Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 27, 2019

December 27, 2019. A short list of environmental and energy law changes compared to recent years: Fisheries. The statutes do not require direct notice to either the local government or to owners of property along the affected shoreline. Utilities Commission under laws applied to Duke Energy and other electricity providers.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The UK government has released a long-term vision for the country’s burgeoning space sector. The National Space Strategy includes several measures that it says will “unleash” the industry’s potential and brings together – for the first time – the UK government’s civil and defence space activities. UK space sector set for take-off.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Wells Clinic in Environmental Law, Cara Horowitz, Julia Stein, and I filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of seven law professors in the Ninth Circuit case California Restaurant Association v. Wells Clinic Faculty File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Law Professors in California Restaurant Association v. Download as PDF.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2024

These include: Data collection and data deserts The impact of climate change and infrastructure resilience Jurisdictional overlap and gaps While these issues do not represent the entirety of the challenges and opportunities facing Indian country, I think they highlight the three most common transportation issues across Tribal governments.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). Governance.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

1 the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that state law—and specifically in this case, Louisiana law—governs the applicable negligence standard and burden of proof for a pilot’s error. On January 3, 2019, the M/V STRANDJA and the M/V KIEFFER E. Navigation Maritime Bulgare JSC, et al. , 4 1 87 F.4th

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 9, 2019

December 4, 2019. The 2019 legislative session was distinguished by its slow pace and lack of movement on significant legislation until very late in the session. House Bill 111 ( Session Law 2019-242 ) provided base-budget funding for a number of state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Percival Effective March 1, 2023, the Chinese government abruptly lifted travel restrictions imposed to combat the COVID pandemic. My last trip to China was in 2019 when I spoke to China’s environmental judges at the National Judges’ College in Beijing. The country’s strengthened environmental laws seem to be producing results.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

When the Vessel arrived off the Mississippi River in February 2019, things went awry. In July 2019, Tongli initiated London arbitration proceedings against time charterer Bunge seeking indemnification for the settlement. Both the time charter and the voyage charter selected the law of England to apply. Grand China Shipping Dev.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

Fingerprints Effective January 1, 2019, Louisiana Senate Bill 416 requires all investment adviser representative (“IAR”) applicants to submit fingerprints for a criminal background check to the Louisiana Commissioner of Securities. ADV Amendments Advisers must file their annual Form ADV Amendment by March 31, 2019. 51:703(D)(5).

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The bill would also have changed the procedures employed by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for issuing permits under the Environmental Conservation Law. . The amended bill has now been introduced, and it is expected that the bill will pass both houses of the Legislature and be signed into law in the coming weeks.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 21, 2023

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – This week, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court of Canada. Provincial and federal governments share the legal authority to protect the environment and conserve nature.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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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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Legal Planet

MAY 26, 2022

The British government is firmly in the grip of the Conservative Party. The Climate Change Act of 2008 was amended in 2019 under a coalition government of the Conservatives and their North Irish allies. Rather than weakening the 2008 law, the amendment set a target of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Download as PDF.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2015, the Dutch environmental organization Urgenda Foundation with nearly 900 co-plaintiffs took the Dutch government to court. They argued that the government was failing to take sufficient action to combat climate change, which was, in their view, a violation of its duty to protect its citizens’ well-being. In the Leghari v.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. In the U.S.,

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 2, 2023

The prospect of climate interventions, particularly SAI, might offer large reductions in climate-change risks that are not possible through emissions cuts, adaptations, or atmospheric removals alone, but also raise serious new uncertainties, risks, and governance challenges. This may be on the cusp of changing, but it hasn’t yet.).

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

EPA repealed the Clean Power Plan in 2019 and replaced it with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, stating that Section 111(d) did not authorize the generation-shifting measures contained in the Clean Power Plan. As of now, there is no rule governing greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants in effect under Section 111(d).

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE. BP p.l.c. ,

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 31, 2022

Her background is in labor and employment law. She then found that the government had violated NEPA by failing to take a hard look at the environmental consequences. Regrettably, that’s a correct statement of the law. Circuit, but the nomination is on hold while Biden decides on his Supreme Court appointment. 3d 214 (D.S.C.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whole Foods did not break the law by banning Black Lives Matter apparel, judge rules CNN PaulaR Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:37 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Read more Ramishah Maruf New YorkCNN — Whole Foods did not act unlawfully by banning employees from wearing items with Black Lives Matter messaging, a judge ruled Thursday.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

On April 19, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of charges against Shell Falcon Pipeline LP for violations of Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law regarding construction of a 45-mile pipeline in western Pennsylvania. Read more here.] The case will be prosecuted by the Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As described previously on this blog , in 2019, Berkeley enacted its so-called “natural gas ban,” setting off a wave of building electrification requirements across the state and, to some extent, the country. Constitution, and most states, including California, delegate some or all aspects of it to local governments within their borders.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 13, 2023

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, California’s principal energy agencies – the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) – held a first-of-its-kind, joint en banc hearing at Cal Poly Humboldt with Tribal government leaders and all 10 commissioners of the CEC and CPUC.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. The current scenario adds complexity to the perennially intricate climate governance regime.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA codified several robust climate mandates for the State which must be achieved in an accelerated time frame.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In a pathbreaking opinion, the German Constitutional Court ordered the government to adopt much stricter emissions targets for 2030. By taking weak initial measures, the government hadn’t entirely precluded the possibility of compliance with the Paris target. Here, I want to briefly summarize some key rulings. C as possible.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Arnold & Porter was named to the Financial Times list of "Top 20 Most Innovative Law Firms in North America" in the "Practice of Law" category. The ranking highlights firms that excel in areas of legal practice, business and operational management, inclusion, and environmental, social and governance issues.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla sues Swedish government after postal workers allegedly block license plate deliveries CNBC PaulaR Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:12 Monday, November 27, 2023 Read more Ashley Capoot Tesla filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency on Monday that claims it should be able to collect license plates directly instead of receiving them by mail.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2019, 70 percent of Seattle residents lived within walking distance of a bus or train service running at least every ten minutes—up from 25 percent in 2015. Transportation choices ahead At every level of government, policymakers can make choices that lead to a more balanced transportation system.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

This year promises to be the ‘Year of Climate’ in international courts and tribunals with opinions slated to be coming down from the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the International Court of Justice.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This anticipated spending provides significant opportunities for government contractors. But companies seeking government contracts should be aware that there is a new cop walking this beat. For example, concrete is an essential component of many construction projects, including road and bridge projects managed by government agencies.

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