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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Newest TRI data shows Clairton’s impact on surrounding community. The TRI data quantifies the toxic emissions coming from the Clairton plant, including toxic air emissions. Below are two tables showing a select number of Clairton’s air emissions. Table 1 shows Clairton’s total greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalents, and Table 2 shows major toxic pollutants for 2013. Clairton’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2013. Total Facility Emissions (CO2e). George Jugovic is chi...
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A Climate for Change: "Beat the Heat" with PennFuture and friends on July 30
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A Climate for Change. PennFuture's A Climate for Change header/graphic. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Beat the Heat" with PennFuture and friends on July 30. This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finalize its Clean Power Plan. The first federal standard on carbon pollution from power plants. This is big. News and an historic achievement toward mitigating climate change. What's more, the rule is a step toward a zero-carbon, clean energy future. And will create jobs. When, where and more:.
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PennFuture Session Daze: 26 Steps that Gov. Tom Wolf can take to improve Pennsylvania's environment and economy
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Quick looks at public policy, from PennFuture. PF Session Daze header/graphic. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. 26 Steps that Gov. Tom Wolf can take to improve Pennsylvania's environment and economy. PennFuture recently unveiled a report. There are significant steps that the General Assembly can take to strengthen Pennsylvania's environmental policies, and PennFuture will work with Republican and Democratic members from both the House and the Senate on their behalf. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 26 St...
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PennFuture Session Daze: October 2014
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Quick looks at public policy, from PennFuture. PF Session Daze header/graphic. Wednesday, October 22, 2014. No joy in Mudville: General Assembly strikes out down the stretch on key environmental issues. Let's look at the legislative box score, which is chock full of errors. The passage of House Bill 1565. The passage of House Bill 2354. Will delay and harm Pennsylvania's ability to develop an effective plan to comply with the proposed U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Power Plan. The EPA ...
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Gaston's back-up comes through. In March, this blog. In an update posted in July — " Alphonse Makes a Play. 8212; we applauded W&W for taking enforcement actions against the owner of the Curry site and a timbering company for violation of DEP's erosion and sedimentation control regulations. Gaston, in contrast, has been a stick-in-the-sediment. In short, Gaston's position was "don't call me, call Alphonse.". The full story is spelled out in a September 8, 2014 Decision.
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014. PennFuture legal appeal leads to improvements in Pennsylvania stormwater program. PennFuture has scored an important win that will help to improve water quality in Pennsylvania. On November 19, PennFuture and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) entered into a Stipulation of Settlement (“Settlement”) that will improve Pennsylvania’s program for preventing stormwater runoff from polluting our streams and rivers. In 2003, the Environmental Protecti...
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: Gaston's back-up comes through
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Gaston's back-up comes through. In March, this blog. In an update posted in July — " Alphonse Makes a Play. 8212; we applauded W&W for taking enforcement actions against the owner of the Curry site and a timbering company for violation of DEP's erosion and sedimentation control regulations. Gaston, in contrast, has been a stick-in-the-sediment. In short, Gaston's position was "don't call me, call Alphonse.". The full story is spelled out in a September 8, 2014 Decision.
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: PennFuture continues to fight irresponsible oil and gas development in Pennsylvania
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015. PennFuture continues to fight irresponsible oil and gas development in Pennsylvania. On Monday, our attorneys filed a brief. Requesting that the Commonwealth Court uphold a lower court ruling, which would keep an unconventional shale gas well pad out of a residential community in Lycoming County. The Township had issued a conditional use permit that would have allowed the company to put this industrial development in a neighborhood zoned Residential Agricultural. Repres...In th...
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Penn Future - - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: Working to Protect Pennsylvania's Environment and Economy
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Not on our email list? Connect with the Energy Center. Changing how we use and make energy are essential to restoring our environment and growing our economy. That's the job of the PennFuture Energy Center for Enterprise and the Environment. It's a job we know and do well, with staff expertise that is unmatched. We find that each new public policy initiative we sponsor enjoys immediate credibility. We now stand ready to do more. Please join us. HB 965: The latest attack on environmental protection. Reboo...
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: Pennsylvania outdoor recreation: What's the plan?
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014. Pennsylvania outdoor recreation: What's the plan? Last week, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced. That it would hold three public meetings this week on Pennsylvania’s next Outdoor Recreation Plan. And will accept written comments. On the plan until October 31. Question: What is Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Recreation Plan, and why does it matter? The LWCFA has been good to Pennsylvania. Since 1965, the year the Act was passed, the Commonwealth ...
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