National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Photo credit: Lindsey Scalera With spring on the horizon, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a number of funding opportunities for sustainable agriculture. The post RFA Roundup: Spring 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Funding Opportunities appeared first on National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

The nestlings may grow up to feed on some of the native seeds in your native garden, and spread them far and wide while foraging in other places, creating a cycle that can eventually lead to a sustainable source of native seeds and the plants that come from them. Reprinted from DCNR’s Good Natured Blog.)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The banquet will recognize individuals and programs that have demonstrated outstanding dedication to stewardship across 10 different categories. “We The winners will be honored at an Awards Banquet on May 14 at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport, Perry County. Related Articles: -- WeConservePA Honors Steven J. Schiffman, Esq.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tom Wolf unveiled a State Forest Action Plan , which assesses the condition of Pennsylvania forests and sets a framework for strategies for long-term forest sustainability in the Commonwealth. The Forest Action Plan builds on the sustainability meters developed in the 2010 plan and notes changes in the past 10 years. On August 24, Gov.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 2, 2022

assets under management are dedicated to ESG related strategies, according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and that dollar amount is expected to grow at a greater velocity in 2022than the 20% last year. But even with the oversized flow of dollars into this category, this is not the key driver of ESG (.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2022

Through complex analysis, an estimated monetary value is determined for each category based on quality, quantity, and type of protected open space in each county. By increasing the amount of protected space within Pennsylvania, we will be investing in both environmental and economic sustainability for generations to come.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

This is a guest blog by Brendon Samuels. Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands. Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Map showing wetlands in the Region of Halton.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I blogged some months ago, PFAS in a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment , and concluded, as does this new Standard, that because PFAS is not a CERCLA nor a RCRA listed hazardous substance, it should not be identified in a Phase l report. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

Completely, siloing knowledge into closed, hyper-specialized categories often means that disciplines end up communicating poorly to each other. I believe that we have to get away from these disciplinary divisions as they sometimes harm us, rather than help us.” With the correct political will, we could actually implement them very easily.”

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

This post is the third in a series of blogs that address specific legal features of the rule: Part One offered a summary of the final rule, and delved into the materiality threshold that was added throughout the rule, including for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

The plaintiffs purported to appeal the trial court’s judgment that sustained BP’s exception of prescription and dismissed the plaintiffs’ tort claims against BP. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 11, 2024

The blog will explore the interplay of those three regimes in the U.S. With respect to the first category, registrants must disclose climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the registrant’s business strategy, operational results, or financial condition.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

The plaintiffs appealed the judgment of the trial court sustaining the exceptions to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, and the appellate court analyzed prescription as to each of the claims – wrongful death and survival. While the Fifth Circuit addressed the wrongful death claims brought under La.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog. The failure to disclose one or more categories will of course hinder comparisons between companies and may result in an incomplete picture of a firm’s emissions and transition risk.

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Brag

AUGUST 7, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first five product and service categories chosen for the expansion of its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations). EPA plans to consider additional product and service categories as resources allow. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors in industries such as health, agriculture, and energy.

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Brag

AUGUST 23, 2023

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) rule. EPA “intends to consider additional exemptions and expand the list of categories not requiring EPA confirmation as biotechnology progresses.” Bergeson and Carla N. ” EPA’s rule ( 88 Fed.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When paying producers for their conservation activities, NRCS groups specific activities into three categories: conservation practices, enhancements, and bundles: Conservation Practices are the basic conservation activities that have long been supported by the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and other cost-share programs.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

This blog was written by Kit Cunningham, a graduate student at University of Alaska Fairbanks and an employee for Alaska Department of Fish and Game. She is from and lives in Juneau, and is passionate about sustainability and conservation in Alaska. Imagine islands full of noise and heartbeats. Never miss an update.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 14, 2023

A team of waste workers and volunteers was now culling through the remaining (mostly) dry material, sorting each item into dozens of separate categories to determine what was and was not recyclable. And, as important, more sustainable, affordable options do exist, Froilan pointed out, and we shouldn’t let companies suggest otherwise.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 10, 2021

This blog was written by Susie Goodell, Ocean Conservancy’s Communications intern for the Spring 2021 term and a member of the Dartmouth College Class of 2023, majoring in Environmental Studies. This organization rates teams across the Premier League on actions taken in a variety of environmental categories. Sustainable Transport.

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Law Columbia

MAY 19, 2023

The FAR Proposed Rule divides federal contractors into two broad categories—“significant” and “major” contractors—and imposes different disclosure obligations on each. financial regulation appeared first on Climate Law Blog. The post Reckoning with risk: Recent developments in climate and U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 14, 2023

Most of the rhetoric and activity has occurred in the first two categories in the US, so we focus there, in an effort to differentiate political narratives from legal reality. The financial institution climate alliances are, again, unlikely to fit these categories.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Million Available For Service Providers, Graduate Students To Advance Sustainable Agriculture In Northeast [PaEN] -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Project Spotlights; Upcoming Grant Events; Much More ! 9 Opening Of Slow-Burning Rapture, Artists As Storytellers Exhibition [PaEN] -- WHYY: ‘Long Live Sturgeon!’ 27 to Feb.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Sabin Center Senior Fellow Amy Turner discussed the court’s decision in a post on the Climate Law Blog. Court Said Climate Scientist Provided Sufficient Evidence of Actual Malice for Blog Authors but Not for Publisher. the publisher of the other blog.) California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley , No. July 6, 2021).

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This blog post explores four ways the Biden administration could help cities advance their efforts to mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions, and in so doing identifies ways the administration should leverage cities’ expertise and take care to respect cities’ legal authority.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

An analysis of the case by Sabin Center Senior Fellow Jennifer Danis is available on the Climate Law Blog. Environmental Defense Fund v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , No. 20-1016 (D.C. June 22, 2021). BLM Dropped Appeal of Adverse Decision on Environmental Review for Utah Coal Mine Expansion. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

ESA member Andy Barton posted daily observations from COP26 on his blog that ESA reposted on Ecotone. ESA: In a recent blog post , ESA President Dennis Ojima, Executive Director Catherine O’Riordan, and Chair of ESA TEK Section James Rattling Leaf write to honor National Native American Heritage Month. or WOTUS. “In 30, 11 AM ET.

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