Inside Climate News

JULY 27, 2024

The government’s draft environmental assessment, released in June, moves a key water agency closer to approval of a plan that could worsen pollution in the region. By Sarah Hopkins As the Salton Sea shrinks, a crisis deepens. The water levels of the 345-square-mile lake, located in an arid swath of agricultural land in Southern California’s Imperial County, have been receding for years, exposing the lakebed to strong winds that dry it, churn it to dust and drive the particles into surrounding co

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Scientific American

JULY 27, 2024

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

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MGKF Law

JULY 27, 2024

This entry was authored by MGKF Summer Associate Autumn Chassie On May 28, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to decide City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency. This case arose after the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) required San Francisco to update its long-term control plan for combined sewer overflows and to re-evaluate alternatives for discharges during heavy rains when the system’s capacity is exceeded. 75 F.4th 1074 (9th Cir. 2023).

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Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2024

Last week, Senator Manchin unveiled his latest permitting bill , negotiated with Senator Barrasso and set to be marked up by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Wednesday. After recently completing a 3 ½ year stint as general counsel at the White House Counsel of Environmental Quality, I recognize that continuing to improve federal permitting and environmental review processes is important work.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2024

From July 20 to 26, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 436 inspection entries and caught up posting previous inspection reports. So far this year, DEP took these actions as of July 19 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 56 conventional, 13 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,925 conventional and 579 unconventional -- Enforcements 2024: 294 conventional and 69 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 221 conventional and 462 unconventional -- Year To

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2024

“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. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Senate Fall Voting Schedule -- September

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