PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Read more here ] The Grand Jurys two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations. million in restitution for Pennsylvania landowners. Read more here.]

2014

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 1, 2025

Environmental justice, as defined by the EPA, is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, culture, national origin, income, or educational levels, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of protective environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Government

Circle of Blue

JULY 9, 2025

It declared 2013 the year the world’s operating coal mines had reached peak production of 8 billion metric tons. In China we found the Central Government building new clean energy plants to quadruple wind and solar generation. Since 2013, the U.S. The consequence is more mercury in fish and more air pollution.

Clean Energy

Circle of Blue

APRIL 2, 2025

New C in Arizonas Economic Geography The server fervor extends to the highest reaches of government. Arizona encourages the growth of data centers through a sales tax exemption that was approved in 2013. Tracts forthcoming groundwater use highlights a loophole in Arizona water law. For water, we know what we need to do.

Cooling

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

Drilled in 2013 but not produced. [ Inactive status expired on February 7, 2019. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ DEP inspection report ] -- Springfield Twp.: Inactive status expired on April 22, 2019. DEP inspection report ] -- Ridgebury Twp.: Inactive status expired on February 21, 2020. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [

Waste

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. Under that law, conservation programs received around $18 billion in federal funding. Share: Recent Posts The Feed: Vol.

2013

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Responsible for implementing the authorities of the PA Conservation District Law of May 15,1945, Paul credits the vision and foresight of the individuals responsible for the enactment of this statue and with enabling and guiding him throughout his soil and water conservation career.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

DEP is inspecting shale gas wells drilled in the early days of shale development-- 2009 to 2013-- to determine their status which is resulting in most of the violations. Read more here.] -- Grand Jury Report Finds Government Agencies Failed To Protect Pennsylvanians From Risks Of Shale Gas Development. 27 Released 1.1 26 to Sept.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 1, 2025

All of which comes on top of a staffing gap that FEMA and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed was at 35% in 2022 and the Congressional Research Service suggested is likely much higher. The cancellation of these grants will disrupt projects already underway or planned by emergency managers and local and Tribal governments.

2006

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

Specifically, the instructions direct the committee to amend current budget-related laws to achieve the goals of the budget resolution. As the Congressional Research Service states , it “reconcile[s] current law with the fiscal objectives of the budget resolution.”

2013

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2025

Act 14 Notices To Municipalities Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency. Youll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

Air Pollution

National Law Center

JULY 1, 2025

There is good news though for small business owners – almost every state in the country has passed laws or regulations allowing entrepreneurs in similar situations to produce and sell certain food products made in private homes with very little or no regulation or oversight. What Are Cottage Foods? Stat § 587.693.

Law

National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

While the FDA does conduct routine inspections to ensure compliance with laws, it also utilizes inspections to follow up on specific instances such as a foodborne illness outbreak. Further, the FDA may conduct inspections on its own, it also has a program for contracting with state and territorial government regulatory agencies.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 17, 2025

While numerous other states had previously passed similar farm animal confinement laws affecting sows and calves, this was the first state to also include laying hens. The Court ruled that the California law was constitutional and allowed it to go into effect. Ross , a case that made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Law

National Law Center

JULY 31, 2025

Background Currently, no federal law exists that restricts foreign persons from acquiring or holding U.S. Investments and acquisitions that could give a foreign person—whether that be an individual, business, or government—control over a U.S. 1713 ) which seeks to increase governmental oversight of certain foreign acquisitions in U.S.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

Prior to this measure, Texas law did not contain any restriction on foreign ownership of land. Texas is one of nine states to enact or amend a foreign ownership law during the 2025 legislative session and now becomes the twenty-eighth state to adopt legislation prohibiting certain foreign investments in land.

Law

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In Pennsylvania, where the constitution already recognizes environmental rights, the state Supreme Court has used the provision to strike down parts of state law. The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

2021

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

Despite laws intended to make our elections accessible and open to every eligible voter, persistent inequalities and inaccessibility mean that LEP voters and voters with disabilities are systematically excluded from fully participating in our elections. Even if jurisdictions do fully comply, the law only extends coverage to certain languages.

2004

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e. These components are also being assessed and used in regulatory decision-making by some government agencies at the local, state, or federal level.

Air Pollution

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

2021

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

since 2013 have been integral to creating the conditions that led to the County’s actions, is also a member of the County coalition. The Board’s motions also track recommendations made by UCLA Law’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic in two letters sent to Los Angeles County earlier this summer on behalf of clients.

Natural Resources

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey. Companies like Pepsi have successfully deployed electric tractor trucks carrying payloads up to 82,000 lbs. on routes between 250 and 450 miles.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

Natural Gas

The Energy Law

JUNE 20, 2023

F]ederal maritime law governs whether a claim sounds in admiralty and that the relevant substantive law governs whether a plaintiff has alleged a valid prima facie claim,” citing Blue Whale Corp. Both the time charter and the voyage charter selected the law of England to apply. Grand China Shipping Dev.

Law

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In other words, who has standing to bring challenges to government action under the ERA. 2013), claims under the ERA had very little teeth without a supporting claim of a violation of some other statutory or regulatory provision, and an ERA claim often served as strongly worded bluster without any substance. 2013)) (citing Pa.

Law

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 26, 2024

The pipeline owner – Plains Midstream Canada ULC – later faced three charges under provincial law. In 2013, I returned to university to complete a master’s degree with a research focus on energy transition. In 2011, my community experienced what was the second-largest oil spill in the province’s history – 4.5

Renewable Energy

Legal Planet

AUGUST 17, 2022

When Caltrans and other state and local agencies build or approve projects that increase car traffic, state law requires them to mitigate those impacts. Senate Bill 743 , originally enacted in 2013, called for a new transportation impact measure that promotes greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and multimodal transportation.

2013

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3), upheld the City of Livermore’s (“City”) approval of a 130-unit affordable housing project on a downtown infill site and its accompanying determination that the project was CEQA-exempt under Government Code section 65457 (“Section 65457”). ( Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Milpitas (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 5th__ (“ SLD” ).)

Government

The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision allows greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

2013

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

GEO and the roadmap advisory committee have also taken their findings on the road throughout their development process to engage with additional stakeholder groups, including Maine’s municipal government, economic development, and environmental nonprofit leaders. About the Author. Josh Rosen is an associate at Foley Hoag, LLP.

2023

Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The recent successes by plaintiffs in Pennsylvania and Montana may inspire similar efforts in other states, especially if the federal government continues to fall short in combating climate change.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

The Petitioners argued that the City’s 2013 and 2015 rate methodology for the SFR class violated the requirement of Proposition 218 that rates charged to any parcel be proportional to the cost of providing service to that parcel. And as a result, agencies would be afforded greater flexibility to set rates that advance these objectives.

2015

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2024

He served four terms on the WeConservePA board of directors (2007-2013 and 2015-2021) and continues to serve on the WeConservePA policy council. In 1977, he graduated from Capital University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate magna cum laude. This research began his keen interest in real estate law. In 2012, WPC v.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In the ongoing legal battle, Enbridge has been found guilty of trespass on tribal territory since 2013. Article IV of the Pipeline Treaty clearly allows governmental authorities to make decisions about pipelines, and enforce laws that don’t unfairly impede the flow of oil.

2013

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supreme Court has agreed to hear and decide an important “regulatory takings” case from California that has major implications for federal, state and local governments nationwide. Which brings us to a quick review of applicable regulatory takings law. Finally, in the 2013 case of Koontz v. The case is Sheetz v.

Regulations

Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. Those rights are established through case law and frequently invoked in environmental pollution cases. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

PAEP presents these awards to Pennsylvanians who made unique and creative contributions to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. The awards were presented at the PAEP annual conference in State College.

2001