article thumbnail

Ontario Government Proposes to Further Gut Endangered Species Rules for Developers

Enviromental Defense

The proposed changes demonstrate the Government of Ontario’s persistence in prioritizing harmful projects over protection of even the very rarest of species and ecosystems. The MECP’s proposal makes clear that the Ontario government cares little about the unpayable costs of biodiversity loss.

article thumbnail

New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Primarily, these have focused on the 2007 EPA regulations, which were the first step in the phase-in of diesel engine standards meant to cut particulate emissions by more than 80 percent and smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NO X ) emissions by 90 percent. Industry can’t even agree with itself about this effect. Source: ERM 2022 ).

2007 255
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Federal Government Continues Efforts to Reform Colorado River Operations

E2 Law Blog

Department of Interior (DOI) is seeking public comments on new strategies to replace the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead that will expire at the end of 2026.

article thumbnail

Our Satellite Database Reaches a Milestone. We’ve Learned Much Along the Way

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Satellite Database has subscribers from inside and outside governments from all over the globe. Since 2005, there have been destructive, space debris-producing anti-satellite weapons tests by China (2007), the United States (2008), India (2019), and Russia (2021).

2005 189
article thumbnail

The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. As in the United States, state governments made some effort to pick up the slack.

2030 238
article thumbnail

No Space for the Redside Dace

Enviromental Defense

On December 20, 2023, Ontario’s Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) proposed more changes that will weaken the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). Tell the government to stand up and protect species at risk. Change needs to happen, now It’s time for the Ontario government to change their approach.

article thumbnail

California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab

Legal Planet

Westlands is a quasi-local government agency formed in 1952, and the largest agricultural water district in the United States. Since that contract expired in 2007, the Bureau and Westlands have entered into numerous successive “interim renewal” contracts.

2016 185