Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When they converge on Glasgow this fall to rekindle pivotal global climate negotiations that were dampened during the pandemic, diplomats and government ministers will confront a world much changed since their last convention. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, flooded three state and federal prisons in Beaumont, Texas.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Just like in 2021, a lot of us may be thinking “it was not too bad.” However, 2021 saw the third most active hurricane season since record keeping began in 1851. As we said previously , “Fiona caught Puerto Rico’s government utterly unprepared, leaving the population unprotected. Photo credit: Alicia Race.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

A bare-chested old man lies in the emergency room of a government hospital in northeast Nigeria. 15, 2021, incident that harmed Mikaila and another farmer is just one in a larger pattern of growing hostilities between herders and farmers in this region. between 1984 and 2021, while the area experienced a 71.9% We grew up here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

This is outrageous, especially given that Ontario successfully phased out coal-fired power plants between 2005 and 2017 and brought down greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 93 per cent. During the 2021 federal election, Prime Minister Trudeau promised to move Canada to a net zero-carbon electricity grid by 2035.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Understanding that such investments would not be made by farmers without a guaranteed market, the Indian government also created a minimum support price (MSP) for wheat in 1966-67. A 2019 Indian government report estimated that 74% of the area where wheat is cultivated, and 65% of the area where rice is grown, will face water shortages.

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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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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Law 1844 of 2017 on the Paris Agreement. Law 2169 of 2021 on carbon neutrality and climate resilience. The framework binds Colombia to international agreements, including the UNFCCC (Law 164 of 1994), the Kyoto Protocol (Law 629 of 2000) and the Paris Agreement (Law 1844 of 2017). Law 1931 of 2018 on climate change action.

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Effective September 10, 2021 , the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council revised FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, and related FAR sections to address an inconsistency between that clause and the corresponding Small Business Administration (SBA) regulation at 13 C.F.R. 10, 2021).]] 10, 2021).]]

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Environmental and Urban Economics

JANUARY 4, 2022

This is a highly optimistic adaptation paper and it puts Government at the center of achieving adaptation progress. In my c o-authored 2017 Harvard Business Review piece, we argue that the insurance industry could be the "adult in the room" here if insurers are allowed to risk price and to "price gouge" when risks rise.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 10, 2021

On November 23, 2021, the federal banking agencies—i.e., On November 23, 2021, the federal banking agencies—i.e., as defined under the respective regulations of the Agencies. ” as such terms are defined in the Rule. bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies, state member banks, the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, amended Section 40307 of the Outer Continental Shelfs Act (OCSLA) to provide authority to the U.S. However, the DOI’s proposed implementing regulations authorized by the IIJA have yet to be issued for public comment.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Electronics Waste Recycling Program Is Broken Local governments, community groups and DEP have all concluded the electronic waste recycling program is broken and needs a major overhaul to work effectively. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. For more information on this program, visit DEP’s Electronics Waste Recycling webpage.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

The regulatory decisions made by the Governments of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile in the following months and years will set the course for the lithium industry, with significant consequences for the planet’s future. This challenge has not been successfully addressed yet. Lithium mining companies’ concerns are justified.

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Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

Changing Tides: Threats to Public Ownership of Small Community Water Systems By Dante DeNault The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) expressly regulates public water systems (including community water systems) by imposing national drinking water regulations to ensure public health and safety.

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CEQA Developments

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Real Parties in Interest) (2021) Cal.App.5th. But at the Coastal Commission’s November 8, 2017 de novo hearing on the project, the Commission rejected staff’s recommendation and ultimately voted 7-5 to approve the CDP. Friends, Artists and Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough v. The Writ Litigation and Trial Court Decision.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The package consists of a revised Gas Directive (COM(2021) 803 final) (hereafter: rGD), a revised Gas Regulation (COM(2021) 804 final) (hereafter: rGR) and a Regulation on the Reduction of Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector (COM(2021) 805 final) (hereafter: MER).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The Grand Jury Report was released by then Attorney General Shapiro in June 2020 after what he said then was a two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. From 2021-2022, Martin clerked for the Honorable Cynthia M.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 14, 2021

December 14, 2021. California began regulating the chemical in 2017, setting the allowable limit for its presence in drinking water at the tiniest, detectable amount, or 5 parts per trillion — a testament to its toxicity. Something that advocates have been pushing for years is, how do we make government more inclusive?

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2024

Under the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authority to regulate “ the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce.” FERC approved this agreement in 2017, and Transource then filed siting applications with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), as required by Pennsylvania law.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 16, 2022

Legislative instruments play a critical role in empowering governments to take urgent and strategic actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change and can significantly impact the growth of climate litigation in a particular jurisdiction. In 2017, Nigeria’s GHG emissions per capita (including land use) was 3.37

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 28, 2021

That’s why the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) first released the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear (BPF) for Capture Fisheries, or C-BPF, in 2017. The 2021 C-BPF can be found on the GGGI’s website here. Though still a technical document at heart, the 2021 C-BPF was redesigned for ease of use.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Implicit in this description is that other jurisdictions, the United States included, lack legal frameworks governing artificial intelligence. 19, 2021, 9:43 AM).]] 1923172, Complaint ¶¶ 9, 23-24 (FTC May 6, 2021).]] Decision and Order at 3–4 (FTC May 6, 2021).]] §§ 1691–1691f.]]

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

in 2021, according to LinkedIn’s Green Skills Report. In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. And this came after the share of green jobs in all of China’s recruitment had actually been falling since 2017.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 20, 2023

Lake Erie algal blooms August 2017 Photo Credit: Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. These deplorable conditions eventually led to the implementation of the Clean Water Act , which was passed in 1972 and strengthened regulations on industrial waste disposal. The lake rebounded and was no longer considered dead.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

The Delaware RiverKeeper submitted a Petition to the Environmental Quality Board in 2017 seeking to have DEP adopt a safe drinking water standard, also called a maximum contaminant level (MCL), for Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the most commonly found and highly toxic PFAS compounds.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

An income-based billing system was eventually embraced in a different city: Philadelphia, which debuted its Tiered Assistance Program in 2017, on the order of the City Council. Any assistance program will have to clear legal hurdles like the Headlee amendment, which limits the ability of local governments to raise taxes.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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