Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

On the other hand, government regulation is about making hard choices – and the structure of the Clean Air Act leaves us without a mechanism to make those hard choices. I remain one of the few who believe in stringent regulation and the use of cost-benefit analysis in getting there. first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The EU presents the NDC as one Party ( Regulation (EU) 2018/842 ). Under Annex 1 of the EU Regulation, by 2030, Spain must have reduced its GHG emissions by 37.7% Following the EU’s lead with the approval of the European Green Deal , Spain has produced a new framework to address climate change, including strategies, plans, and laws.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction and monitoring of Class VI injection wells and the financial responsibility requirements for Class VI well operators are currently regulated by the EPA under the Underground Injection Control program of the Safe Drinking Water Act. [2] Tammany zoning ordinance prohibiting hydraulic fracturing was preempted under State law. [4]

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The last draft of the waste handling regulation update was posted by DEP in September, 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Technically this shall be included in an amendment to the proposed Climate Law. According to the Communication, buildings and power generation can make the largest and most cost-efficient emissions reductions, in the order of 60% and more compared to 2015, to reach the 55% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target (p.8).

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

AB32 then provides an extensive list of factors that the board must consider in crafting regulation to implement the plan. A 2015 law, AB197, requires that the scoping plan discuss the following for each emission reduction measure: (a) The range of projected greenhouse gas emissions reductions that result from the measure.

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Law Columbia

JULY 21, 2023

This report, which forms part of the Sabin Center’s broader Climate Law and Finance Initiative , provides a toolkit to help academics, attorneys, insurance practitioners, and industry regulators model (re)insurer climate litigation risk. The economic impact of climate litigation can be enormous.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

DEP is working with the Storage Tank Advisory Committee on a new version. -- Draft Designation Criteria for Regulated Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) originally published in 2015. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? . -- Draft Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.] Read more here.]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

A multi-decade legal history, including four Supreme Court decisions, has led to unimpeachable clarity on this one point: EPA has a statutory obligation to regulate carbon emissions from power plants under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. So what follows from that obligation? Will EPA use CCS or other means as the BSER?

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Reckoning states that from 1966, one year before the Graduate was released, to 2015, global plastic production increased from 20 million metric tons to 381 million metric tons. first appeared on Law and the Environment. By any measure, that’s a lot of plastic. The post The Future of Plastics Has Been Bright; Can We Keep It That Way?

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

On April 29, 2021, the departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury announced that they had reached a global resolution with SAP SE (SAP), a multinational software company based in Germany, resulting from the company’s disclosure of the fact that it had provided software to users in Iran in violation of export and sanctions regulations.[[N:

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2016

ISDA ) announced the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex for Variation Margin for use with New York law transactions (the 2016 CSA ). prudential banking regulators [1] , the U.S. For over 20 years, the existing 1994 CSA has been the preferred instrument for detailing credit support arrangements related to New York law ISDA contracts.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation on DEP's new proposed regulation setting notification requirements for unauthorized discharges to waters of the Commonwealth at its meeting on September 21. 2015-011-L ).

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SPR Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Environmental Remediation Program regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 375.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA , a case that is currently before the United States Supreme Court.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

According to the Indictment presented to the court, from in and around October 2015 and continuing until in and around December 2019, Erie Coke Corporation and Nearhoof tampered with measurements on heating systems which emitted contaminants and pollutants into the air including volatile gases such as benzene, toluene, and xylene.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Transparent country-specific regulations need to be put in place. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Under construction since 2015, the 3,400-acre project is spending $350 million for a closed-loop water supply system that collects, treats, and recycles wastewater for over 12,500 residences that are planned, plus commercial and retail spaces. They no longer feature big lakes, irrigated lawns, golf courses, and open drainage canals.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Mongabay reports that between 2015 and 2022, more than 200 people have died from drownings, cave-ins, and landslides. Local authorities in Cameroon do not strictly enforce environmental regulations for mining companies, and nationwide legislation on the matter has not yet been completed.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 26, 2022

Founded in 1999, the SEC Historical Society shares, preserves, and advances knowledge of the history of financial regulation. It is a registered non-profit and independent organization that maintains a virtual museum and archive of the SEC.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 17, 2021

When this photo was taken, in April 2015, the well at their nearby home had been dry for 18 months and they visited the depot twice a week for water. Counties, not the state, regulate new wells. Government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for difficult months ahead. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

Because of the importance of Pennsylvania ridges to golden eagles, they were designated a Species of Greatest Conservation Need by the PA Game Commission in 2015. There needs to be a more well thought out plan on how air space is regulated,” explains Grace.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.” There are a number of pipelines that were informally abandoned prior to the abandonment regulations taking effect. Parts 192 and 195 (2016). PHMSA has recognized that some pipelines are exceptional.

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Smith Enviorment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

See State Law: Removing Wetlands from “Waters of the State”.) Farm Act (Senate Bill 582/ Session Law 2023-63). There is earlier case law holding that discharge of pollutants to a non-jurisdictional stream or to groundwater with a surface water connection requires an NPDES permit if those pollutants will reach jurisdictional waters.

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Manning Law

JUNE 11, 2020

This action is contrary to subparagraph 29(b)(i) of the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations , made pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Manning Environmental Law is a Canadian law firm based in Toronto, Ontario. The Regulatory Framework. Background.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Prudential Regulators [1] and the European Supervisory Authorities (“ ESAs ”) [2] have offered limited relief from or guidance for relaxed enforcement of variation margin requirements for non-cleared swaps that take effect March 1, 2017. Prudential Regulator and ESA Regulatory Guidance The Prudential Regulators, which regulate many U.S.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. This means that regulated articles, such as firewood, cannot be removed from specific. A lack of effective regulation has already led to a proliferation of invasives in U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 28, 2021

According to the SEC’s order, Guggenheim’s compliance manual included language prohibiting employees from initiating contact with any regulator without prior approval from Guggenheim’s legal or compliance department, and the firm included similar language in its annual compliance training materials. ” 17 C.F.R.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 19, 2023

The is no question that existing government regulation in the U.S. The northern long-eared bat was listed as threatened in 2015. Those tools which could have been useful as far back as 2015, were due in early March. Since 1970, populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish have decreased by an unbelievable 68%.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Williams, Esq.

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CEQA Developments

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since my inaugural post (which can be viewed here ) was a “top ten” list of CEQA litigation mistakes to avoid, I thought an appropriate tenth anniversary post might be a list of the ten most significant CEQA case law developments over the past decade. Bay Area Air Quality Management District (2015) 62 Cal.4th

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

Section 108(b) of CERCLA authorizes EPA [i] to develop regulations requiring owners or operators of certain “classes of facilities [to] establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with the production, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances.”

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Law Columbia

APRIL 12, 2023

Having in mind this link between the oceans and climate change, it would be natural for the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide a clear picture of States’ obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. cit., §§ 40-41).

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