Circle of Blue

MAY 9, 2023

Those storms hit Louisiana in 2020 and 2021, and led to $23 billion in insurance claims. Taiwan’s government is prioritizing its factories over its farmers. The post What’s Up With Water – May 9, 2023 appeared first on Circle of Blue. This is Eileen Wray-McCann – thanks for being here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries , 5,190 workers died as a result of job-related traumatic injuries in 2021, an almost 9 percent increase from 2020. from 2020 (likely due to the pandemic-related economic downturn)–and 642,800 in state and local public sector workplaces. That’s one every 101 minutes.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 24, 2023

As they celebrated riparian successes, river advocates accomplished two huge feats in recent years, convincing Toronto’s government to pledge financial investments for the Don’s future welfare. The federal government has allotted $1.2 In March 2023, Iraq became the first Middle Eastern country to join the UN Water Convention.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2023

Aerial view of Melsisi village in Vanuatu on April 13, 2020, a week after Tropical Cyclone Harold made landfall on the island nation. Vanuatu , vulnerable to the effects of climate change and global warming, brings the question of other governments’ climate inaction to the world’s highest court. billion natural gas project.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

February 7, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. government halts new mining leases in a northeast Minnesota national forest for 20 years. ” — Deb Haaland, U.S. secretary of the Interior.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” In 2023, the Supreme Court ended fifty years of broad federal protection to wetlands in Sackett v. A footnote explains that this category includes “”all other waters of the United States that could be regulated under the federal government’s Constitutional powers to regulate and protect interstate commerce.”

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While communities and governments rallied to action in the wake of disasters, can you guess how oil and gas companies responded? They met with the government 131 times to promote their interests. Take action today and tell the federal government to put people in Canada ahead of the profits of oil and gas companies.

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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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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production. Faced with a decision, the government is prioritizing factories over farmers, and subsidizing the latter to not grow crops, NPR reports.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

Donald Trump could “F” the federal government. Far-right policy strategists are laying plans, largely endorsed by the Trump campaign, for getting rid of federal government workers who might otherwise stand in the way of a radical deregulation agenda. The agency opened 199 criminal cases in fiscal year 2023.

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MGKF Law

MARCH 29, 2023

In September 2020, I wrote a Litigation Blog post about the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Nanouk v. 2020), which considered whether the so-called discretionary function exception barred tort claims against the government in connection with its lengthy, haphazard cleanup of a PCB hotspot near a Cold War-era military installation in Alaska.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Courts Republican-led state sue to block environmental, social and governance retirement investing rule. The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. The United Arab Emirates is set to host the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in November 2023.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The panel held that the lease contract Desigual signed in January 2020 required the company to pay rent even in the event it could not use the property due to natural occurrences, changes to law, or other conditions beyond the landlord's control. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The panel held that the lease contract Desigual signed in January 2020 required the company to pay rent even in the event it could not use the property due to natural occurrences, changes to law, or other conditions beyond the landlord's control. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

ExxonMobil spent at least $39 million on some 70 of these organizations from 1998 through 2020, more than any funder besides Charles Koch and his brother David, co-owner of Koch Industries until his death in 2019. Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2024

In a 2023 national poll , 60% of respondents across party lines said that Big Tech has too much power, and nearly half said government should do more to regulate these companies. Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta have all been accused of using their market power to undermine competition and limit consumers’ choices.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. 2023 SB 253. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. 2006 AB 32. Required CARB to create an inventory of GHG emissions. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

In this instance, 16 young people from across Montana, who were between 2 and 18 years old when the case was filed in 2020, brought their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana , against their state government. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

According to an October 2023 report by the Climate Investigations Center (CIC), a nonprofit watchdog organization, the industry has been gaslighting us by promoting the idea that “cooking with gas” is a good thing, despite knowing as far back as 1970 that gas stoves pose a threat to public health and the environment.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) of 2023 was re-introduced in Congress today. Our analysis found that sustainable nutrition science is severely underfunded by the federal government—which makes sense since it is missing from the REE’s mission and vision.

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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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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

AB 2011: Ministerial Review for Specified Housing Projects on Sites Zoned for Office, Retail, and Parking The most significant CEQA legislative change last year was Assembly Bill 2011 (Wicks), which enacted the “Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022,” which is codified in Government Code section 65912.101 through 65912.140 (the Act”).

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 12, 2023

Much action is expected over PFAS in 2023. Where in recent years climate change has sucked the air out of the room overtaking other devastating events that occur due to humanity’s impact on the environment, PFAS is now on the agenda of government, businesses, and consumers alike. This year began with the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. Grace Hassing Grace is beginning her Senior year at Pennsylvania State University. With a 3.86

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The PA Environment Digest included 4,258 new stories in 2023 about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 18, 2023

Both the number and total dollar amount of corporate FCPA settlements were higher in 2022 than in 2021, though remained lower than in 2019 or 2020. million in profits related to bribes paid to win lucrative train lavatory contracts with the Chinese government. Individual defendants also were in DOJ’s cross-hairs in 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: CCST 2020.

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Environmental Progress

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

and foreign government support for domestic censorship and disinformation, 2016 - 2022 Testimony by Michael Shellenberger to The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government November 30, 2023 Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Plaskett, and members of the Subcommittee thank you for inviting my testimony.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this issue: Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. .:

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

Before going to my polling place to vote in the November 2023 local elections, I searched online to find a sample ballot. After clicking around, I found one on a non-government site and reviewed the list of contests and ballot measures. For example, in 2020 New York, New Mexico, and Arkansas had more than 2.5 percent and 76.7

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 31, 2023

It may be hard for many people to remember, but the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 triggered a crisis of food insecurity in this country. This month, the federal government will officially (and in my opinion, prematurely) end the pandemic food assistance expansion. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2023 was already the warmest year ever recorded, based on data since records began, dating back to 1850. The previous warmest January was recorded three years ago, January 2020, showing that extreme weather events and temperature records are being broken on a more and more frequent basis. .” again over the next 12-month period.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries. Egli, Florian.

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