Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

Strengthen the Civil Rights Act and codify into law President Clinton’s Executive Order (EO) 12898 that directed federal agencies to develop environmental justice strategies.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Shapiro signed an executive order to improve response times and give Pennsylvanians more certainty when they apply for licenses, permits, or certificates through the Commonwealth. As of May 1, all Pennsylvania agencies covered under the executive order have met the Governor’s deadline and completed this process.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After issuing a 2020 executive order calling for conservation of 30 percent of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030, the Newsom administration released its Pathways to 30×30 plan in mid-2022. Finally, the Legislature pressed ahead on conservation and biodiversity efforts this year.

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NRDC

MARCH 21, 2023

New guidance from the Federal Highway Administration fails to live up to President Biden’s executive orders to advance equity and consider climate impacts in federal actions.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Biden administration finalized updated procedures for conducting cost-benefit analysis and encouraging public participation in meetings about regulations. These meetings—referred to as EO 12866 meetings after the Clinton-era executive order that described them—tend to be dominated by regulated industry.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

In order to push the transition forward, we need to get them on board. New regulations leave a lot of room for delay in administrative and legal proceedings. An alternative is to focus on utility executives rather than the utility as a corporate entity. Investor-owned utilities supply almost three-quarters of U.S. electricity.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 11, 2021

The Biden administration issued an executive order Thursday giving Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen six months to recommend steps to reduce the risks to financial stability posed by climate change. The order also asks National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and National… Read more →

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Law Columbia

MAY 4, 2022

In Executive Order No. In a new white paper , we analyze New Jersey’s implementation gap in both the climate and justice space and offer some key recommendations to align executive action with the state’s bold promises.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The court also ordered the State, considered remiss, to release the resources of the Climate Fund , a government program that aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Due to the global nature of climate change, these two cases are likely to influence not only Latin American countries but also others around the world.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

The new administration is revising the country’s regulatory framework for climate action, initially established in its national climate law , to align it with its nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement. Below is an overview of the legal mechanisms they are using to reach net zero.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Seif, Former EPA Region III Administrator, Secretary of DEP [PaEN] [Posted: October 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest For assistance with the eGrants System please contact the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Customer Service Center by email at ra-dcedcs@pa.gov or by phone at 1.800.379.7448.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2024

Neither the Swiss Federal Administration (paras. 22–31) nor the Federal Administrative Court (paras. The Court also prescribed a comprehensive set of criteria for States to fulfil in order to comply with the Convention (see paras. 32–42) nor, as critically appraised , the Federal Supreme Court (paras. 544; see also para.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

Through these amendments, AB 3233 would not only clarify that no such “dual mandate” exists, but dispel arguments based on this language (including from former oil and gas administrators ) that CalGEM is required to issue permits for oil extraction. Hopefully, AB 3233 becomes law here in California.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

State lawmakers and members of the Newsom administration were physically in Montreal. Following a 2020 executive order , California started implementing its own 30×30 initiative , with three main goals: to protect and restore biodiversity, to expand access to nature for all Californians, and to build resilience to climate change.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In Afghanistan, a UN food agency says that humanitarian aid must increase in order to stem a severe hunger crisis. Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari is executive director of the research group called the Center for Water Security and Cooperation. This is Eileen Wray-McCann. Though LIHWAP was allocated more than $1.1 billion headline suggests.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Tom Wolf and members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and local environmental advocates announced executive and legislative actions that will ensure that all Pennsylvanians, especially disadvantaged communities, are included in conversations and decisions to protect our environment. Executive Order Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Starting as a staff attorney at the Commission in 2001, she spent several years practicing administrative regulatory law. From 2008 to 2013, Barrow served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Commissioner Wayne E.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Pennsylvania’s clean energy economy is growing rapidly across sectors,” said Jeaneen Zappa, Executive Director of the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance. “To The Shapiro administration has a once in a generation opportunity to seize the moment and implement policy that betters the lives of families today, and in the future.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Projects may include on-farm pilot projects and field demonstrations, and are funded to accelerate the transfer and adoption of promising technologies to landowners in order to address critical natural resource concerns. Seif, Former EPA Region III Administrator, Secretary of DEP [PaEN] [Posted: October 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2024

In order to achieve this target, the United States will need to greatly expand electricity generation while decarbonizing electricity resources. Department of Energy has stated that, in order to meet growing clean electricity demands, the United States must expand its transmission systems by 60% by 2030 and upwards of 300% by 2050.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for private employers with 100 or more employees. Unlike Executive Order 14042, employees must provide and employers must maintain proof of vaccination—i.e.,

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In September, the Commission announced the appointment of Jennifer Berrier , of Harrisburg, as Executive Director for the PUC, bringing leadership, operational knowledge, administrative skills and policy experience. Barrow in her new position as Commissioner, and shortly after she was elected Vice Chair by her fellow Commissioners.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

UPDATE : Governor Edwards issued an amended executive order purporting to maintain the suspension of prescription for the entire state until Friday September 9th, but ending the suspension of all other legal deadlines except for select parishes on August 19th. Federal court: Chief Judge Brian A.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We meet monthly to talk about how to find more landowners to plant trees and share resources in order to get more trees planted along streams. 24 [PaEN] -- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN] -- EQB Adopts Final-Omitted Reg.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 17, 2021

Following a successful “Covered Action,” which is defined as any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under the securities laws that results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million, the OWB will post a “Notice of Covered Action” on the OWB website. § 78u-6(a)(1); 17 C.F.R.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

Executive Order 43. Governor Northam’s Executive Order 43 was an exciting and monumental moment for the Commonwealth. These two bills would not only create this framework, but it would codify Governor Northam’s Executive Order 43, the. This past September Governor Northam enacted. While dozens of.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2022

My administration is driving change to support a healthier climate and lower costs for taxpayers.” In 2019, Governor Wolf signed Executive Order 2019-01 to establish Pennsylvania’s first climate goals, as part of his strategy to fight climate change and protect Pennsylvania from climate dangers.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Just a week after taking office, he issued an executive order that recognized the climate crisis as a threat to “our ability to live on planet Earth” and called for “bold, progressive action” to combat that crisis. Instead of pursuing legal options to stop the lease sale, the Biden administration simply went ahead with it.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Executive Director David Arscott, Ph.D., Photo: From left: Representing The Water’s Edge presenting sponsor Wilmington Trust, Administrative Vice President Allison Patni along with Stroud Water Research Center Chairman of the Board Porter Schutt and Executive Director Dave Arscott, Ph.D.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

The CLCPA requires regulations to be in place by the end of the year, making NYCI’s linkage policy particularly relevant now, as certain regulations must be aligned with other existing cap-and-trade programs in order for linkage to be logistically possible down the line. Unfortunately, no reforms of the cap have been made.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2020

Day-to-day life has been dramatically impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and many courts in Louisiana and Texas have been forced to close or limit operations in conjunction with stay-at-home orders. set forth in the previous orders should be conducted via video and/or telephone conferencing.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2022

On June 15, 2022, the Prague Municipal Court, a first instance administrative court, decided in favor of the plaintiffs in the first Czech strategic climate case ( Klimatická žaloba ?R The administrative lawsuit was filed with the Prague Municipal Court as a case of “unlawful interference” under the Code of Administrative Justice.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

If the target tract of land is potentially community property, it would be prudent to have both spouses execute the lease and any subsequent instruments. If the succession has been opened, then generally the succession representative is the proper party to execute the lease, but this will require court approval. [6]

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

[Note: The Environment and Ecology Standards were part of a broader initiative by the Ridge and Schweiker Administrations to deepen and coordinate environmental education efforts for students and people of all ages. [It Ridge through an Executive Order in 1996 and then in law by Act 71 of 2008. Public comments are due by July 5.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

So far under the Shapiro Administration, DEP has plugged 169 orphaned and abandoned wells. In 2023, DEP cataloged and analyzed its permitting activities under Executive Order 2023-07. Orphaned and abandoned gas wells represent potential threats to human health, safety, and the environment.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Ministry of the Environment appealed on points of law to the Supreme Administrative Court. the Government of Chile, Ministry of Energy, Environment and Health , finding that the matter in question was beyond its competence, as it involved the exercise of powers belonging to the executive branch.

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Environmental Crimes

MAY 26, 2020

On May 19, 2020, the White House unveiled Trump’s executive order (“EO”) that instructs federal agencies to consider the economic effects of the current pandemic in undertaking enforcement and regulatory compliance.

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