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DEP Signs Consent Order Including $10 Million In Penalties, Local Payments With Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County To Resolve Air Quality Violations; Plant To Restart May 24

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

The COA resolves air quality violations during commissioning of Shell’s petrochemical facility in Potter and Center Townships, Beaver County. Under the COA, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $4,935,023 – and as required by Act 57 of 2011, 25 percent of this penalty will be directed to local communities.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. Those rights are established through case law and frequently invoked in environmental pollution cases.

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

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Joseph Otis Minott - Lifetime Achievement Award PennFuture honored Joseph Otis Minott, an environmental law leader, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long career fighting for the environment and public health in Pennsylvania. from Villanova University School of Law.

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Third District Affirms Judgment Denying CEQA Writ Petition Challenging Sacramento County’s Approval of Mather South Community Master Plan, Issues Narrow Holding Rejecting Challenges to County’s GHG Thresholds Methodology In Partially Published Opinion

CEQA Developments

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The issues on appeal were limited to the adequacy of certain aspects of the project EIR’s analyses of GHGs and criteria air pollutants. Mather South, LLC, et al, Real Parties ) (2023) Cal.App.5 Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for more than fifty years.

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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. charges involving a 2011 pipeline rupture that spilled oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana.

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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024. Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. million tons, equivalent to about 1/5000th of the world’s emissions.

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New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The 2023-2028 SHIP was developed in collaboration with the Healthy Pennsylvania Partnership (HPP), with support from Harrisburg University. These include contamination of surface or groundwater, air pollution or soil degradation. Click Here for a copy of the Plan. within one-half mile). 27 Released 1.1

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

Units with existing advanced NOx controls must optimize their utilization by 2023. The proposed rule would provide de minimus air quality benefits in downwind areas with extremely high costs – estimated by EPA at $22 billion discounted 2016 dollars for the 2023-2042 period. ppb in 2023, with typical reductions of 0.1

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DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

They admitted they didn't follow the letter of the law when reviewing and approving this permit. Note: The Commonwealth Court order involved a case in Wyoming County where DEP failed to make a determination on whether or not a water well owned by a farm family was contaminated by oil and gas operations within the 45 days stipulated in law.

Natural Gas

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EVs Are at a Turning Point, It May Not Be What You Think

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. That is A LOT of EVs and A LOT less oil use, air pollution and climate emissions. Sales figure from Atlas EV Hub In California, nearly half a million EVs were purchased in 2023 reaching a whopping one in four new vehicles. Tesla dominates the U.S.

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VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor. VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S.

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PA Taxpayers So Far Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard To Environmental Compliance Record

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

page D-6 ] The Budget Book says in FY 2022-23 Shell received $5 million in tax subsidies; in FY 2023-24 Shell will get $60.9 million; and in FY 2024-25 Shell will get another $65 million-- the maximum amount available by law. Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for the rest of 2023 for any further exceedances.

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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 23, 2021

EPA proposed a rule in June of 2021 under its TSCA Section 8(a)(7) authority to collect information on any PFAS manufactured since 2011, including information on uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. EPA intends to finalize the rule by January 2023. The Agency anticipates issuing a final regulation in Fall 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Upcoming Events At The Van Scott Nature Preserve In Beach Lake, Wayne County -- Keep PA Beautiful 2024 Summit For Community Stewardship In Scranton Oct.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. In June 2021, EPA published a proposed rule under TSCA Section 8(a)(7) that the Agency will use to collect information on a one-time basis from manufacturers (including importers) of PFAS in any year since 2011.[[N: The House bill ( H.R.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. The law would also require guidance on alternative foams and equipment that do not contain PFAS. The rule will impose a one-time reporting requirement on persons who have manufactured PFAS in any year since January 1, 2011. 116-92 , § 7351, 133 Stat. § 2607(a)(7)).]]

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all. Greg Abbott signed into law – The Texas Tribune.

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DEP Signs Consent Order Including $10 Million In Penalties, Local Payments With Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County To Resolve Air Quality Violations; Plant To Restart May 24

Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

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