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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Successful court cases could limit the scope of future regulations.

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It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Union of Concerned Scientists

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the Herculean and crucial task of assessing which chemicals are innocuous and which ones need to be banned or restricted because they pose a threat to our health or the environment. Fortunately, EPA has begun a slow pivot toward assessing multiple chemicals at once.

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Rightwing Authoritarianism vs the Environment

Legal Planet

It also wants to destroy environmental regulation, especially climate law. The combination of authoritarianism, extreme conservative ideology, and anti-environmentalism is common globally, not just in U.S. Researchers have found links between two psychological dispositions and hostility to environmental protection.

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DEP Posted 107 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 18 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Read more here. -- The Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board published notice in the January 18 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed changes to regulations establishing eligibility requirements for paying claims under the underground tank cleanup program. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council.

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DEP Posted 115 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 22 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. formal notice ) PA Bulletin - March 22, 2025 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 115 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the March 22 PA Bulletin - pages 2281 to 2396.

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DEP Did Over 107,000 Inspections, Found 35,237 Violations, Responded To 410 Emergencies In 2024 To Protect PA's Environment, Public Safety

PA Environment Daily

On January 6, the Department of Environmental Protection reported its staff conducted over 107,000 inspections to protect Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and a healthy and safe environment. DEP also responded to 410 environmental emergencies, like spills from traffic accidents to chemical fires.

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DEP Posted 90 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 25 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 886 ) PA Bulletin - January 25 2025 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 90 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the January 25 PA Bulletin - pages 797 to 887. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?

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