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Houston, This is Harvey: Hurricanes are Hazardous

Vermont Law

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City and surrounding areas. Despite these experiences, lawmakers have done little to adopt new laws and policies directed at requiring greater protections against spills and contamination from the growing threat of extreme weather. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Second District Upholds EIR for Kern Water Bank Recharge Project Involving Diversion of Unappropriated Kern River Water In Certain Wet Years; Rejects CEQA Claims Alleging Inconsistent Project Description, Inaccurate Environmental Setting, And Inadequate Water Supply Impacts Analysis

CEQA Developments

KWBA proposed the “Kern Water Bank Authority Conservation and Storage Project” (the “Project”) to divert up to 500,000 acre-feet-per-year (AFY) from the Kern River for recharge, storage, and later recovery within the KWB and/or direct delivery to its members’ service areas, all via existing physical facilities. State ex rel.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA inspectors found that the two companies failed to submit timely quadrennial reports regarding their imports of five chemical substances between 2012 and 2015 under the 2016 CDR Rule. New California Laws Ban PFAS in Children’s Products and Food Packaging and Establish Chemical Disclosure Requirements for Cookware. 6, 2021).]]

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard Since 2012. Environmental Groups Seek EPA Actions on Phosphogypsum and Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production. Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. The law would also require guidance on alternative foams and equipment that do not contain PFAS.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. 6, 2012). [7]. Environmental law scholars have, nevertheless, devoted tens of thousands of pages of law review articles to debate the plan’s legality by parsing sections 111(d) and 112 of the Clean Air Act. 2, 2014). [8]. This cloud, too, has a silver lining.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

In this issue: Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. Plan follows up on Biden’s commitment to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030. Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. Executive Branch. President Biden announces NOAA, BLM and DOE science nominees.

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