PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Unconventional shale gas well drilling started in 2003 in Pennsylvania, resulting in 14,294 wells drilled. [In And then they take those [sample] waters, they give them to a commercial analytical certified laboratory, environmental laboratory.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

percent deficit-- in FY 2022-23 funding needed to support the Oil and Gas Program that regulates both conventional and unconventional wells. The revenue projections done for the unconventional fee regulation were based on DEP receiving 2,600 permits a year and a staff complement of 226, according to the fee report. million-- 17.6

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

In support, UNOCAL cites to a BOEM regulation referring to decommissioning as a “non-monetary obligation,” see 30 C.F.R. UNOCAL also cites to OCSLA and BSEE’s regulations at 30 C.F.R. § Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. ,

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

OIRA, the so-called “regulatory czar” in the White House, must approve every significant regulation based on a review of its CBA. But it has advanced beyond the vague guidance provided by OMB since 2003, which may not have been state-of-the-art even then. But CBA has had a major blind spot.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When proposing a new regulation or investment project, they often have to present a regulatory impact analysis showing that its environmental benefits outweigh the financial costs. The US government is still using the 3% discount rate it calculated in 2003 based on older data on real market interest rates, which used to be much higher).

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Sea Level Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Climate Change 97

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

million yuan over Lexus price-fixing Reuters | December 27, 2019 China's market regulator on Friday has fined Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor 7203.T Toyota fined for tax avoidance: report Sydney Morning Herald | October 8, 2003 Top Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. China fines Toyota 87.6 million yuan ($12.5

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The Bank Secrecy Act and implementing regulations (BSA) establish anti-money laundering (AML) program requirements for broker-dealers, similar to other types of financial institutions. In 2003, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance to financial institutions about preparing the narrative portion of SARs.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The report also pitched liquid manure to the top of the list of causes of the harmful algal blooms that have inundated the big lake every summer since 2003. The 1972 Clean Water Act immunizes crop farmers from government regulations to control agricultural runoff. Almost $1 million was spent in Lenawee County, and $3.5

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

of the Dutch Legal Profession Regulations.]]. 5) {2003} EWCA Civ 474.]] In the Netherlands, in-house lawyers must sign a "professional charter" with their employer to guarantee their independence from undue employer influence.[[N:Article N:Article 5.12 In England and Wales, the Court of Appeal in Three Rivers (No.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

The gathering pipeline is not regulated by the state Public Utility Commission, according to the PUC. In fact, the Oak Springs Pigging Station did not have a record in DEP’s eFACTS database as a regulated Air Quality facility until after the Attorney General began investigating the facility in 2019, according to Jodi. Read more here.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 10, 2008

Under existing Louisiana law, a facility is exempt from air permitting requirements if its potential emissions are: (1) less than 5 tpy (tons per year) for each regulated air pollutant; (2) less than 15 tpy for all regulated pollutants combined; and (3) less than the minimum emission rate for each toxic air pollutant listed in LAC 33:III.5112,

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We need governments to regulate industry. Baiton expects high performance teams, and CAPP has successfully achieved many of their goals: delaying and weakening of provincial and federal government climate regulations, massive subsidies and new project approvals. She also believes in getting the job done outside of the office.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

Comment deadline approaches for changes in White House guidelines for analyzing costs and benefits of federal regulations. Federally regulated wetlands, the court held, in an opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, are those with a “continuous surface connection” with a water of the United States.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. Those “other” sources of authority could include federal Clean Water Act permits issued to local governments for municipal stormwater discharges and local government power under state law to regulate land use.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well?

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well?

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Vermont Law

JANUARY 18, 2016

Predictions based on the 1995 Chicago and 2003 Europe heatwaves anticipate 25-31 percent higher frequencies and 72-76 percent longer heatwaves by 2090. Correspondingly, in the US, land use laws aim at environmental protection after urban development but no specific regulation addresses the UHIE. Cutting these figures in half.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog.

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Biden Administration announced on November 9, 2023, that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued final revisions to Circular A-4, the government-wide guidance on regulatory analysis.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2015

In 2003, Kachina installed the “Barker Central Compression Station” (“Compression Station”) on its pipeline, which allowed it to resell the gas in the pipeline at its high-pressure inlet, increasing its re-sale value to Davis. Michael Lillis (“Lillis”) was one of the producers who sold natural gas to Kachina, dating back to 2001.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

The doctrine applies in three instances: (1) the death or incapacity of a person necessary for performance, (2) the destruction or deterioration of a thing necessary for performance, and (3) prevention by governmental regulation or order that creates a legal impediment to performance.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since 2003, General Fund support for environmental programs in DEP have been cut about 40 percent and as a result staffing was reduced by nearly 30 percent, especially in water quality protection programs. The revenue projections done for the unconventional fee regulation were based on DEP receiving 2,000 permits a year. In 2010, Gov.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

And with good reason: the project site was completely burned in the 2003 Mine Otay fire, and the majority of the site burned again in a 2007 wildfire. CalFire has designated the area in which the Otay Ranch project is proposed as a “very high fire hazard severity zone”–CalFire’s most dangerous classification.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 9, 2023

A new proposed rule from the Biden administration would cut emissions from new federal buildings 90 percent from 2003 levels in the next two years. Under the proposed rule, new or renovated federal buildings would be required to reduce emissions from the 2003 baseline by 90 percent beginning in 2025.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The ESA regulations define the “effects” that must be considered in the BiOp: “Effects are all consequences to listed species or critical habitat that are caused by the proposed action, including the consequences of other activities that are caused by the proposed action. This includes both direct and indirect effects. 2d 1196, 1212 (D.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The widening was approved as a policy matter in 2003 when County approved the MVCP, the EIR for which stated that there would be a separate environmental study in the future if and when Caltrans moved forward with the project. a)(1)(D)), the Court found no prejudicial error.

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