CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In a published opinion filed February 6, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed a judgment setting aside an addendum to a 2010 program EIR (PEIR) and accompanying approvals for a 275,000-square foot office complex on a 4.95-acre IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. mid-to-high-rise condominiums).

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). 2023 SB 253. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The PA Environment Digest included 4,258 new stories in 2023 about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

has a lower chance of a white Christmas compared to the 1981-2010 average, but a third of the country has an increased chance of Christmas snow cover because earlier snows are more likely to be heavy and last longer on the ground. and Europe to less snow cover.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ethanol consumption grew rapidly between 2000 and 2010 but after 2010 biodiesel took over as the major source of biofuel growth before being eclipsed by renewable diesel after 2016. While ethanol remains the largest US source of biofuel, biodiesel and more recently renewable diesel have accounted for most of the growth since 2010.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 11, 2024

Since 2010, its rating has been downgraded by The Economist’s “Democracy Index,” the Freedom House’s “Freedom in the World” measure, and by the VDI’s “V-Dem Index.” Freedom House lowered the United States’s score by nearly 10 points between 2015 and 2023.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

21] See, e.g. , [link] (reporting on proposed legislation following the 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON oil spill). 10] While the rule does not specify whether the new limits apply retroactively to oil spills that occur before the effective date, case law indicates that the change will be prospective only. [11] 117-263, § 11503, 136 Stat.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Game Commission’s Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Stevens, PA on the Lebanon/Lancaster county border will celebrate its 50th anniversary of opening to the public in 2023 with a series of special activities and events through the year. The Game Commission began buying land for Middle Creek in 1965 and was completed in 1972.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

Before going to my polling place to vote in the November 2023 local elections, I searched online to find a sample ballot. In 2008 and 2010, the county didn’t provide details on how voters could correct any errors they made on their ballots and instead told voters to refer to a separate instructional packet to learn how to fix their mistakes.

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ESA

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. The formal deadline to submit comments about shaping the NNA to OSTP is March 31, 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. Register here. Biden Finalizes “Waters of US” Rule.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Guest Post by Ben Platt , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. Eia.gov 2023. [2] Eia.gov 2023. [3] Amazon.com 2023. [6] Colorado Solar Panel Cost: Is Solar Worth It In 2023? EnergySage 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

Since 2010, IPC has engaged over 400 congregations to implement best management practices on their grounds and raise awareness among their congregants. Posted: May 18, 2023] PA Environment Digest IPC’s programs are offered to congregations throughout Maryland, including the Eastern Shore, as well as south-central Pennsylvania.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

Privatising Africa's everyday security Open Democracy PaulaR Tue, 06/06/2023 - 12:20 Thursday, July 1, 2010 Read more Rita Abrahamsen Industrial action by guards at the World Cup highlights the growing prevalence of private firms in the provision of security across Africa Rita Abrahamsen 1 July 2010 Share this

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In 2010, the parties adopted an assessment framework for determining whether a particular ocean fertilization project involves “legitimate scientific research,” and thus may be allowed. The uncertainty has led some to argue that application of the 2010 assessment framework could discourage private-sector investment in ocean CDR research.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Of Agriculture Protects Another 2,553 Acres Of Farmland; 13,663 Acres Protected In 2023 [PaEN] -- ClearWater Conservancy Protects 35 Acre Ecological Gem In Little Sugar Valley Centre County [PaEN] -- PA Farm Link: Jan. York HACC Campus, 2010 Pennsylvania Ave. 23 Farm Succession Workshop. 23 Farm Succession Workshop. National- $3.12

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Corp Watch

JULY 25, 2023

Afghanistan: Blackwater in Kabul, or Eric Cartman Gets an AK-47 Wired PaulaR Tue, 07/25/2023 - 16:06 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Read more Nathan Hodge Skip to main content OPEN NAVIGATION MENU

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2023

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – April 5, 2023 For decades, leading US farm leaders likened efforts to rein in harmful climate change as attacks on agriculture itself, aligning with oil and gas industry groups to block policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A version of this article was co-published by The New Lede.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 24, 2023

Residents of Dubrovnik, a coastal town in Croatia, have been fighting Razvoj Golf’s proposed €1 billion luxury golf resort since 2010. In May 2023, the tribunal ruled against Razvoj Golf. After the project was annulled by a Croatian court in 2016, the company sued Croatia in a World Bank arbitration tribunal for US$500 million.

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Corp Watch

JULY 25, 2023

Iraq: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim: Father of 9-Year-Old Killed in Nisoor Square Gives Most Detailed Account of Massacre to Date Democracy Now PaulaR Tue, 07/25/2023 - 16:07 Friday, January 29, 2010 Read more Today a Democracy Now!

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Corp Watch

APRIL 18, 2023

German military security firm helps Somali warlord BBC PaulaR Tue, 04/18/2023 - 19:22 Monday, May 24, 2010 Read more Rival militias have turned the capital Mogadishu into a killing zone German lawmakers have voiced concern about a deal between a German military security firm and a warlord hostile to the UN-backed government in Somalia.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Repsol finished drilling the 6 new Marcellus wells at this site in April 2023. At 2:02 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Jessica Shirley Jessica Shirley was named Acting Executive Deputy Secretary at DEP in February 2023. Prior to joining DEP she worked in the Department of Labor and Industry on workforce development, labor law compliance and unemployment compensation issues from 2010 to 2011.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2023

BP's "Beyond Petroleum" Campaign Losing its Sheen Anne Landman | PR Watch | May 3, 2010 Back in July, 2000, British Petroleum launched a high-profile, $200 million public relations ad campaign designed by Ogilvy & Mather to position the company as environmentally-friendly. So, people blockaded its head office.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

According to an October 2023 report by the Climate Investigations Center (CIC), a nonprofit watchdog organization, the industry has been gaslighting us by promoting the idea that “cooking with gas” is a good thing, despite knowing as far back as 1970 that gas stoves pose a threat to public health and the environment.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

BP's "Beyond Petroleum" Campaign Losing its Sheen Anne Landman | PR Watch | May 3, 2010 Back in July, 2000, British Petroleum launched a high-profile, $200 million public relations ad campaign designed by Ogilvy & Mather to position the company as environmentally-friendly.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In just the first half of 2023, over 670,000 EVs were sold with over 80 percent of those fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs ). million since 2010), other states across the US are also seeing accelerating sales. With more electric vehicle choices than ever, EV sales in the US are hitting new heights.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

York HACC Campus, 2010 Pennsylvania Ave. Posted: December 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest Offers Free Solar Sprint Student Competition Teacher Training Jan. 13 -- PA Farm Link: Jan. 23 Farm Succession Workshop. to 2:30 p.m. -- Save The Date! 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- First Street Foundation: Over 3.2

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

on December 19, 2023, the MSL Oil & Gas Corp well tender reported a fire in crude oil storage tanks at the Dutter 235 conventional oil well in Wetmore Township, McKean County. At 5:50 a.m. The fire occurred at three 5,880 tanks containing crude oil and a subsurface production wastewater tank.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Of Agriculture Protects Another 2,553 Acres Of Farmland; 13,663 Acres Protected In 2023 Western PA Conservancy Protects 460 Acres In McKean County To Create New Nature Reserve ClearWater Conservancy Protects 35 Acre Ecological Gem In Little Sugar Valley Centre County Feature: Meet Your New Year’s Resolution On The Susquehanna Greenway Dec.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Since 2010 it has been forced to reduce nuclear generation because of overheated rivers and replace substation equipment due to flooding. Nominations are due March 2, 2023. The TVA operates hydropower dams, nuclear stations, and coal-fired power plants for 10 million electric customers in the Southeast. Details are in the above link.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The standard is based on a percent of total electricity sales, and in addition to certain eligibility requirements, requires that generators have commenced commercial operation after 2010. Increasing the CES-E stringency from 20% to 25% of 2018 retail sales starting in 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023 -- U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 8, 2022

The stay extends through August 31, 2023. Researchers expect between three and seven days of high tide floods between May 2022 and April 2023. A levee failure in 2010 reunited the river with the floodplain. By the Numbers. Because of rising seas, these floods are occurring more frequently. On the Radar.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Forest Services Plans Summer 2023 Approval Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Work -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says -- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Aquashicola Creek evaluation was conducted in response to a petition from the Aquashicola/Pohopoco Watershed Conservancy, which was accepted for further study by the Environmental Quality Board (Board) on December 21, 2010. Posted: August 11, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2023

One top finding of this Fall 2023 survey is that more than 40% of registered voters have heard nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act. Four in ten registered voters (41%) have heard “nothing at all” about the IRA, according to the Fall 2023 survey. Obamacare was unpopular for many years after passing in 2010.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The pipeline has experienced nearly two dozen accidents since going into service in 2010. The Keystone Pipeline shutdown in January after spilling 600,000 gallons of oil which will cost an estimated $480 million to clean up. Photo: 600,000 gallon Keystone Pipeline oil spill in January.) Resource Link: -- The Guardian: U.S.

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