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First District Holds LA’s Water Allocations To Agricultural Lessees Were Authorized Under Existing Leases And Did Not Constitute Or Implement A Separate “Project” Subject to CEQA Review

CEQA Developments

The case holds that the City’s water allocations to the City’s agricultural lessees were authorized under its existing 2010 leases and thus did not constitute a new project subject to CEQA review before they could be lawfully implemented. In this era of wildfire and drought, there will no doubt be many more. acre feet per acre.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

The program’s original target was to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by 2020 at least 10% from a 2010 baseline. CCS Protocol : The 2018 amendments adopted a protocol to allow crediting of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.

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The Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

Credit: Mesa Schumacher Funding is, of course, essential to advance ocean CDR research but other factors could also have a major bearing on future projects. As previously reported on this blog, ocean CDR research could implicate various international and domestic laws that might affect whether, when, where, and how projects take place.

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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

Working in both stills and video, Mendel’s intimate style of image-making and long-term commitment to socially engaged projects has earned international recognition. Haiti (2008), Pakistan (2010), Australia and Thailand (2011), Nigeria (2012), Germany and The Philippines (2013),?England?and Courtesy of the artist. Programming.

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Why Energy Bills Will Be Even Higher This Winter

Union of Concerned Scientists

The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms. Likewise, pipeline giant Williams Companies now refers to its gas projects as “clean energy” projects. Debt-fueled boom and gas-friendly policies.

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Flooding soon in a basement near you: the impacts of weakening wetland protection in Ontario

Enviromental Defense

Changes in wetland cover for counties and municipalities are described in the Southern Ontario Wetland Conversion Analysis report (2010). Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands. Image Source: Ontario’s wetland conservation strategy (archived). Map showing wetlands in the Niagara Region.

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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law Blog

This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area. The regulatory process leading to the Vineyard Wind Project offshore Massachusetts began in 2010. federal waters.