Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

California has made significant strides towards reducing pollution from vehicles by adopting trailblazing policies to accelerate the adoption of both passenger and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles. This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses.

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Law Columbia

JULY 21, 2023

This report, which forms part of the Sabin Center’s broader Climate Law and Finance Initiative , provides a toolkit to help academics, attorneys, insurance practitioners, and industry regulators model (re)insurer climate litigation risk. The economic impact of climate litigation can be enormous.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2023

On the heels of the first phase of the ban coming into effect last month, environmental and health organizations are sounding the alarm that current federal actions to reduce waste and pollution fail to meet the scope and urgency of the growing crisis. Dozens of groups agree it’s time to expand the ban.”

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Mandelbaum, a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice , has a career that spans four decades. A fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, he has worked on matters concerning the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act since 1993 and has spoken and written on the subject.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has known for years that emissions of ethylene oxide —a colorless, odorless gas used to sterilize medical equipment and some food products—pose a long-term cancer risk to communities near commercial sterilizing facilities. This is a blatant example of environmental injustice.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. In the meantime, affected sources are subject to the current regulations set forth in LAC 33:III.2201.K.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

In late April, California air regulators are poised to pass one of the most meaningful regulations to reduce pollution from commercial trucks, vans, and buses. The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which I’ve blogged about in detail before, will phase out fossil-fueled trucks over the next several decades.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 21, 2023

City of Berkeley , addressing whether the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) invalidates a Berkeley municipal ordinance specifying when natural-gas infrastructure can be extended into new buildings. The California Restaurant Association (CRA) sued Berkeley, based in part on the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 3, 2023

and Latin America offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide and The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 Guide. Brill Industry Focus > Energy > Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas Orange County Diedre A. Thirty attorneys in 13 U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Power companies will therefore have to pay more for the fuel, but utilities are generally allowed by state regulators to pass those cost increases onto their customers in the form of higher electricity rates. Debt-fueled boom and gas-friendly policies. There are examples from across the country.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 20, 2021

And on Friday, December 17, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff released the much-anticipated “whitepaper” to achieve Governor Hochul’s goal – New York’s 10 GW Distributed Solar Roadmap: Policy Options for Continued Growth in Distributed Solar (the “Roadmap”).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This post was co-authored by the Sabin Center’s Romany Webb and Stephanie Jones and Michael Panfil of Environmental Defense Fund. Second, since the changing weather and environmental conditions brought by climate change might impact an action and alter its environmental effects, they too must be considered.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past several years – and especially in the past few months – Premier Doug Ford’s government has made sweeping changes to environmental protection and land use planning rules across Ontario. . The regulations accompanying many recent changes included in Bill 23 have yet to take effect. Source: TRCA Regulation Mapping.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories. Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No. This article focuses on the latter.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions. Major federal actions include those that are undertaken, funded, or authorized by a federal agency.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

And some question if one state, California, despite its street cred as having enacted the nation’s first air pollution law in 1947, should control environmental policy in the other 49 states?

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gray is project director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) , a subnational coalition of 43 states and provinces in 11 countries working to protect forests through a combination of regulatory enforcement, capacity building, partnerships, and economic policies.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

The Chambers USA 2023 Guide recognized the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP on its nationwide list of the top 32 environment practices in the country. Greenberg Traurig elevated its Environmental Practice national ranking by one band. Barsh , “each of whom contributes to all of these rankings.”

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

Part Three, below, explores preemption questions in the context of other domestic frameworks: California’s climate-disclosure laws and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions reporting regime. Part Two considered the future of the climate disclosure rule in the context of the SEC’s rulemaking process. See, e.g. , Rice v.

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Nanotech

AUGUST 25, 2021

According to Australia, after the first year of operation of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), the regulated industry and staff within the Office of Chemical Safety have identified “minor operational issues” that require amendments to the details set out in the Ministerial Rules.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

The National Steering Committee of Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs and Small Business Ombudsmen has recognized the Pennsylvania Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP) of Widener University with the 2022 Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Excellence Award.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2021

You can find the complete list of federal supports announced in 2020 in the report, but here are the major categories we were able to track. In addition, we already have regulations in place to achieve methane reductions, so we are essentially subsidizing compliance with existing rules. How did we get to ~$18 billion?

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Capaccio

AUGUST 23, 2023

There are many types of AI with capabilities often classified under two main categories: Strong AI, which is still theoretical but aims to match or even go beyond human intelligence, and Narrow AI, which performs specific tasks, such as voice assistants and search engines. Generative AI can be applied to EHS in different ways.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 9, 2022

The proposals expand the universe of what must be disclosed as well as the information required within each category of disclosures. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The UCLA Law Tribal Legal Development Clinic published a white paper on the need for confidentiality within tribal cultural resource protection , which was recently highlighted in a panel held by the UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center. Agency Discretion. FOIA Exemptions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 have the potential to prove useful to tribes.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

Meanwhile, regulatory changes since the last decade have prompted companies and institutional investors to set up sustainability or ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) departments, which require staff. Policy drivers: decarbonisation targets lead the way The increase in green jobs is mostly down to policy changes.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

It’s more than just a marketing tactic — it’s a policy conundrum, as well. Regulations Rising: A Global Response In response, stricter regulations are taking shape across the globe. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have taken steps for greater transparency, standardization, and regulation. 3 Claim deceptiveness.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 2, 2022

ESG will be the environmental issue of the year, if not also among the biggest business issues of the year. And yes, this is with appreciation that environmental is only the E in ESG. But even with the oversized flow of dollars into this category, this is not the key driver of ESG (. ESG is everywhere.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2022 Guide. The annual Guide once again recognized the Environmental Practice in the following categories: Dispute Resolutions > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The creation of these “ low traffic zones ,” or LTZs , can take a number of different forms, including, most prominently, (1) bans on one or more categories of vehicles and (2) fees or tolls that may be charged to all vehicles equally or made applicable only to certain classes of vehicles. Energy Policy & Conservation Act and the U.S.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the global effort to protect the earth’s climate, the pace of regulation is rivaled only by the speed of technological innovation. While the SEC’s climate disclosure rules are pending, and will probably face litigation when final, regulations from other agencies and jurisdictions are likely to affect U.S.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 3, 2020

National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA) in 1970 to set the environmental policy for the United States. If the action may have significant environmental impacts, then an. Environmental Impact Statement. Environmental Assessment. (EA) Environmental Management Division. What is NEPA?

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. BOEM issued the Draft EA in July 2022. The following summarizes those requirements. 585.106.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The report builds on the existing science and best in category voluntary efforts to create a world wide definition of Net Zero, based on 5 principles and 10 standards to guide the future of Net Zero, and focused on holistic actions that should be taken by companies today. Accelerating the Road to Regulation.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This is the second post in a short series on income-targeted environmental policies. In this second part of my series on income-targeted environmental programs, I want to talk about affordable housing, and one particular housing program, Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC). Affordable Housing and TOC. See you there!

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Law Columbia

MARCH 11, 2024

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. This was a significant concession to the rule’s opponents.

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