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PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities

PA Environment Daily

On January 11, the PA Audubon Council announced the release of Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities. The Guidelines provide information and resources for Pennsylvania municipalities to use in developing ordinances for utility-scale solar projects.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Nov. 12 Webinar On Threatened, Endangered Species Policy Updates

PA Environment Daily

Tad Macfarlan is an experienced environmental and land use lawyer and a partner in the firm's global Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group. Tad's practice focuses on the environmental aspects of project development, transactional, litigation, and government enforcement matters (both civil and criminal).

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Colpoys Bay is under threat by a proposed land-based fish farm

Enviromental Defense

This industry does not have a good track record in terms of their environmental responsibility and their ability to adequately control the contaminants that would be added to the bay. The company claims to have the technology to ‘scrub’ the water of 98 per cent of contaminants before returning the water to Colpoys Bay.

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Court Finds Navajo Nation’s NRD Recovery Under CERCLA May Be Limited, But Not Its State Law Recovery

MGKF Law

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. is best known for setting forth a comprehensive mechanism to cleanup hazardous waste sites under a restoration-based approach and for imposing liability on potentially responsible parties. 9601, et seq.,

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Greenberg Traurig’s David G. Mandelbaum Chosen as a City & State PA ‘Fifty Over 50’

E2 Law Blog

Mandelbaum, a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice , has a career that spans four decades. A fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, he has worked on matters concerning the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act since 1993 and has spoken and written on the subject.

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Release: NSAC Applauds Introduction of the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

“The Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act provides common-sense, straightforward support for high-impact perennial practices through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS) conservation programs.

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DCNR Blog: 40 Years Of Doing Something Wild! PA Wild Resource Conservation Fund

PA Environment Daily

The Wild Resource Conservation Program was born! The Wild Resource Conservation Program works across multiple agencies for the benefit of all kinds of wildlife and plant species. The Wild Resource Conservation Board makes official decisions on the use of the funds.