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50 Years Ago: Environmental Law in 1973

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Like today, 1973 was a time of political turmoil. One subject stood outside the political turmoil: environmental law. It’s a controversial law today, but it passed the Senate unanimously and the House by a 355-4 margin. Download as PDF The post 50 Years Ago: Environmental Law in 1973 appeared first on Legal Planet.

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New State Bill Targets Pollution from Aggregate Facilities

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Among the most troubling sources of pollution in Sun Valley are aggregate facilities, such as large aggregate recyclers. While recycling is important for myriad reasons, this process generates enormous open-air stockpiles of crushed material and releases significant amounts of particulate matter pollution into the air.

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California Adopts Nation-Leading Legislation to Cut Plastic Pollution

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Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

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In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.26.24

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. -- WSJ: Americas Big Natural Gas Footprint Is About To Get Even Bigger: Build Baby Build [ PDF of Article ] -- ChesterCounty.com: Environmental Group Partners With Penn State On Kennet Townships Greenhouse Gas Emission Report -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Starts 2025 With More Utility-Scale Zinc-Battery Orders -- Post-Gazette: Congress Passes (..)

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Climate Adaptation Moves Toward Center Stage

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The Bureau of Reclamation got $250 million for desalinization and a billion for water recycling and reuse. At other end of the country and the political spectrum, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill providing $640 billion to fund coastal resilience efforts. The bill includes $1.5 billion for forest and wildfire resilience; $5.2

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.2.24

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One 12 Ounce Mug Of Salt Is All You Need To Prevent Ice From Forming On A 20 Foot Driveway [PaEN] -- WESA: PA Resources Council Spearheads Effort To Build Permanent Recycling Facility In Allegheny County -- PA Sea Grant: National Marine Fisheries Service & Sea Grant Fellowship Program Accepting Applications [PaEN] -- Living Landscape Observer Spotlights: (..)