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Judicial Deference to Agencies: A Timeline

Legal Planet

Court considers deference to agency interpretations of its own regulations in Bowles v. The agency’s view has “controlling weight unless it is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation.” Brown & Williamson Tobacco , declining to exercise Chevron deference when a regulation involves an issue of exceptional importance.

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Maryland is the First State to Regulate Carbon

Greenbuilding Law

The statute explicitly requires the State to reduce statewide GHG emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2031, a near term target unmatched by any other state.”. Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen. apparently the State is leaning toward site EUI. apparently the State is leaning toward site EUI.

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

He retired in January 2024. Dawes was instrumental in the reauthorization of the federal Abandoned Mine Lands Fund in 2006 and served as Chair of the campaign that led to Pennsylvania receiving $1 billion to address Pennsylvania’s mining legacy of more than 185,000 acres of unsafe, mine-scarred lands.

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Greenhouse Gas Data Must be Collected Beginning January 1 in Maryland

Greenbuilding Law

This post is adapted from a Client Alert to commercial real estate owners and tenants in those buildings in Maryland about the new regulations requiring that beginning January 1, 2024 greenhouse gas emission data be collected for reporting to the state government.

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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. There are two ways that government agencies can work to reduce toxic air emissions, through regulations or through voluntary pollution reduction measures. And, as I’ll try to show, these two subjects have a lot in common.

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In Celebration Of The Many Contributions Of John Dawes To Protecting And Restoring PA’s Environment, Foundations Create The R. John Dawes Clean Water Fund

PA Environment Daily

Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award [PaEN] -- Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Recognizes John Dawes With First Mayfly Award [PaEN] -- John Dawes Recognized With Federal Office Of Surface Mining ECHO Award [PaEN] -- John Dawes, Wild Resource Program Receive PAEP 2006 Karl Mason Awards [PaEN] -- Rep.

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SEC Historical Society Names Hawke to Board of Trustees

Arnold Porter

Hawke has been named to Board’s Class of 2024, which will help govern the organization in its mission to preserve the historical significance of the SEC. Founded in 1999, the SEC Historical Society shares, preserves, and advances knowledge of the history of financial regulation. Hawke to its Board of Trustees.

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