Environmental Policy Specific news releases regarding domestic and international environmental policies are included in this section. Stories will focus on general interest topics, as well as targeted policy concerns and environmental programs.
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May 18, 2017, 11:00 ET Pennsylvania DCNR Officials, Supporters of Shikellamy State Park Dedicate Key Land Acquisitions in Union County
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today joined local and other state officials, and supporters of...
May 18, 2017, 10:09 ET Shareholder Push For Methane Transparency Gains Ground With Three Double-Digit Votes
Three times in the last week shareholders at major energy companies voted in double digits for more methane pollution disclosure: 10 percent at...
May 10, 2017, 16:51 ET Cities Boost Efforts to Reduce Energy Waste: Here's How They Rank
As the federal government weighs budget cuts to energy efficiency programs, cities are stepping up efforts to reduce energy waste. More mayors and...
May 10, 2017, 15:08 ET API: BLM methane rule could suppress American energy renaissance, harm consumers
API expressed disappointment with a no vote to stop an unnecessary, costly and duplicative methane regulation, but said it was encouraged by the...
May 10, 2017, 11:35 ET Bipartisan Federal, State and Local Officials Cite Need for FERC Reform, Call on NJDEP to Reject PennEast, Says ReThink Energy NJ
U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, along with other bipartisan state and local elected officials, concerned homeowners, and conservation leaders,...
May 05, 2017, 12:53 ET Pennsylvania DCNR Designates Dead Man's Hollow in Allegheny County as Wild Plant Sanctuary
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources today announced the designation of a new Wild Plant Sanctuary in the boroughs of...
May 04, 2017, 15:02 ET Webinar - Lesser Known / High Risk Legislations
EU POP, IATA Lithium Battery, Prop 65, and REACH 67 OTTAWA, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - On 18 May 2017, Claigan Environmental Inc....
May 04, 2017, 15:00 ET Green Businesses Nationwide Urge Trump Administration to Stay in the Paris Climate Agreement
Green America's Green Business Network is urging the Trump Administration to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement. This historic...
May 03, 2017, 09:00 ET Report Urges Congress to Save the U.S. Billions in Resources by Tackling Pervasive Food Waste in the 2018 Farm Bill
The United States spends $218 billion each year on food that is never eaten. The nation's staggering food waste problem reflects chronic...
May 02, 2017, 18:06 ET GPA Midstream asks EPA to withdraw proposal adding natural gas processing facilities to TRI
GPA Midstream Association today filed comments on the Environmental Protections Agency's (EPA) proposed addition of natural gas processing...
May 02, 2017, 11:20 ET Brattle Economist Optimistic about Role of Wholesale Power Markets in Helping States Implement Energy Policy Goals
In responses to questions posed at today's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Technical Conference, Brattle Principal Dr. Samuel Newell...
May 01, 2017, 11:17 ET Dominion Virginia Power Plan Sees More Clean Energy
The carbon footprint for a typical Dominion Virginia Power customer would shrink by as much as 25 percent over the next eight years under a plan...
Apr 28, 2017, 14:01 ET DCNR, Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Plant Trees Along Creek at Laurel Hill State Park for Arbor Day
To celebrate Arbor Day, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today joined young adults participating in the...
Apr 28, 2017, 11:21 ET SoCal Business Leaders Send Open Letter to EPA Chief Warning Against Rollback of Environmental Regulations
Today the Los Angeles Business Council sent an urgent warning to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt that recent efforts to...
Apr 27, 2017, 10:29 ET Canon U.S.A. and Arbor Day Foundation Continue Partnership with Canon's support of the Foundation's "Replanting Our Forests" Program
Thousands of intense fires, insect infestations, disease and severe weather have all taken their toll on forests around the nation. Canon U.S.A....
Apr 26, 2017, 17:14 ET Georgia Power ranked 5th on SEPA Top 10 list for solar connected in 2016
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), formerly the Solar Electric Power Association, announced today that it has named Georgia Power to its...
Apr 26, 2017, 13:55 ET Lincoln Institute at the American Planning Association 2017 National Planning Conference
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will lead the conversation on fiscal sustainability, equity, green infrastructure and its financing, and the...
Apr 25, 2017, 10:35 ET US Manufacturing to Expand as President Trump Alters Trade and Business Policies to Support Local Manufacturing
The US manufacturing industry will see moderate growth over the next four years, as President Donald Trump shifts away from the previous...
Apr 24, 2017, 10:03 ET AFPM Requests Federal Court to Uphold EPA's RFS Waiver Authority
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) participated in oral arguments today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...
Apr 21, 2017, 10:00 ET Healthy Climate Alliance Announces Bold Goal - 300 ppm by 2050
We have a moral obligation to leave our children a healthy climate; We have the key technologies to achieve it: 300 parts per million of CO2 in the...
Apr 20, 2017, 11:52 ET Wolf Administration Highlights Stream Buffers for Role in Protecting Pennsylvania Water Quality
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today joined...
Apr 20, 2017, 08:01 ET
ICIS: Trump versus Xi abastece incerteza crescente em cadeias de suprimentos petroquímicos globais
A administração Trump está se esforçando para encontrar uma orientação política consistente e não tem certeza do que acontecerá em seguida. O...
Apr 20, 2017, 08:00 ET
ICIS: cara a cara de Trump y Xi acrecienta incertidumbre en cadenas de suministro de petroquímicos globales
El gobierno de Trump está luchando por hallar una dirección política coherente y no está claro qué sucederá a continuación. Consideremos por...
Apr 20, 2017, 03:00 ET El filósofo neerlandés Koert van Mensvoort, fundador de la Next Nature Network, escribe una carta a la humanidad
El filósofo neerlandés Koert van Mensvoort, fundador de la Next Nature Network y miembro de "Next Nature" en la Universidad Técnica de Eindhoven,...
Apr 20, 2017, 03:00 ET Le philosophe néerlandais Koert van Mensvoort, fondateur du Next Nature Network, écrit une lettre à l'humanité
Le philosophe néerlandais Koert van Mensvoort, fondateur du Next Nature Network et professeur de « Next Nature » à l'université de technologie...