Legal Planet

JANUARY 2, 2023

And in all likelihood, they are not breaking any current law or regulation. Launching weather balloons is a very lightly regulated activity, pursued by hobbyists and citizen scientists in many countries. Relevant FAA regulations here , FCC regulations here , with a clear summary from a citizen-science NGO here ).

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Renewable + Law

JULY 17, 2020

872 and implemented the largest overhaul to FERC’s regulations affecting Qualifying Facilities (QFs) in more than a decade. There is no longer an irrebuttable presumption that projects located more than one mile from each other are considered to be at separate sites for purposes of qualification as a QF. Challenges to QF Status.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) to support the development of four regional “direct air capture hubs” (DAC Hubs)—networks that connect direct air capture projects with sequestration facilities and commercial users of captured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 directed the U.S.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? That order is expected to codify many of the proposals of the Roadmap and to direct NYSERDA and the state’s regulated utilities to implement them. W for projects 1 MW and larger, and $1.30/W

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One recent review in Science estimated that only 6% of 89 million carbon offsets issued to 26 projects under one of the voluntary crediting standards would be associated with real carbon reductions. Gray: This is really about a distinction between regulated compliance markets and voluntary carbon markets.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The Symposium is an annual event providing students the opportunity to showcase their environmental projects, research, internships and artwork. For each category a winner and honorable mention were selected by a team of judges and a Video Viewer’s Choice Award was given based upon the number of views, likes, and comments.

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The first step in regulating agricultural methane emissions (and emissions in general) is to develop an accurate inventory of emissions, which can be used to set a baseline for future targets. Agricultural Methane Regulation. Current AMMP projects are anticipated to reduce GHG emissions by about 1.1

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 2, 2023

The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality on Friday proposed measures that could speed up permitting for clean energy and other projects on federal land.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

b) The project identification number, if applicable. (c) c) The project name as listed in the registry or program, if applicable. (d) d) The offset project type, including whether the offsets purchased were derived from a carbon removal, an avoided emission, or a combination of both, and site location.

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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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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Credit: Mesa Schumacher Funding is, of course, essential to advance ocean CDR research but other factors could also have a major bearing on future projects. As previously reported on this blog, ocean CDR research could implicate various international and domestic laws that might affect whether, when, where, and how projects take place.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

PA Utility Law Project Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families. Read more here. Upcoming Event: -- FRIDAY Noon: Virtual. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020. Today, the Program regulates roughly 450 entities responsible for roughly 85% of the state’s GHG emissions. To date, $10.5

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

CCS Protocol : The 2018 amendments adopted a protocol to allow crediting of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. CCS projects must incorporate monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements to demonstrate that the GHG reductions are permanent in order to generate LCFS Credits. Endnotes. [1] at 150-51. [5]

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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. Notably, the agency loaned up to $500 million for the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, a project opposed by hereditary leaders from all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

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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. Likewise, pipeline giant Williams Companies now refers to its gas projects as “clean energy” projects.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

The regulations accompanying many recent changes included in Bill 23 have yet to take effect. Source: TRCA Regulation Mapping. Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands. Map showing wetlands in the Region of Halton. Source: Region of Halton Official Plan, 1995.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area. The regulatory process leading to the Vineyard Wind Project offshore Massachusetts began in 2010. federal waters.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

These collective efforts have resulted in improved “grades” by NGOs and the media in all sorts of categories. But I was alarmed to see one category of Bay health continue to decline. Closing the state fishery, fish ladders and hatchery stocking projects have been attempted with great optimism. Hooray for the Bay! They failed.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A new study , undertaken jointly by Environmental Defense Fund and Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, finds that federal agencies are not adequately considering climate change impacts in energy project reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”).

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Acoel

MAY 28, 2021

The emerging contaminants such as PFAS and 1,4 dioxane, are regulated or soon to be regulated substances which will be considered public health and potential environmental risks at part per trillion concentrations.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 26, 2023

One of the most important provisions, of the new NEPA law, § 107(f), allows the lead agency to delegate preparation of environmental reviews to project applicants. There are clear conflicts of interest in assigning this role to the project applicant. Coverage of agency regulations. That seems ambiguous.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

A shared ambition to secure funding for high-integrity carbon projects while adhering to a mitigation hierarchy. 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.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Instead, confidentiality protections tend to extend to narrow categories of information, such as the location of a cultural resource. Virtually anyone can make a FOIA request for materials within the federal government’s possession unless the information fits into one of nine exemption categories. Agency Discretion. Download as PDF.

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Renewable + Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published notice in the Federal Register of a proposed rule amending its regulations authorizing permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take. For projects or activities that do not qualify for a general permit, individual or specific permits will remain available.

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Renewable + Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published notice in the Federal Register of a proposed rule amending its regulations authorizing permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take. For projects or activities that do not qualify for a general permit, individual or specific permits will remain available.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And then those data are given to the regulator, the DEP, before the drilling so that if there is someone later that says, ‘My well was contaminated,’ they can take a sample in the same way and compare it, and then they can either be presumed liable or presumed not liable for whatever happened.”

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Capaccio

MAY 3, 2022

Currently, consumers, regulators, and industry alike are struggling to understand what sustainability truly means. To understand which projects will have the greatest impact towards meeting established goals, historical baselines need to first be established to compare changes against.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 21, 2021

In the Middle East and North Africa, leaders of Arab countries have taken steps on a controversial dam project in the Nile basin. Drought Monitor categories. Wells are regulated at the county level, not the state. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a presentation to North Carolina regulators, Duke named several specific resources it lost during the storm—all fossil fuel generators—but didn’t provide a detailed breakdown of what types of failures prompted it to begin rolling blackouts on Christmas Eve. See my colleague Julie McNamara’s blog for caveats about hydrogen.)

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A Greener Life

JULY 28, 2021

The latter category often includes a higher percentage of people of colour, adding a racial dimension to the injustice. Having looked into projects locally, this kind of green infrastructure can be prohibitively expensive, so it’s worth local authorities pioneering their development, building expertise locally and reducing costs.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Wind and solar farms often spark siting battles between local residents who welcome renewable energy projects and their neighbors who are concerned about visual or other impacts. The Sabin Center’s Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative provides pro bono legal counsel to community members who support renewable energy projects.) .

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

2] Governor Newsom, citing the Draft Scoping Plan Update’s reliance on CCS, included $100 million in new monies for carbon removal projects in his updated budget proposal. Regarding transportation, the Proposed Scenario envisions the rapid deployment of zero emission vehicles across all vehicle categories.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This is a problem, because affordable housing is essentially a deal between the public and developers—trading money or relaxed regulations in exchange for an agreement to restrict rents on the building—and the specifics of that deal make a big difference as to whether the public is getting a fair bargain. Where TOC projects are built.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The CLCPA will require siting and developing a very large number of major renewable energy projects at an unprecedented pace throughout New York State. So far, ORES has met all statutory deadlines and, for six out of seven of the approved projects , ORES issued its final decisions in “around six months,” well within the one-year deadline.

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