PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2024

Tutman , Waterkeeper, is a grassroots community advocate for clean water in Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway and holds the title of Patuxent Riverkeeper , an organization that he founded in 2004.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Appalachian Voices , Reimagine Appalachia , National Wildlife Federation and Appalachian Citizens' Law Center are hosting an October 24 webinar on Reforesting Mine Lands - How The Forestry Reclamation Approach Works For Coal Communities from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Case Supported by the NGO Milieudefensie, four Nigerian farmers claimed that in the period 2004-2007 their fields have been polluted by pipelines owned by Shell.The cases were brought via appeals proceedings ( Hoger Beroep ) in front of a Dutch court in Den Haag. Friday`s two judgements are final and consider the facts under Nigerian law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 8, 2022

For ten years—from 1994 to 2004—there was a limited ban on assault weapons. Since then, the principle federal measures have been a temporary five-day waiting period before a gun can be delivered to a buyer, which was enacted in 1993 and expired in 1998.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In February 2004, UCS sent a statement to the administration, initially signed by more than 60 prominent scientists, former government officials, and university presidents and department chairs, calling on it to restore scientific integrity to the federal policymaking process. Thanks largely to UCS, the term morphed to describe the George W.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists in the federal government feel more positive about their workplaces now than they have at any other time we have administered the survey.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 on February 4, 2021 in an effort to, in her words, comprehensively "overhaul[] and moderniz[e]" US antitrust laws. Law Offices of Curtis V. 398 (2004).]] Major Provisions of the Legislation. Trinko, LLP, 540 U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 28, 2023

A study investigating how much education affects voting rates from 1950 to 2004 found that this positive correlation has increased since 1980. When we see a decline in union membership, such as when right-to-work laws result in limited union participation, a coinciding reduction in voter turnout can also be observed.

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Politics 2002 2004 Law 202

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

In 1977 President Jimmy Carter nominated Heine as the first Director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement after the passage of the first federal law to comprehensively regulate coal mining operations-- the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act-- that same year. Heine Associates, Inc.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Opened in 2004 by DMB Associates, an Arizona-based developer, the community has 60,000 square feet of office and retail space in a town center, and is permitted to build 14,000 residences. The law also requires developers to replenish aquifers with the same amount of water that they withdraw. .

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Energy & the Law

JUNE 1, 2022

The events: 2002 and 2004: Mustafa and Lahijani purchase land on which the Bash #1 well is located. Jamie emerged victorious in 1L year at Baylor Law and is a Gray Reed summer associate. The two-year statute of limitations barred the landowners’ claim. 2002 : Americo acquires the 1937-era oil and gas lease on the land.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

All national forests in the east have of course been Wilderness Act-eligible since the moment President Lyndon Johnson put pen to paper on September 3rd, 1964 and signed the landmark bill into law. Today there are nearly 200 wilderness areas encompassing almost 4.5 Some at the Allegheny have really changed their tune on Tracy Ridge.

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Endangered Species Law

MAY 19, 2022

In 2004, the Service determined that. The DSL is no stranger to controversy. In 2002, CBD and others petitioned the Service to list the DSL due to alleged threats to the species’ habitat caused by oil and gas production.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report also found that BSEE does not thoroughly account for environmental risks when authorizing decommissioning, does not ensure that operators properly clean and bury pipelines prior to abandonment, and does not monitor the location or condition of pipelines subsequent to abandonment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2022

UCS has played a leading role in researching scientific integrity and its role in science-based policymaking since 2004. The use of the best available science is required by numerous public health laws and policies to protect the public from serious threats such as air pollution, toxic chemicals, and climate change impacts.

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Environment, Law, and History

AUGUST 27, 2023

Apparently Congress did not relish the task of periodically resetting the standards itself The 1990 Amendments authorized EPA to set standards for 2004 and beyond. ** This has to be considered a successful regulatory program. These are called Tier 1 standards.

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Nitrogen Oxides Clean Air Act Pollution Control 2004 52

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Sheetz case arose out of El Dorado County’s 2004 adoption of a new General Plan to govern the county’s land use planning and manage its future growth. Which brings us to a quick review of applicable regulatory takings law. Sheetz paid the fee under protest, claiming its imposition was unconstitutional. Constitution.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 15, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Join PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, the Pennsylvania Resources Council and other waste experts for a September 21 webinar on their plan to reduce waste, improve recycling efforts and bring Pennsylvania’s antiquated recycling laws into the 21st Century. million tons. -- In 2019, the most recent year available, 5.25 million tons.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Billion Since 2004 -- PA House/Senate -- Spotlight PA: School Funding, Permitting Top Of PA Legislature’s 2024 Agenda -- PennLive - John Baer: Will PA’s Lawmakers Be Better In 2024 Or The Mediocre Same? Billion To Close Gap Between Rich And Poor Schools, Report Advanced By Dems Says -- WESA: State Commission Recommends Lawmakers Adopt A $5.4

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report also found that BSEE does not thoroughly account for environmental risks when authorizing decommissioning, does not ensure that operators properly clean and bury pipelines prior to abandonment, and does not monitor the location or condition of pipelines subsequent to abandonment.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To comply with the law, mining companies worked to revegetate and reforest the land, but many merely met the letter of the law, meeting the requirements for bond release by planting less than desirable trees and heavy grasses rather than properly revegetating and reforesting the sites.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

In 2020, the Supreme Court held a preliminary public hearing for the parties to present facts on deforestation in the Amazon and the results achieved by the PPCDAm between 2004 and 2020. These five cases deal with environmental issues that indirectly have climate implications, while ADPF 760 and ADO 59 directly raise climate claims.

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Acoel

MARCH 9, 2023

Is this an element of state water law or something new and different? Many portions of the country will be resistant to any type of federal policy in this area, especially since water law is so state specific. For example, who has a right to claim the wet gold resulting from atmospheric water management? 490, 90 Stat.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In 2000, Pennsylvania established limited protections from SLAPPs, but only in the narrow area of environmental law (Title 27 Chapter 83). Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) serves as Minority Chair, and can be contacted by calling 717-705-2004 or send email to: rkauffma@pahousegop.com.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 1, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Those obligations flow from current interpretations of both the federal securities laws and fiduciary duties of loyalty and care rooted in state law.

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MGKF Law

MARCH 6, 2022

24, 2004), Plaintiff Borough of Edgewater (“Edgewater”) brought Spill Act claims relating to PCB contaminated material which was used as fill in a public park project. In Borough of Edgewater v. Waterside Construction, LLC, et al., 2022 WL 557903 (D.N.J.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Caremark, Inc.,

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 8, 2023

Flush with Cash, State Lawmakers Consider Water Risks — Water is poised for prominence this year in state law and policy. According to EPA data gathered between 2004 and 2020, Texas, Louisiana, California, and Illinois lead the nation in “accidents at facilities handling hazardous chemicals.”

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 30, 2021

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Guam’s Clean Water Act consent decree may be a less common set of facts than state law settlements with state enforcement agencies. But sometimes the state settlement bars a later CERCLA claim by the state against the settling party by action of state law, rather than by express terms of the agreement. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. ,

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Clean Water Act 2004 2013 Environmental Responsibility 52

Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2022

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B The adopted constitutional law adds an express reference to the protection of the environment and animals, by amending Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. In Neubauer, et al.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“I'm going to oppose the bill today, but I'll look forward to studying this bill in further detail to determine if it's truly needed and that it does not in any way stifle free speech or in any way discourage or inhibit those who feel they have a legitimate cause of action to bring that action in a court of law.”

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2023

JILL: The Environmental Stewardship Fund, which was signed into law in 1999 by Governor Tom Ridge and funds the Growing Greener grant program, is one of the most meaningful investments in Pennsylvania’s natural resources. Our state Clean Streams Law has been in place since 1937. What was your vision for it?

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Conservation Regulations Environmental Protection 2004 89

Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Elizabeth Beairsto , Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law August 7, 2023 Introduction From Flint Michigan’s contaminated water supply to Cancer Alley in southern Louisiana, communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionately affected by environmental pollution. 117-58, H.R. 3684, 117 Cong.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In September of 2004, attorneys represented 80,000 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against DuPont which settled for $374 million. Based on these results, 3,500 residents that did not settle in the 2004 class action suit have brought individual liability lawsuits against DuPont for health problems linked to C8. million Americans.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In 2000, Pennsylvania established limited protections from SLAPPs, but only in the narrow area of environmental law (Title 27 Chapter 83). Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) serves as Minority Chair, and can be contacted by calling 717-705-2004 or send email to: rkauffma@pahousegop.com.

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