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A Landmark Climate Ruling from Europe: The EFTA Court Declares Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Oil Project Approvals

Law Columbia

As such, although EU and EEA law are distinct, their substance is identical with respect to the core rules of the internal market. In this sense, the EFTA Court also provides for an authoritative judicial clarification of EU law. The EEA Agreement aims to extend the core of the EU internal market to EEA/EFTA States (art.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of NEPA Review

National Law Center

Additionally, the Supreme Court found that when considering whether an agency’s NEPA report complies with the law, reviewing courts should grant “substantial deference” to the agency. National Environmental Policy Act NEPA was signed into law on January 1, 1970. More information on that is available here. Infrastructure Coal.

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The Deal With Dicamba: EPA Proposes Unconditional Registration for Over-the-Top Use

National Law Center

FIFRA is the primary federal law regulating pesticide use in the United States. The ESA is one of the main wildlife protection laws in the United States. For more information on pesticides from the National Agricultural Law Center, click here. 136a(c)(5)(C).

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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution

Scientific American

But what’s enabled things to get this bad is a lack of regulation. Some new regulations are meant to make the industry more accountable. is “regulating the heck [out] of the fashion industry,” says Rachel Van Metre Kibbe , founder and CEO of advisory firm Circular Services Group, things in the U.S. and the U.S.

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

However, the court disagreed, concluding that Swampbuster is a valid exercise of Congress’s spending power and that the law should be upheld. Under that process, NRCS will classify an area as being either a type of wetland, a converted wetland, or an area not subject to Swampbuster regulation. 3822 (a)(5). 5 U.S.C. §

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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Million Natural Gas Royalty Restitution From Chesapeake Energy For PA Property Owners [March 2021] -- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leaks For Potential Environmental Crimes In Bucks County [Convicted Of Other Criminal Charges, Penalized Over $48.1

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NALC news release: Legal experts to explore Western water markets during NALC webinar

National Law Center

The webinar is the latest installment in the NALC’s “Western Water” Webinar Series, which highlights pressing water law issues in the Western United States. NALC Director Harrison Pittman said the “Western Water” Webinar Series plays an important role in sharing legal insight on water law across the country.