E2 Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

A few months later, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the Sacketts that their property contained wetlands and ordered the couple to restore the site or face penalties of up to $40,000 a day. Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

On January 3, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. Comments on the draft report are due March 6, 2023. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Environmental Benefits : The primary goal of London’s LEZ, the world’s largest low emission zone, covering all London boroughs and much of the greater area, is to reduce GHG emissions from vehicles as part of a larger kingdom wide effort to fight climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Duran said she also contacted the Department of Environmental Protection about the incident and was told they planned to send inspectors to tour the plant Tuesday (January 3). Written by David Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection. Posted: June 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

The Maryland Department of the Environment has given notice to the legislature that it intends to publish new regulations on December 15, 2023, to create Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) implementing the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022.

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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] It went into effect in January 2023 and will be phased in over the next five years.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency will set water quality standards, a requirement under the federal Clean Water Act. This is the first time the EPA has set biofuels targets under the program that began in 2006. The EPA plans a public hearing on its proposal on January 10, 2023. Jackson Water Crisis. On the Radar.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW). Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Sydnee Owens, who contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, died six year later at age 14. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a mandatory review of federal drinking water standards, due in 2023. The federal nitrate standard was set three decades ago to protect infants from a disease called blue baby syndrome.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. Germany: VW Presses for Increased Work Week at Same Pay DW | June 13, 2006 Extending the work week from the current 28.8

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. Germany: VW Presses for Increased Work Week at Same Pay DW | June 13, 2006 Extending the work week from the current 28.8

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of up to $206 million, 4-year funding to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and watershed, and advance environmental justice in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New York, and West Virginia) and the District of Columbia. On August 8, the U.S.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO from 2006 to 2016. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rose asked Tillerson open-ended questions on a range of subjects, including climate change and national energy policy. And Rose did, at times, ask follow-up questions.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

And lastly, no deal between Texas and New Mexico over the Rio Grande means the lawsuit heads to trial in January 2023. In the Rapanos split decision from 2006, Scalia argued that only wetlands with a continuous surface connection to a river or lake should be covered by the statute. Joe Manchin. The head of the U.S.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

2023 was a rough year for clean water. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stripping federal protections from countless wetlands and leaving these critical ecosystems exposed to devastating pollution and other damage from agriculture and other industries. million acres of wetlands.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Roughly half of the survey respondents at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now say they have a more effective workplace than they did two years before, for example. That’s a 13 to 20 percent jump from what FDA scientists told us in five previous surveys going back to 2006. Only 5 percent said so in our 2018 survey.

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MAY 2, 2023

Derailing Environmental Protection: Concerns Over Air and Water After the East Palestine, OH Derailment By Jacob Baverso The Department of Transportation recognizes rail shipment for hazardous materials as the safest method to move such materials over long distances.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. The formal deadline to submit comments about shaping the NNA to OSTP is March 31, 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bill Increases Funding for Environmental and Scientific Programs. Register here. The bill includes $9.9

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JUNE 14, 2021

Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency does not list a timetable to act on a new carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants. By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds. Comments must be received by June 28, 2021.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely Massachusetts Peace Action PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:43 Monday, August 15, 2022 Read more Richard Krushnic & Kathleen Malley-Morrison Raytheon Technologies is even more horrifying than you thought. Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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JUNE 12, 2023

How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich The American Prospect PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:53 Monday, July 6, 2020 Read more Jonathan Guyer They had been public servants their whole careers. But when Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, two departing Obama officials were anxious for work. Trump’s win had caught them by surprise.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Washington Post Runs Pro-War Column Without Disclosing Author’s Raytheon Ties Truthout PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:55 Friday, January 10, 2020 Read more Robert Galbraith Stephen Hadley is on defense contractor Raytheon’s board — and owns company shares worth more than $2.4 Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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JUNE 12, 2023

American Arms Makers Are Making a Killing off of Israel's Slaughter in Gaza Mint Press News PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:52 Friday, May 14, 2021 Read more Jessica Buxbaum GAZA — As diplomatic powers and regional players meet behind closed doors for ceasefire talks, Israel continues showering Gaza with missile fire.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Defense Stocks Soar as Trump Wages War on Syria The Real News Network PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:47 Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Read more William K. Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office. The group, called Reject Raytheon Asheville, was formed Nov.

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