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The Need for Enhanced and Meaningful Confidentiality in Tribal Cultural Resource Protection

Legal Planet

While FOIA does not apply to state and local governments, most states have implemented public records acts that mirror FOIA to varying degrees, leaving tribal information exchanged in either federal or state consultations susceptible to a public records request. FOIA Exemptions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 have the potential to prove useful to tribes.

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

Vermont Law

Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), “interpretive rules” are merely advisory and do not carry the force of law. When an agency issues an interpretive rule, the agency clarifies or explains how an existing statute or regulation is binding on those already subject to it. Federal Register. section 533 of the APA.

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As Danger Season Begins, Congress Must Pass Stronger Wildfire Policies

Union of Concerned Scientists

Danger Season has begun, and wildfires are already burning: this is the climate crisis’ reality check to Congress that stronger federal wildfire policies are still needed. This order increased the base pay for federal firefighters to $15 per hour. Investment in federal agencies for wildfire prediction, detection, and modeling.

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OSTP Publishes RFIs on Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology and National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

Brag

In the first one, OSTP, on behalf of the primary agencies that regulate the products of biotechnology -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. More information on the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology is available in our January 9, 2017, memorandum.

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Labor and Employment Law FAQs Related to Hurricane Ida

The Energy Law Blog

While employers may choose to do so for benevolent reasons (usually by utilizing Internal Revenue Code Section 139 outlined in question 9 below), they don’t owe these employees pay for shifts missed due to the storm. Internal Revenue Code Section 139 and Qualified Disaster Relief Payments. Paycheck Timing Issues.

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

These failures resulted in proposed changes to PJM electric market rules developed during 2023 now being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including a devaluation of the performance assumptions of natural gas-fired electric generation. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. billion to an estimated $1.25

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Former Employees Of Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Company Ask For Criminal Investigation Of Eureka And An Audit Of DEP Over Alleged Workplace, Environmental Violations

PA Environment Daily

They also requested an “internal audit” of the Department of Environmental Protection, the Wilkes-Barre OSHA Office, and the Williamsport Bureau of Codes for “willful neglect related to these matters.” Click Here for a copy of the letter. Christopher Rabb (D-Philadelphia) and Rep. Danielle Friel Otten (D-Chester).