforts have reduced immediate dangers to the humpback chub. Non-native predator fish have been targeted for removal.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Census Bureau must participate in this program, managed in Pennsylvania by the Department of Environmental Protection under the federal Clean Water Act. 27 -- August 27: Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. In the United States, we have laws that regulate pollution and emissions from manufacturing through the Clean Water Act. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. So, let’s go with that analogy.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

Public Interest Research Group/Climate Virginia for the final ratification of President Obama’s - EPA Clean Water Act for Protection of the Potomac River, and the removal of antibiotic drugs in animal livestock and the American food system.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2024

This led to the idea of removing 50,000 pounds of trash for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act in 2022. She has such a passion to make a difference in the conservation world. “We knew that this amount of trash would quickly fill the 30-yard dumpster we had,” she continued. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Historically, due to abandoned mine drainage and other industrial pollution, many streams in the area were considered dead and could not support life due to their poor water quality. However, after a series of environmental protections starting with the Clean Water Act of 1972 and, of course, time, these streams have bounced back.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote. The post When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As we head into the holiday season, we here at The Nature Conservancy are feeling enormous gratitude for our Washington state leaders in Congress who have been working for years to advance Puget Sound recovery efforts. Last week, a major milestone was achieved in efforts to advance recovery of Puget Sound, and it’s worth celebrating.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

These laws have reduced extreme cases of pollution, such as rivers catching on fire or streams changing color due to industrial waste.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program Projects Eligible applicants include county or municipal governments; county conservation districts; councils of government; municipal authorities; and nonprofit organizations. DEP's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation has a total of $103.4

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

On October 12, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA announced nearly $300,000 has been awarded to four Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) projects in Pennsylvania. The selected CIG projects in Pennsylvania for fiscal year 2022 include: -- Water Science Institute $75,000, Legacy Sediment 3.0:

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

MAX conducts waste operations under permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act. According to EPA, this site is an area with potential environmental justice concerns.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The PA Association of Conservation Districts recently awarded over $65,000 in grants to support 37 water pollution reduction projects by county conservation districts. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2023

For more information on programs, training opportunities and upcoming events, visit the Susquehanna River Basin Commission website.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

(Maintaining CERCLA’s reputation for incoherent drafting , it is not clear whether the exclusion applies to any such orders or only orders issued pursuant to certain other federal environmental statutes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act.)

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Washington Nature

MAY 21, 2021

The Stormwater Trio Messager’s study, published in the Science of the Total Environment in May 2021 , is one of three papers recently published by teams of scientists from the Nature Conservancy, the Levin Laboratory, and NOAA. It provides a cheap, scalable method to achieve durable conservation results in urban landscapes.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

The [federal] Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, put in place regulations to limit pollution and water quality standards to begin the process of restoring waterways nationwide. These riparian forest buffers improve water quality and provide habitat for both land and water species.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 10, 2014

the pollution limits, finding statutory support in the Clean Water Act and 33 U.S.C. Effective land conservation strategies in the Bay watershed states can fill this gap by preventing the conversion of natural areas into developed land.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act. which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act. DEP received the NPDES permit application on August 31, 2022, and that application was deemed administratively complete on December 16, 2022.

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