Ocean Conservancy

MAY 1, 2023

When ship traffic off the northeastern United States was all but stopped after the attacks on September 11, 2001, North Atlantic right whales displayed a sharp decrease in stress-related hormones. For industry to adopt those tools across the global commercial shipping fleet, regulation is needed.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

11, 2001- DEP’s Betsy Mallison, One Of Thousands To Respond [PaEN] -- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy Sen. Of Interior Approves $76.4 31 to Sept. Million DOE Grant To Improve Siting Process For High-Voltage Electric Transmission Lines Sept. 11 Webinar On $396.1

Conservation

Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

It has agreed to address climate change under the Paris Agreement , and put forward increasingly ambitious policy targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. The EU’s 2020 Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) requires that the Member States must collectively achieve 20% of their energy consumption from renewables by 2020.

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Other tools we have to reduce production emissions include ensuring EV batteries are recycled, creating efficiency regulations for electric vehicles that address size and weight , and ensuring that we protect natural carbon sinks when mining critical minerals. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather?

Electricity

Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. ACOE (2001)- Overruled ACOE jurisdiction of isolated wetlands based upon the migratory bird rule. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2020)- Extended federal jurisdiction to direct discharges to navigable waters or when there is a “functional equivalent” to a direct discharge.

Clean Water Act

Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. ACOE (2001)- Overruled ACOE jurisdiction of isolated wetlands based upon the migratory bird rule. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2020)- Extended federal jurisdiction to direct discharges to navigable waters or when there is a “functional equivalent” to a direct discharge.

Clean Water Act

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Even with its Director, Kenneth Blanco, departing this week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has been active in taking steps to implement the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), which was enacted into law on January 1, 2021 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA).

2021

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The primary purpose of the CTA, enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), is to protect the US financial system from being used for illicit purposes, including preventing corrupt actors, terrorists and criminals from hiding assets in anonymous shell companies.

Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2024

In a 2023 national poll , 60% of respondents across party lines said that Big Tech has too much power, and nearly half said government should do more to regulate these companies. In the foreword to Barons , Eric Schlosser (author of the 2001 bestseller, Fast Food Nation ) calls unchecked market power “the central driving force of inequality.”

2018

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Of relevance here are two of the deficiencies identified by the County: One, that the origin of the waste was not identified by the applicant, as required by Department regulation, and two, that an alternative location analysis was not performed by the applicant, as required by the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.

Waste

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

In 2020, sources in both the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) NOX annual program and the A(cid) R(ain) P(rogram) together emitted 0.78 The 2028 deadline proposed in the less stringent alternative is more realistic, and is consistent with timelines under other federal regulations. million tons, a reduction of 5.1

Ozone

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In 2001, the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), a federal agency that manages the agricultural water supply within the basin, began paying farmers to pump large amounts of groundwater out of the aquifers below. Then came new conservation regulations and litigation that complicated USBR’s water obligations.

2001

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2024

Grid failures start fires From 2001 to 2023, roughly 92 million acres in the United States have been burned by lightning-caused fires , and about 68 million acres have been burned by fires caused by human activity , electrical operations being just one example. So how extensive is this problem and how does it happen?

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Item: Draft Report Regarding Legislative Requests to Review Existing Regulations. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- TribLive: A Look Back At 9/11 And Impact On Shanksville: ‘Hallowed Ground’ -- Post-Gazette: After 23 Years, Impact Of 9/11 Flight 93 Crash Still Runs Deep -- TribLive Editorial: The Indelible Mark Of Sept.

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

“It is important to note that once a mining permit is issued in a forested area, there must be deforestation, but the problem is that current mining regulations in Indonesia still allow such a thing to happen. Thus it is necessary to assess this regulation,” Hariadi says. In 2001, East Kalimantan had 126,000 sq km of primary forest.

Deforestation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 4 Hearing In Washington County [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Sept. 31 to Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%) [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: Natural Gas, Electricity Price Changes Coming On Dec. 1, PUC Reports -- WTAJ: Peoples Natural Gas, Penelec Customers May Have Higher Gas, Electric Bills Starting Dec. 1 -- Inquirer: Your PECO Electric Bill Could Get Cheaper On Dec. National- $3.24

Politics

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

While urban and suburban counties grew by 8% from 2010 to 2020, rural counties lost half a percent of their residents. A recent analysis by the Pew Charitable Foundation paints a stark picture of population decline in non-metropolitan counties, a key indicator of economic decay. Click Here to sign up for regular updates (bottom of the page).

Natural Gas

Brag

JUNE 6, 2023

According to EPA’s May 25, 2023, press release , this rule will reduce costs for the regulated community and result in increased research and development activities, consistent with Executive Order 14081 on advancing biotechnology. This is why EPA needs to “update” its regulations, which is the purpose of the final rule.

Biotechnology

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As part of its vision to build a European Health Union, the European Commission (Commission) announced the new pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (Strategy) on 25 November 2020. The Strategy puts forward numerous proposals for legislative reforms that are likely to affect the regulation of the entire life cycle of a medicinal product.

2021

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Shouldn’t someone regulate that? Co-Product Determinations On a completely separate track, DEP began the process of amending its Residual Waste Regulations in January 1998 to, among other things, incorporate a Co-Product Determination process [Chapter 287.8] The regulation was finalized and put into place in 2001.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Is your story being told? -- In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism! 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1

Conservation

Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. As such, the bill retroactively allows qualified conservation that was completed in a forest mitigation bank on or before December 31, 2020, to be used, under both State and local forest conservation programs.

Law

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. The ruling sets a precedent for thousands more cases.

2015

ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This move reverses a 2020 Trump administration rule which removed protections for around 9 million acres of the Tongass National Forest, effectively re-opening these areas to logging. The rule reinstates protections created by the Forest Service’s 2001 Roadless Rule.

2023

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. Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting.

2021

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Gensler has a reputation for being an aggressive regulator with a research-oriented approach, and his nomination has received praise from progressives. Republicans, for their part, have generally argued against such climate risk disclosures, characterizing them as an attempt to inject politics into securities regulation.

Politics

Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

‘In fact, the Supreme Court didn’t grant movies First Amendment protection until 1952, ruling in a 1915 case that movies could “be used for evil” and thus could have their content regulated.’ ‘The I don’t think anyone today doubts democracy was at stake in 2020. Listen to what the MAGA Republicans are talking about.

Politics