Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2022

Maybe environmental economists were once Milton Friedman-types, but that’s definitely not true today. It concludes that emissions trading generally did produce cost reductions as advertised. It was also generally effective in reducing emissions. The retrospective paper is quite lengthy. This soaked up some of the cost-savings.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The Marcellus Shale Coalition challenged DEP’s 2016 regulations setting environmental and safety standards for unconventional shale gas drilling saying the Oil and Gas Act (Act 13) did not authorize DEP to further define public resource agencies and public resources and the regulations contained a potentially overly broad definition of playgrounds.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

On February 6, Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry led a coalition of 17 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and I am committed to defending that right,” said Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry. A copy of the letter can be found here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

20081222). -- Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC (Loyalsock Creek - Exceptional Value) , Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County , PA. Questions should be directed to Jason Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary, (717) 238-0423 or send email to: joyler@srbc.gov. Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

General Assembly and a collection of high-level climate and environment events, including the Sustainable Development Goals Summit , 18-19 Sept, and the Climate Ambition Summit , 20 Sept. Chaired by Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, it was convened by the Paris Peace Forum.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2024

After review, the Department has determined these 19 wells have been abandoned, consistent with the definition of “Abandoned well” established in 58 Pa CS Section 3203….” Criminal Charges In 2023 On November 1, 2023, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced criminal charges against Equitrans, L.P. Read more here. Map: Post-Gazette.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Legislature’s stated intent in shifting a portion of rates from volumetric charges (i.e., of the California Public Utilities Code with three major moves. Parties to the proceeding are also grappling with the practical challenge of evaluating income for millions of customers.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

In an updated Frequently Asked Questions about the rulemaking, it says this about conventional wastewater-- "The final rule prohibits the discharge of wastewater meeting the definition of “wastewater from HVHF and HVHF-related activities,” as set forth in 18 C.F.R. The state Office of Attorney General is also investigating the practice.

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Energy & the Law

JULY 18, 2023

The industry has raised millions of dollars in support of a referendum to veto the Bill that will be voted on in the general election ballot in 2024. California will be potentially greener and cleaner, and definitely poorer, and the exporters will be dirtier and richer. What of the future? of its oil consumption and imported 5.6%.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Water management generally is a conservative and risk averse decision-making environment. By definition, at some point that’s going to involve innovation – the adoption and diffusion new technologies and management practices, or, more simply, doing things differently than the tried and true. When I started riding, I had a guidebook.

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Acoel

AUGUST 3, 2023

Moreover, while this case does not involve the definition of WOTUS, I think that there are echoes of Justice Alito’s opinion for the Court in its recent decision in Sackett in the objections raised by San Francisco to the NPDES permit here. My initial read was that SCOTUS wouldn’t be interested in reviewing a challenge to an NPDES permit.

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CEQA Developments

JULY 14, 2023

Generally, to receive the statute’s streamlining benefits, a private applicant must agree to pay trial and appellate court costs, and costs of the expedited record preparation required for the streamlined proceedings in any CEQA litigation challenges to the certified projects. Section 21189.81 Section 21189.81

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain. While countries generally do not explicitly reference CDR in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Paris Agreement, many include the CDR approaches of increasing soil and forest carbon.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 4, 2023

Eliminating those emissions presents unique challenges, including the fact that they come from many small sources, rather than a few large power plants or factories, and that those sources are mobile by definition, making it more difficult to connect them to new, clean sources of power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Generalized exemptions would undermine the rigor of this approach. As detailed in our February comments, while paths to implementation could be reached for certain specific flexibilities, a generalized approach, such as a 5 or 10 percent exemption for existing generation, entirely fails on the merits.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 20, 2024

However, as long as the final rule is a “ logical outgrowth ” of the proposed rule, courts generally defer to the agency. This post addresses both aspects of SEC’s rulemaking process: should the rule have been re-proposed, and, more importantly, how might the SEC update and strengthen the rule going forward.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (“VGP”) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. The EPA predicts that the SNPR’s proposed options will not significantly change existing compliance costs.

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Physics World

AUGUST 6, 2021

Like many science writers, I have often adopted the conceit that quantum mechanics and general relativity are our two principal (if incompatible) theories of the physical world. It undergirds the theories of information and computation, for example via mathematician Claude Shannon ’s definition of information entropy.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The basic reason is that relatively few lawyers work on this topic, so learning about it isn’t a priority for law students in career terms. We can expect more students to take these courses as climate change becomes more and more salient to the population in general. International law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

That’s because 45V awards credits based on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of produced hydrogen, and the statutory text defines that term via explicit reference to a definition set in the Clean Air Act. Here’s a breakdown of the top three things to know related to Treasury’s treatment of electrolytically produced hydrogen.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

21-30163, the Fifth Circuit applied a plain reading of the Sackett test without deferring to the agency’s interpretation, finding the facts demonstrated “simply no connection whatsoever” between alleged wetlands and a relatively permanent body of water connected to interstate navigable waters. United States , Case No.

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Frontiers

MARCH 22, 2022

It has come to the fore in recent years as a promising framework to explore new or poorly understood phenomena beyond the standard paradigms of general relativity and particle physics. We already know that Einstein was definitely not wrong; his theory of general relativity has been tested in many independent ways.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that amend the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” which are central to classifying investors that may participate in private offerings and investments under federal securities laws. Yesterday the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Despite growing attention to affordability, both in Michigan and nationally, there is no general agreement on how the term should be defined. That definition needs to be a public process, she said. The recommendations also relate to government aid, including technical and financial assistance to low-income communities and utilities.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

For example, the law ordered the Colombian government to issue specific rules on the specific definition of short-, medium- and long-term as it relates to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) (art. SISCLIMA is made up of public and private entities, as well as nonprofit organizations working towards climate change mitigation goals.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

The number of people who would definitely buy or lease an EV has more than tripled since 2020 A striking result from the survey is that slow adoption rate in rural areas is not for lack of interest in EVs. According to the Consumer Reports 2022 survey, 29 percent of rural drivers would definitely or seriously consider buying or leasing an EV.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2024

There is no universally accepted definition of sustainable finance. Financial institutions generally follow the rules, but they are driven by profitIt’s important for all of us that these institutions can generate returns on our pensions, bank balances and investments. How does this relate to human and Indigenous Rights?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

e) and (f) that creates a general permit-type process to grant approval for water use by individual shale gas drilling pads. Individual uses of this general permit are not subject to public review. formal notice ) The approvals were granted under SRBC regulation 18 CFR 806.22(e) Follow SRBC on Twitter , visit them on YouTube.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6614 ) Waste Permits -- Highland Field Services, LLC - Clermond Wastewater Storage Facility: DEP invites comments on a WMGR123 General Permit to connect the Clermond Facility in Norwich Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the October 21 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Tioga County. (

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 15, 2022

These discussions usually lead to a general wonder of whether wild canine populations are on the rise, if they are a positive or negative influence on the local environment and what their presence might mean for the neighborhood. . Generally, they will eat young deer, or old and weak deer. What do we do if we spot one nearby?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2023

Surgeon General, who issued a warning in late 2021 that today’s challenges—including climate change, racial injustice and more—are wreaking “devastating effects” on our young people’s mental health. This observation is backed by the U.S. There’s no shame in feeling climate grief and anxiety. My colleagues and I feel it every day.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Although the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) has some similarities to the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it also introduces different definitions and requirements that businesses need to plan for.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Many businesses may have a head start on compliance if they have taken steps to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). And this consent requirement is broad and is also in contrast to the more prevalent opt-out approach in US privacy law generally.

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Vermont Law

MAY 17, 2023

Food sovereignty does not have a uniform definition; however, organizations generally define it as communities having control over the production, distribution, and quality of the food they consume. (1) Food sovereignty is the principle behind the leverage.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is scheduled to be published in December 2024, with public comments expected to close in February 2025.

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

FinCEN is soliciting comments generally relating to the scope of coverage of the proposed rules, what sorts of risks or mitigants exist with respect to the antiquities market, and how antiquities should be defined, including the difference between antiquities and works of art. Who would be considered within or outside such definitions?

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

An AI system is defined as “a technological system that autonomously or partly autonomously, processes data related to human activities through the use of a genetic algorithm, a neural network, machine learning or another technique in order to generate content or make decisions, recommendations or predictions.”

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