Laws & Regulations

PFAS From Fracking Waste May Pollute Nearly 100 Sites In Pa., Ohio And W. Va.

"Waste from fracking wells that used PFAS – commonly known as “forever chemicals”– has been dumped at dozens of sites across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia — all of which could face contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water as a result."

Source: EHN, 12/08/2022

"Global Nature Pact In Doubt As COP15 Talks Seek Breakthrough"

"As thousands of people descend on Montreal this week for a crucial U.N. biodiversity summit, fears are growing among delegates over whether the countries involved can agree on an ambitious global pact to protect nature this decade."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 12/08/2022

A Town in Washington Recognizes the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas

"The city of Port Townsend, Washington, on Monday proclaimed that Southern Resident Orcas have legal rights, marking the first time a U.S. city council has made such a recognition."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/07/2022

"Ranchers, Greens On Edge As BLM Rewrites Grazing Rule"

"For the first time in almost three decades, the Bureau of Land Management is preparing a new rule to guide its management of cows and other livestock grazing on federal lands, a long divisive issue that has only grown more contentious in the West after two decades of drought."

Source: E&E News, 12/07/2022

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