PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

On February 15, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Environmental Quality Board conventional oil and gas drilling companies only paid $46,100 of the $10,600,000 it cost for DEP to regulate that industry in FY 2020-21. Overall, DEP expects an annual revenue deficit of at least $10.5

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

The reason looking at Waste Management Program enforcement actions is important is in December 2021, the Program determined the disposal of millions of gallons of conventional oil and gas wastewater by dumping it on dirt roads as a dust suppressant did not meet the requirements of DEP’s Residual Waste regulations. Read more here.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The existing space law regime is not sufficient to address the growing issues presented by the increasing creation of orbital debris. [8]. Under current international law, mitigation guidelines are voluntary and there is no enforcement mechanism preventing anti?satellite 7, 2019). [4]. Kleiman ET AL., Kessler & Burton G.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Tackling Food Insecurity in Urban Food Deserts: A Legal Toolkit By Colleen McGrath , Juris Doctor Candidate (VLGS '23) and Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law April 10, 2022 Despite their crowded streets, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Newark, Chicago, and other large urban communities are often considered food deserts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farmworkers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms in Fort Valley, GA, on May 7, 2019. Among other things, it nullifies existing local regulations that grant outdoor workers the right to water breaks. Lance Cheung/USDA Much of the US South experienced a summer of heat conditions that obliterate past records.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since my inaugural post (which can be viewed here ) was a “top ten” list of CEQA litigation mistakes to avoid, I thought an appropriate tenth anniversary post might be a list of the ten most significant CEQA case law developments over the past decade. County of Alameda (2012) 54 Cal.4th City of San Diego (2019) 7 Cal.5th

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There is little doubt that the popularity of cannabis and CBD products is growing, and some lawmakers are now looking to decrease cannabis regulation at the federal level and expand access. Indeed, a 2019 Gallup survey found that 14% of U.S. topped $17 billion in 2020, increasing over 40% from 2019.[[N: 2012); Pemberton v.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Court’s majority acknowledged such actions would contravene FERC’s “sole jurisdiction” over licensing process disputes and be preempted under longstanding federal law. (18 4.34 (i)(6)(vii); First Iowa Coop. Federal Power Comm’n (1946) 328 U.S. 152, 164 (“ First Iowa ”).). North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : The Federal Government’s Bill C-69, legislation “to modernize” the National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, was passed by Parliament and received Royal Assent in June, 2019. The NEB approved both projects.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

But in 2012, Governor Brown passed Assembly Bill 1750, or the Rainwater Capture Act , which allows private citizens to install, use, and maintain systems for collecting rainwater for specific purposes, assuming they meet certain requirements. The value of the catchment system would be included in the value of the home when it is sold.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2019, KIPP SoCal Public Schools (“KIPP SoCal”)—an east LA charter school—sought approval to build an elementary and middle school in Cudahy, a city 10 miles from downtown LA. In 2012, 80 percent of Cudahy residents were low-income, and in 2014, a third lived in poverty. History of Environmental Injustice in Cudahy.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Since 2016, EPA has generally shown restraint in setting targets for biodiesel and related fuels, insofar as the law allows, and biodiesel consumption has actually fallen. Production capacity grew by 400 percent between 2019 and 2022 and based on announced and planned projects, it could double again by the end of 2024.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019. One of these was the abovementioned Guideline established in 2012. Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case.

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JUNE 20, 2023

The Public Utility Commission imposed its own penalties for violations under its laws. Million Cubic Feet Of Gas The CNX Oak Springs Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Station was built in 2012 approximately 1,500 feet away from the Borello Family-- Jodi, her husband and three children-- in South Franklin Township, Washington County.

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Law Columbia

JULY 16, 2013

This decision allows what is known as the “back-loading” proposal to proceed to further negotiations with the European Council to reach a commonly approved text that could become law in the future. The back-loading regulation aims to help prop up this ailing market.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. According to the 2016 AQMP, mobile sources contributed about 88% of total NO x emissions in the Basin in 2012. Proposed Warehouse ISR.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

(This post was authored by Eric Peshkin, a JD candidate at NYU School of Law and CLEE summer research assistant). Innovative regulation and incentive programs can facilitate the development and implementation of many of these methods, and these will be explored in a future blog post. 2013 , Patra and Yu, 2012 , Kinley et al.,

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JUNE 2, 2021

In the past decade, as the use of Red Notices by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) member states has increased dramatically, so too have calls for INTERPOL to strengthen its gatekeeping function and guard against national authorities' potential misuse of this powerful tool of international law enforcement cooperation.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Inevitably, the growth in SPAC deal activity has attracted scrutiny from market regulators, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as well as private plaintiffs. June 17, 2019). SEC Enforcement Related to SPAC Transactions. Rosenblatt v. 19-CV-01117 (D.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Coal mine cleanup law is still built for the industry’s roaring ’70s. So in August of 1977, when the nation’s coal mine cleanup law went into effect, it reflected the market’s optimism. To enforce cleanup, the law allowed states to revoke mining permits, a prized commodity. . In the eastern U.S., In the eastern U.S.,

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

He also repeatedly made the point in recounting the history of conventional drilling that drillers took no action to properly plug or case their oil and gas wells to protect groundwater and prevent methane migration, unless there was a law and regulations making them do it. And even then it was tough. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

We also comment on post-Brexit law enforcement, and the ongoing strains on the justice system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a wider issue concerning the collapse of this trial, and that is the fact that it follows the SFO having approved a DPA with Serco in July 2019, which we wrote about here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE. BP p.l.c. ,

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

percent with an annual average of 1 percent for wells drilled between 2000-2012. Taylor S 1H (2019) -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Orwell Twp. Raimo East Unit 2H (2019) -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Overton Twp. Miccio 1H (2019) -- EOG Resources Inc. Oberkamper 1H (2019) -- EOG Resources Inc. Ridgebury Twp.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 25, 2023

Zumbach’s son-in-law is co-owner of a large cattle feeding operation near Bloody Run Creek, a cold water trout stream in northeast Iowa. Eight years ago, a Des Moines-area regional utility filed a federal lawsuit seeking to regulate nitrogen discharges from farms upstream of its Raccoon River water treatment plant.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

million; and in FY 2024-25 Shell will get another $65 million-- the maximum amount available by law. The law authorized the tax credit for the next 16 years through December 31, 2042 when the tax credit expires. So far, the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County is scheduled to receive a total of $130.9 Read more here.

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