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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). 2015 SB350. 2023 SB 253. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2009 CARB established Low Carbon Fuel Standard for vehicles. 2016 SB 32.

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Fourth District Holds Addendum To 2010 Program EIR For Irvine Business Complex Vision Plan Violated CEQA Because Conclusion That Large Infill Project’s GHG Emissions Would Be Less Than Significant Lacked Substantial Evidence And Project Was Not Exempt

CEQA Developments

In a published opinion filed February 6, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed a judgment setting aside an addendum to a 2010 program EIR (PEIR) and accompanying approvals for a 275,000-square foot office complex on a 4.95-acre IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. mid-to-high-rise condominiums).

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Extreme Summer Weather Threatens Gas Power Plants. Here’s How. 

Union of Concerned Scientists

From 2010 to 2015, Texas experienced its second-worst drought in the state’s history. Miller plant in northern Texas getting taken offline for almost a year, until enough rain replenished the supplying reservoir in 2015. The drought led to three gas-fired steam units totaling 403 megawatts (MW) at the R.W.

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DEP Invites Comments On Stream Evaluation Reports For 3 Streams In Monroe/Carbon; Susquehanna; Berks/Lehigh/Montgomery Counties

PA Environment Daily

The Aquashicola Creek evaluation was conducted in response to a petition from the Aquashicola/Pohopoco Watershed Conservancy, which was accepted for further study by the Environmental Quality Board (Board) on December 21, 2010. Posted: August 11, 2023] PA Environment Digest Comments on due September 11.

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BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners

Corp Watch

BP's "Beyond Petroleum" Campaign Losing its Sheen Anne Landman | PR Watch | May 3, 2010 Back in July, 2000, British Petroleum launched a high-profile, $200 million public relations ad campaign designed by Ogilvy & Mather to position the company as environmentally-friendly. Employment Practices BP protest.

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2022 updates to the temperature records

Real Climate

El Niño events enhance global warming (as in 1998, 2010, 2016 etc.) 2023 is starting the year with a mild La Niña, which is being forecast to switch to neutral conditions by mid-year. and La Niña events (2011, 2018, 2021, 2022 etc.) impart a slight cooling. GISTEMP anomalies (w.r.t. From next month onwards, NOAA will move to v5.1

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The movement follows a worldwide upsurge in climate change-related cases, which have more than doubled since 2015. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups.