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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2006 AB 32. 2006 AB 32. 2016 SB 32. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2015 SB350.

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Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

The state of Minnesota uses EPA’s ethylene oxide emissions standards, which haven’t been updated since 2006. EPA’s own scientists concluded in 2016 that the risk value of ethylene oxide is 60 times more toxic than previously understood. Government agencies have the power to engage in either or both activities. What can be done?

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California Releases Draft Plan to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2045

Legal Planet

For full disclosure, prior to joining the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, I worked for CARB for more than a decade, although I did not have a role in writing the draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update. The views presented here are my own. ]. What is a Scoping Plan? Draft Plan at 19-21.)

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EPA Publishes WOTUS Update Following Sackett Decision

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Hawkes (2016)- Allows challenges in court to jurisdictional decisions (JDs) issued by the ACOE.

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EPA Publishes WOTUS Update Following Sackett Decision

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Hawkes (2016)- Allows challenges in court to jurisdictional decisions (JDs) issued by the ACOE.

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What Do Pig Pens Have To Do With Environmental Law?

Legal Planet

Supreme Court will hear arguments in an animal welfare case from California that could have profound, negative impacts on a host of the Golden State’s environmental laws and policies. Specifically, the trade groups claim that the California law violates so-called “dormant” Commerce Clause principles. Constitution.

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Sanctions-as-a-Service: US Regulators Escalate Sanctions Enforcement Priorities Into the Cloud With SAP Settlement

Arnold Porter

29, 2021); Press Release, SAP Resolves Allegations of Export Control Law Violations with $3.29 In fact, the global resolution marks the second US government enforcement action in recent months to highlight the importance of implementing access controls with respect to sanctioned countries. Million Administrative Settlement (Apr.