Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. However, policy that relies on science requires a very different set of questions and answers.

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Environmental Law Prof Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Negotiating wasn’t part of my education in environmental science or environmental law. Environmental science and engineering seemed to have little to do with negotiating with other people, and environmental law, I. At the time, this didn’t seem like a gap.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency and Lincoln University announced they re-signed their 2018 Memorandum of Understanding to enhance research, teaching, outreach, career development and stewardship in environmental sciences. The 2023 agreement was expanded to include the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

Under Dutch tort law, the standard of care is that “acting in conflict with what is generally accepted according to unwritten law is unlawful.” But what is the specific unwritten duty of care in this novel situation? The district court turned to several sources of guidance.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Wheeler Institute for Water Law & Policy, University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA, p. . & Kiparsky M. 2015 Accelerating Cost-Effective Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Learning From Local Implementation. Download as PDF. appeared first on Legal Planet.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits. This now-infamous climate prohibition has been called a “limitation” on the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

There are several problems with this false dichotomy: Entrepreneurs behind private startups like Make Sunset are wildly different from the scientists and environmental law experts who study geoengineering. They shouldn’t be grouped together as a side. But no one thinks doing geoengineering is a good idea, do they?

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

Molly hopes to continue her environmental work outside the classroom by joining the Environmental Studies Advisory Committee, leading an immersion project on environmental issues in Latin America, being a Peer Learning Associate for the introductory classes, pursuing a senior honors thesis, and working as a research assistant with a professor.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The $282,000 B-WET grant is for three years, and environmental science program decisions will be made by local educators. Related Articles: -- DEP/PROP: Study Shows Growth in K-12 Students' Recycling Knowledge; 1988 Recycling Law Updates Needed [PaEN] -- MCall: Lehigh Valley H.S. Student Headed To U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 13, 2024

While opening a window can help reduce the risk, only reforms can keep people safe, researchers wrote in a study in Environmental Science and Technology. Tens of millions of Americans each day breathe in carcinogenic chemicals that are woven into the interiors of their cars, a new study has found.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sayre High School Students Together at Cobbs Creek To Learn Environmental Science, Engineering In Philadelphia -- Erie Times: Venango Twp. 17 Hearing On Orchard BJK Company Warehouse Chapter 105 Permit In Monroe County -- Penn Today: New Program Brings Penn And William L. Davis Will Lead Democratic Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Curt Gervich, an associate professor in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh where he teaches courses in environmental leadership, law and policy, and sustainability will present the keynote address on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is Building Thriving Communities.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Building on its comprehensive research expertise, longstanding relationship with external partners and deep commitment to civic engagement, Drexel and the Academy will bring together faculty, staff, students, industry partners and the public sector to pursue transdisciplinary, community-based solutions to environmental problems.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

The former Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Student Leadership Council (SLC ) members are working toward master’s degrees in Environmental Education, Wildlife Science or Conservation Biology, and studying Environmental Science and Outdoor Recreation Leadership. Army and plans to apply to law school in the fall.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Joseph Otis Minott - Lifetime Achievement Award PennFuture honored Joseph Otis Minott, an environmental law leader, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long career fighting for the environment and public health in Pennsylvania. from Villanova University School of Law. in Physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 1, 2021

New Jersey’s law banning single-use plastic bags and foam containers takes effect May 22 and is one of the toughest laws of its kind in the country. July 1 also marks the start of Philadelphia’s ban on single-use plastic bags at retail establishments and a ban on paper bags that contain less than 40% recycled content.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Davis, DEP, Community Celebrate The Opening Of Federal/State Funded Blacklick Creek Mine Drainage Treatment Plant To Clean Up 25 Miles Of Waterways In Cambria, Indiana Counties [PaEN] -- Indiana Gazette: Blacklick Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility Celebrated Near Vintondale -- DEP Now Accepting Applications For First Round Of Federally-Funded (..)

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Environment, Law, and History

AUGUST 3, 2022

More on the co-production of environmental science and law: Just out in Environment and History is an article by Ashton Macfarlane, "The Many Pollutant Identities of Carbon Dioxide: Global Climate Monitoring and Air Pollution Research in New Zealand, 1968–1975" , that discusses the way carbon dioxide was framed as an air pollutant due to the modern (..)

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Chelsea Gómez joined the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law in October 2021 and serves as a Graduate Research Assistant supporting research on City Focus Groups on Climate and Equity-based Policies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from St. Edward’s University.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Shapiro Is Lying About How His Trip To White House Unfroze $2.1

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

Today, it overlaps with many other sciences and has had a profound impact on the environmental sciences just as chemistry has. It also underpins the physical sciences by providing the theoretical framework on which it may base its own assumptions and basic theoretical models. How Physics Applies to Environmental Science.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 30, 2014

Migliaccio is a third-year Juris Doctor candidate at Vermont Law School. Prior to pursuing law school, Emily attended Boston College. While there, she sailed for the Division I Sailing Team and studied environmental science, ultimately earning a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Geosciences.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 30, 2022

King (VLS ’21), Environmental Justice Staff Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute ; Visiting Professor at Bard College at Simon’s Rock ; and Content Creator at Intersectional Environmentalist Q: Please tell me about where you grew up and your first experiences with the environment. Interviewee: Arielle V. A: Of course.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

About the author: Savannah is a third-year law student at Vermont Law School who is pursuing a Certificate in Water Resources Law. She has a strong passion for the environment and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. County of Maui.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 17, 2018

As an applied science, it can take many years of trial and error to work out a mathematical solution - that is as true for building a mine as it is for calculating the distance between our planet and other planetary bodies, and for technology as it is for finance investment. Why is Mathematics Important to Science? Sponsored Content.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Report Card. Opposition to fertilizer laws come from synthetic and organic fertilizer manufacturers. Bay State legislators should be congratulated for enacting no-phosphorus lawn fertilizer laws. in Environmental Law.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 20, 2021

One of the most visible and exemplary examples of the Drexel-Academy partnership is the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), which was spun off of Drexel’s Biology Department in 2012 with newly redesigned curricula. 2 New Ways to Research and Study the Art of Science. 1 Busy, Busy BEES.

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Washington Nature

JULY 10, 2023

After graduating from Inchelium High School in 1995, he pursued a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and a master's degree in Indian Law. Growing up, Cody spent most of his days exploring the woods, inspiring him to tell his fifth-grade teacher he wanted to become a biologist.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

7 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Environmental, Watershed Groups Appeal Stormwater Permit For Proposed Swiftwater Solar Project In Monroe County Dickinson College To Host International Climate Symposium Oct. 24-26 DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

It prohibits states from enacting laws that result in a. against state laws that favor local products over out-of-state products and held these laws to violate the Commerce Clause. The labeling program may be an alternative to additional laws and regulations that have unequal effects on beef producers. I earned a B.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A collaborative research study led by Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh associate professor of geology and environmental science, analyzed records as well as soil samples to better understand the effects of disposing of this waste in facilities that were not built to contain radioactive waste.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

She believes in fostering a holistic and pragmatic movement, centering values that emphasize natural law, humility, empathy and the translation of words into action. They often bring in law enforcement from somewhere else, just like they bring in pipeliners from somewhere else. And I was like-- "Because I'm a lawyer, sir."

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

. : Not all agency rules have the force of law. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), “interpretive rules” are merely advisory and do not carry the force of law. On the contrary, a legislative rule (also known as a “substantive rule”) is a rule that has the force and effect of law. Vermont Journal of Environment Law.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The study, titled " Geochemical Evidence of Groundwater Contamination and Potential Human Health Risks Where Hydraulic Fracturing Overlaps with Extensive Legacy Hydrocarbon Extraction ," appears in Environmental Science & Technology.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2022

Releases Air Quality Annual Review Covering 2021 [PaEN] -- Dickinson College To Host International Climate Symposium Oct.

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Epic Environmental’s senior leadership team, including founders Mark Breitfuss and Brad May, will join Montrose’s Consulting and Engineering division, which reports into the Company’s Remediation and Reuse segment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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