Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. But it matters how these funds are being mobilized.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2024

Tophole water could still be land applied at the well drilling site, according to DEP’s regulations. Attempts To Regulate Disposal Before Failed There have been attempts to regulate the road dumping of conventional wastewater before to reduce its environmental and health impacts. Read more here. They just kept dumping.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Read more here. -- On February 7, 2024, the Environmental Hearing Board issued an opinion and order granting part of an Apex Energy (PA) LLC motion to dismiss parts of a Protect PT appeal of the renewal of shale gas well permits at the Drakulic well pad in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. EHB Docket 2023074. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2024

Attempts To Regulate Disposal Before Failed There have been attempts to regulate the road dumping of conventional wastewater before to reduce its environmental and health impacts. Non-Compliance A Norm Non-compliance with regulations and the law is not an isolated event with conventional well owners. more than in 2015.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2024

On December 21, 2023, an onsite inspection showed plugging contractors have started making preparations-- dug a waste pit and lined it, but will not start drilling until after the Christmas holiday. [ DEP originally inspected the well on June 1, 2023 and found it was venting gas and issued notices of violation. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He retired in January 2024. He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. His fourth conference is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2024

On January 2, 2024, DEP inspection reports show five abandoned conventional wells located on State Game Land 314 and placed on DEP’s abandoned well list June 17, 2015 will be monitored by Zefiro to quantify the amount of methane leaking from the wells. Background On May 17, 2023, Marcellus Drilling News reported Zefiro Methane Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2024

DEP is requesting a written response by January 15, 2024 from the operator on how they plan to correct the violations and bring the site into compliance. Click Here for a copy of DEP’s inspection report. In addition, the report said, “The reclaimed area where impoundments were previously located looked vegetated and stable. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down its final ruling in the case of Greenpeace v. The EU presents the NDC as one Party ( Regulation (EU) 2018/842 ). Under Annex 1 of the EU Regulation, by 2030, Spain must have reduced its GHG emissions by 37.7% compared to 2005. The Case Filing of Greenpeace v.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For example, for the EU it referred to the Council decision 406/2009/CE of 2009 on efforts sharing between member states in terms of GHG reduction by 2020 and to the 2018/842 effort sharing regulation for 2030. The court argued that the pace of the post-2023 emissions reduction trajectory had never been reached before.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024. The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

Okieville residents were historically reliant on drought-vulnerable domestic wells but were able to form a new water system in 2015: the Okieville Highland Acres Mutual Water Company. One such community is Okieville in Tulare County. A national “rural water access” list could look like what we have in California.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Eugene M. Trisko Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and environmental regulation. Source: US DOE/EIA.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brazil: Uber Driver Accused of Anti-Candomblé Religious Intolerance Bitter Winter PaulaR Thu, 01/11/2024 - 14:09 Saturday, May 13, 2023 Read more Massimo Introvigne He refused to take to a terreiro a family dressed according to their religion, and is now under police investigation. billion.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel Reuters PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:27 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Read more Marine Strauss & Alexander Hübner [1/6] A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Final Rules also affect related disclosure items, including the disclosure of executive compensation under Item 402 of Regulation S-K. New Item 402(w) of Regulation S-K requires issuers to make certain disclosures relating to their clawback policies. Key Points. Effects on Proxy Disclosure and Annual Reports.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. .:

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 11, 2023

Highlights include: A two-year temporary pay increase to support wildland firefighters through September 2023. President Biden’s appropriations request for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget would invest more resources for “modernizing the wildland fire management system.” billion for state and private forestry conservation programs.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger Andrew Jacobs | The New York Times | February 7, 2018 New regulations, which corporate interests delayed for almost a decade, require explicit labeling and limit the marketing of sugary foods to children.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Attempts To Regulate Disposal Before Failed There have been attempts to regulate the road dumping of conventional wastewater before to reduce its environmental and health impacts. Non-Compliance A Norm Non-compliance with regulations and the law is not an isolated event with conventional well owners. more than in 2015.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Many More Conventional NOVs This Year DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators 6,586 notices of violation with two weeks left in 2023-- just short of 46% more than in 2021. The original notice of abandonment was issued on November 17, 2023. On December 12, 2023 , DEP inspected the Joseph N. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The PJM Interconnection has implemented its winter readiness steps for 2023–2024 and, along with its member utilities, is prepared to serve the forecasted demand for electricity this winter under expected conditions. PJM meets with federal and state regulators and neighboring systems to review winter preparations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

DEP has also taken the step of advising municipalities in writing that road dumping conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater is illegal and considered waste disposal-- since it doesn’t meet Residual Waste Regulation requirements. So far in 2024, conventional well owners received 420 violations for abandoning and not plugging wells.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 14, 2023

If 2022 was the year that corporate climate-related financial disclosure jumped out of the boardroom into the headlines, then 2023 may be the year when the global tide quietly turned in its favor. To a Less-Risky New Year Though the US government failed to lead the pack on risk disclosure in 2023, it’s not too late for it to catch up.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 28, 2024

At this year’s annual general meetings, major investor-owned fossil fuel corporations are facing fewer climate-related shareholder proposals than at any time since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement in 2015. A Chevron 2023 report says the company lobbies “ethically, constructively and in a nonpartisan manner.”

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ESA

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Application deadline extended to January 8, 2023. The formal deadline to submit comments about shaping the NNA to OSTP is March 31, 2023. Similar to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, countries must track and report their progress towards national biodiversity targets. 8, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 3] EPA, Final 2023 Report, at 6.

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