PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Robert Barbour, who performed law enforcement in the Tiadaghton and Loyalsock State Forests for 24 years, was quoted in the petition saying one ATV rider "dragged [him] down a road for approximately 40 yards before stopping" when caught for violations.

2001

Scientific American

JUNE 26, 2025

Although Dressen’s symptoms were rare in that season of hundreds of millions of covid vaccinations, they were common enough to draw the attention of a National Institutes of Health neuroscientist named Avindra Nath, who examined Dressen and more than 30 other people with a similar syndrome in 2021. centers study rare vaccine reactions.

2021

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Shapiro Calls Supporters Of Ban On Transgender Athletes ‘Extremist Legislators,’ Declines To Say If He’d Veto Ban Legislation -- Reading Eagle: PA Bill Would Ban Law Enforcement From Wearing Masks In PA -- US Senate/House -- TribLive/AP: PA Republican Con.

Politics

Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Enacted in 2001, it survived several amendments and revisions, changing from a feed-in tariff regime to a, specific German, feed-in premium modell. The new EEG amendments (so called EEG Novelle 2021 ) shall come into force on 1 January 2021. This way of amending laws is a standard procedure in the German legal system.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2001, the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity affirmed that “cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible, and interdependent….”

Climate Change

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – September 27, 2021. Even though Walton sowed his 2021 crops of corn and soybean during the driest spring planting conditions state meteorologists ever recorded in Michigan, his fall harvest looks to be strong, maybe one of the best in years. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

2009

Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 8, 2023

Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. 46 days after publication allowing for a comment period, the Department will be free to adopt the 2021 IgCC by regulation. . The backstory is important.

2021

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 12, DEP, DCNR and many guests dedicated the Law Library Conference Room in the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to Franklin Kury, the legislative author of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. constitutional amendment on environmental rights. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

Natural Resources

Legal Planet

JUNE 29, 2021

Wells Environmental Clinic at UCLA School of Law is representing Los Angeles Waterkeeper on matters related to the subject of this post. The Superior Court sided with the boards and upheld the 2012 permit, and NRDC and LAW appealed. The Proposed 2021 MS4 Permit. Los Angeles River (Credit: Thomas Hawk on Flickr).

2012

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Mandara Spa (Hawaii), LLC , the appellant seaman brought claims under the Jones Act and general maritime law for failure to pay maintenance and cure related to certain bodily injuries. Mandara Spa (Hawaii), LLC , 20-13449, 2021 U.S. Atkinson , 369 U.S. In Witbart v. LEXIS 29285 (11 th Cir. Johnson , 248 F.3d 3d 1139 (5th Cir.

2001

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

Acoel

AUGUST 4, 2021

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Dan Miller. CERCLA did not specifically provide for ICs and state laws were often not sufficient to make ICs enforceable. In 2001, the Colorado legislature took these issues head on. From the regulator’s perspective, the law has certainly been successful to date. How have things gone?

2001

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill BNN Bloomberg PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:45 Monday, January 15, 2024 Read more Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) -- Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022.

2014

Physics World

DECEMBER 2, 2021

At least we know now that quantum computers – information-processing devices that exploit the laws of quantum mechanics to develop new capabilities – are possible. One recent report claimed there has been more than $1bn of private investment in quantum computing in 2021 alone.

Technology

Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

2021 WL 5023371 (Fed. This holding aligns with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) case law interpreting “interested party” status and “direct economic interest” in a multiple award procurement and creates an internal split within the COFC. 2021 WL 5023371, at *13.]] 2021 WL 5023371, at *20 n.37]]

2017

Law of the Lands

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to Section 26 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , all highways that existed on December 31, 2002 continue to be recognized as public highways unless they have been closed. After January 1, 2003, however, all highways must be established by by-law of a municipality. Some roads that were established by by-law have disappeared.

Law

Arnold Porter

JUNE 17, 2021

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) published the long-awaited final version of the new Standard Contractual Clauses (New SCCs) for personal data transfers outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), annexed to Implementing Decision 2021/914 (Implementing Decision).

Law

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took a key step toward implementing the highly anticipated beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2021 All Rights Reserved.

Regulations

Acoel

JUNE 15, 2021

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Ridge Hall. Because Sparrows Point was the biggest employer in the state, EPA and the Maryland Department of the Environment did little to enforce compliance with environmental laws despite major violations throughout the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. In 2001 Bethlehem Steel declared bankruptcy.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette/Tribune Democrat: David McCullough, Author Of ‘The Johnstown Flood’ Remembered Fondly In City Where His Career Took Off -- Gov. -- DEP To Host Sept.

Conservation

A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

It was a sign of how much has changed since 2021 when the UK hosted the flagship COP26 UN climate summit with a promise “irrefutably to turn the tide and to begin the fightback against climate change”. million to the party since 2001, including £38,000 to Rishi Sunak’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid.

Fossil Fuels

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

Based on EPA’s emissions trends data, fossil-based electric generation sources have achieved more than their fair share of “good neighbor” emission reductions: From 1995-2021 … annual emissions of NOX from power plants fell by 87 percent. million tons, a reduction of 5.1 million tons, or 87 percent, from 1995 levels.

Ozone

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. For existing nuclear nations, appropriate plans for waste management already exist because they are required by relevant EU law and international guidance.

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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. For earlier stories in the Tapped Out series, click here. By Jessica Fu, The Counter.

2001

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 25, 2021

On August 11, 2021, the Senate passed its FY 2022 budget resolution ( S. This year, Democrats may be able to pass two reconciliation bills because Congress did not pass a FY 2021 budget resolution last year. Instead, the House and Senate passed the FY 2021 budget resolution (S. 117-2) into law in March 2021.

2010

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

Under Governor Shapiro's leadership, DEP will continue to ensure compliance with Pennsylvania’s environmental laws and regulations that address unconventional well permits. The PPC plan generally requires disclosure of “regulated substances,” as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 78a.1.

Natural Gas

The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

maritime law experienced two significant changes on December 23, 2022—one pertaining to liability for oil pollution, the other concerning small passenger vessels. After significant changes, the SPVA was signed into law on December 23, 2022, as part of the nearly 2000-page James M. 438, 446 (2001). [14] 14] 46 U.S.C.

2023

A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

In 2021, the country produced 610 million tons of coal, half of which was exported, at a value of US$29.6 Jatam’s 2021 report reveals that coal permits issued by local and central governments cover 72,000 sq km of East Kalimantan’s 127,000 sq km, or 70% of the province. In 2001, East Kalimantan had 126,000 sq km of primary forest.

Deforestation

Physics World

MAY 27, 2021

As the push toward stronger and faster MRI scanners continues, so does concern over magnet safety, according to Filiz Yetisir , who discussed the potential effects MRI has on patients at the recent International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting ( ISMRM 2021 ). ©2021 by AuntMinnie.com. The main magnet.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- We Remember Sept.

2001

Environmental Progress

JULY 28, 2021

July 28, 2021 Sheriff Alex Villanueva Hall of Justice 211 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 229-1700 Dear Sheriff Villanueva, Thank you for taking action to end the homeless encampments in Venice Beach with care and compassion. We believe there is a middle path between mass homelessness and mass incarceration.

2001

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

On September 30, a Senate Committee heard testimony on the environmental and health dangers associated with oil and gas drilling waste in Pennsylvania and removed the exemption in state law that would remove the oil and gas industry exemption to comply with the state Solid Waste Management Act. Read more here.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

trillion [federal] infrastructure bill signed into law on November 15, 2021, help is on the way. On September 11, 2001, hijacked airliner Flight 93 crashed nearby resulting in the deaths of 40 passengers and crew. For years AMD treatment facilities have had to work to the very limited funding that was available.

2001

Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

2017

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

2017

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Finally, the Strategy considers how competition law enforcement can help address affordability concerns. During 2021, the Commission began to implement the Strategy by introducing new initiatives addressing the areas identified above. Interested parties were invited to share their views via a questionnaire until 30 July 2021.

2021

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation