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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - October 5 to 18 - Conventional Well Owners Issued 767 Violations For Abandoning Their Wells - So Far, More Than Double Number In 2019; Leaking Gas Storage Area Wells

PA Environment Daily

Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended Chesapeake remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended PA General Energy remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Read more here.

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EPA Publishes ANPRM Regarding Lead Wheel Weights

Nanotech

EPA requests comments and information to assist in the potential development of regulations for the manufacture (including importing), processing (including recycling), and distribution in commerce of lead for lead wheel weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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GAO Asks Whether Chemical Recycling Can Reduce Plastic Pollution

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) posted a WatchBlog item entitled “ Can Chemical Recycling Reduce Plastic Pollution? The item looks at GAO’s September 2021 Science & Tech Spotlight: Advanced Plastic Recycling. ” on October 5, 2021. What are the potential benefits and challenges of these approaches?

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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Biological recycling, or biorecycling, is an emerging technology that uses microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, to break down plastic into its basic components for reuse. Emerging recycling methods could help mitigate the negative health effects of incinerating plastic waste; and. Bergeson and Carla N. On November 21, 2022, the U.S.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

Strengthen environmental regulations like the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and Toxic Substances Control Act protections to reduce pollution and climate impacts in fenceline communities. Direct the EPA to not include harmful chemical recycling technologies in the national recycling strategy.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Waste management concerns the governance of many aspects of waste from their transport and storage, proper procedure on disposal and treatment where necessary, everything from the recyclable packaging of our household waste right up to nuclear waste as a byproduct of energy production. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above).

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Water reuse involves recycling wastewater for beneficial use - for example, watering your lawn with your washing machine water. We are also trying to recycle wastewater sludges for fertilizer, but there are similar issues. Recycling is a great idea, but we must remember that they call it “waste” for a reason.