CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Factual and Procedural Background The General Plan Update and Certified Program EIR The County designated the project property for industrial use in its 2011 General Plan Update (GPU), the environmental impacts of which were reviewed under CEQA pursuant to a certified program environmental impact report (PEIR).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

To dig into how the country got here, it’s helpful to split up the contributing factors into the three main “gas value chain” categories: the production of gas via drilling (“upstream”), the transportation of gas via pipelines (“midstream”), and the facilities that receive the gas, such as gas-fired power plants (“downstream”).

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The report looked at environmental compliance in the industry between 2017 through 2021. Routine Well Abandonments “Most disturbingly, the most frequent “environmental/health/safety” violation that DEP has noted is the violation of requirements in the 2012 Oil and Gas Act and Chapter 78 for the proper abandonment of oil and gas wells.”

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

Agriculture’s global environmental footprint The agriculture sector is responsible for 23% of net global greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, global agriculture produces 44% of anthropogenic (or human-caused) CH 4 emissions and 81% of N 2 O emissions. Greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks in agriculture.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

cities are seeking to limit the flow of vehicular traffic in designated areas as a means to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from cars and trucks and to help achieve their municipal climate goals. Clean Air Act, the U.S. An increasing number of U.S. A new paper by Sabin Center senior fellow Amy E.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

The September 5 incident resulted in a heavy sediment plume in the Loyalsock Creek that ran for several miles downstream impacting aquatic life and the habitat of the rare Eastern Hellbender salamander in what DEP classifies as an Exceptional Value stream, the highest stream classification category. Read more here. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

On December 28, 2018, California adopted comprehensive amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines , which include a suite of provisions aimed at improving the analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts in state environmental reviews. GHG Emissions Analysis.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

“If I have a child whom I love, yet at the same time the world keeps getting worse… I don’t know if I’d regret bringing the child into this world.” – Zi Xuan, 26, unsure whether to have children “The health of my parents’ generation was affected by industrial pollution and environmental damage. When the nest is upset, no egg is left intact.”

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Biden administration has made it a priority to target environmental justice issues as part of the administration’s broader economic agenda. A small but potentially mighty component of the Act focuses on strengthening environmental justice. Allocated $32.5 Allocated $32.5 Tax Credits.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. Clean Air Council v. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. A debtor would beg to differ.”). Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

CSP’s Approach to Conservation Farmers and ranchers are important managers of our shared air, water, and soil resources, and CSP recognizes and rewards this critical role. As an example, NRCS offers a Cropland Soil Health Management System Bundle.

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Brag

MARCH 24, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the justification for its fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriation estimates for the Committee on Appropriations (Congressional Justification (CJ)). EPA certifies and allows use of the Safer Choice label on products containing ingredients that meet stringent health and environmental criteria.

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Montrose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

IRVINE, CA (September 4, 2020) —Environmental Business Journal®* (EBJ), a business research publication which provides high value strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry*, has honored Montrose Environmental Group (Montrose) with an award for Business Achievement in Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019. “In

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Law Columbia

MAY 19, 2023

The FAR Proposed Rule would, if adopted, require certain federal contractors to make climate-related disclosures and set emissions reduction targets. The FAR Proposed Rule divides federal contractors into two broad categories—“significant” and “major” contractors—and imposes different disclosure obligations on each.

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Arnold Porter

JULY 22, 2021

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently issued a report to Congress on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) that outlines a variety of policy recommendations to bolster CCS projects in the US. CEQ’s report suggests a number of policy measures that could help.

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Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

The warm air then creates this oscillation and the waters become warmer. Positive NAO is when warm westerly winds dominate the North Atlantic, bringing warm air from the southern US coastal states northeast towards northwestern Europe. As atmospheric particles increase, so does air density. Sponsored Content. Sun Activity.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

There may also be an extreme variation between warm and cool seasons, including extreme winds and storms due to the mixing of cold and warm air. However, others argue that the other topographical features - of low precipitation (1-2” or 2-4cm annually) and high evapotranspiration leave them firmly in the desert category.

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Capaccio

JUNE 14, 2022

If your company is in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has added additional PFAS to its Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) reportable chemicals list as a category “Certain PFAS ,Not Otherwise Listed” which will be reportable by July 1 2023. . Designate certain PFAS as CERCLA hazardous waste .

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

An environmental contractor on the site detected readings of radioactivity above background levels in the area of the spill and the tank-- 50 to 70 uR/hour. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. DEP’s inspection report noted background is 10 uR/hour.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 28, 2022

Canada ’s House of Commons considers a bill addressing environmental racism. Last week, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance requiring all senior living homes and new apartment buildings to include permanent air conditioning, the Associated Press reports. The allocation of flooding preparedness funds in the U.S. Looking Ahead.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An environmental contractor on the site detected readings of radioactivity above background levels in the area of the spill and the tank-- 50 to 70 uR/hour. Chesapeake contacted Waste Management to decontaminate the production tank and remove it from the site after decon on July 3.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One year ago, UCS worked in coalition with many other organizations to help pass the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a law with historic climate provisions that includes numerous programs, policies, and a $369 billion investment that will drive significant cuts in heat-trapping emissions across our economy.

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Science Blogs

APRIL 11, 2019

Stephen Woroniecki – a PhD Researcher in Climate Change Adaptation from Lund University in Sweden – discusses how this approach could address the ecological crisis with Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot. The second is direct air capture. Categories. or even 2?) of global heating. The Conversation.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. California Federal Court Upheld Environmental Law Waivers for Border Wall. In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation , No. ExxonMobil Corp.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate, a multi-school online forum run by student editors from the nation’s leading environmental law reviews. . Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation A Cap-and-Invest Approach . emissions from the power sector. [3].

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. EPA Sought Continued Abeyance of Case Challenging DecaBDE Risk Management Rule.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

Last year, hundreds of community members, regulatory agencies, and advocates ( including UCS ) weighed in on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed standards to strengthen the Risk Management Program (RMP). One such incident was a fire and release of toxic gas at the BioLab chemical facility in Westlake, Louisiana.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Executive Branch President Biden signed environmental justice Executive Order. Wetlands are vital to managing how water flows after storm events to protect human environments from floods and natural environments from soil erosion and habitat destruction. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

Every EV on the road reduces the amount of air pollution coming from tailpipes, which makes for cleaner air and a healthier environment.” The transportation sector produces the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.,” The BIL requires all state DOTs to submit a state EV infrastructure deployment plan to the U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This Advisory is the second in a series concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations for the financial services industry and other companies. The SEC also appears ready to address the dearth of enforcement activity involving climate disclosures.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency on January 19, 2021, Renewable Fuels Association moved to voluntarily dismiss its petitions for review challenging the exemptions in the Tenth Circuit and the D.C. Montana Federal Court Declined to Stay Proceedings in Environmental Groups and States’ Challenge to Lifting of Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Trump EPA’s Methylene Chloride Risk Management Rule Upheld. Pennsylvania.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2019 rule setting renewable fuel volumes in the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Indigenous Environmental Network v. 19-1023 (D.C.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Lawsuits Challenging DecaBDE and PIP (3:1) Risk Management Rules Put on Hold.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” Environmental Defense Fund v. BLM Dropped Appeal of Adverse Decision on Environmental Review for Utah Coal Mine Expansion. Bureau of Land Management , No.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

On July 21, the Environmental Health Project and HealthFirstPA held an educational webinar entitled-- Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: How Policy Decisions Failed to Protect Public Health and What We Can Do to Correct It. Caring about children is a primary responsibility of the Evangelical Environmental Network. Mitchell C.

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