PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2024

Damascus Citizens asks that people seeing road dumping of oil and gas wastewater on public roads or if you have experienced impacts from the dumping contact them at: dcs@DamascusCitizens.org or 845-252-6677. In 2023, DEP issued notices of violation to 271 conventional oil and gas wells for abandoning and not plugging those wells.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A decision on the renewal of glyphosate must be taken by 14 December 2023, as the current EU approval expires on 15 December 2023. The International Agency for Research on Cancer declared glyphosate a probable human carcinogen in 2015. Review the court case on PMRA renewal of glyphosate containing products.

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MAY 11, 2024

This well was issued violations for methane leaks on August 23, 2023. The violation was originally issued on November 15, 2023 and there was still evidence of staining and conductivity readings indicating contamination remains. DEP’s inspection report had no follow-up for the well owner.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

3d , 2023 WL 526075, the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected a writ of mandamus that would have compelled the LDNR to satisfy a $4.7 In 2015, the trial court recognized the plaintiffs as the rightful owners of the riverbanks and ordered the LDNR to pay back almost $4.7 In Crooks v. 1/1/23), So.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 8, 2023

City of Newport Beach (2023) Cal.App.5th. Bay Area Air Quality Management District (2015) 62 Cal.4th Please contact Arthur F. Olen Properties Corp. But, as the Court pointed out, those recommendations were for the benefit of the project, not the environment. Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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JUNE 8, 2023

2015) 62 Cal.4th Please contact Arthur F. Previously BAAQMD had published guidelines in 2012, which were the subject of litigation culminating in the California Supreme Court’s decision in California Building Industry Assn. Bay Area Air Quality Management Dist. City of Berkeley (9th Cir. Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

Units with existing advanced NOx controls must optimize their utilization by 2023. The proposed rule would provide de minimus air quality benefits in downwind areas with extremely high costs – estimated by EPA at $22 billion discounted 2016 dollars for the 2023-2042 period. ppb in 2023, with typical reductions of 0.1

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2024

In 2023, DEP issued more than 64 notices of violation to John B. As recently as December 13, 2023, DEP conducted the latest in a series of inspections at the George Reade 1 well site and found Equitrans still has not resolved ground and surface water pollution issues related to plugging the well. Read more here. Allshouse, Jr.,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Mather South, LLC, et al, Real Parties ) (2023) Cal.App.5 Department of Fish & Wildlife (2015) 62 Cal. Please contact Arthur F. The issues on appeal were limited to the adequacy of certain aspects of the project EIR’s analyses of GHGs and criteria air pollutants. Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of Sacramento, et al.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 26, 2024

In 2023, EPA released a revised health risk assessment of 1,4 dioxane considering risk to the public through exposure in drinking water. As early as 2015, drinking water systems using the Cape Fear River system as a water source detected 1,4 dioxane in their drinking water. dioxane that focused primarily on occupational exposure.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

Forest Service] in Mead Township, Warren County on March 23, 2023. [ The original NOV was issued on June 18, 2015 and a new NOV issued citing the current regulations on April 21, 2023. DEP inspection report with photos.] Read more here. SWN Prod Co. LLC was cited for the Fields 4H well in Bradford County.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an opinion in a much-publicized case, filed December 28, 2022, and later ordered published on January 26, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. City of Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__ 2015) 62 Cal.4th 5th 1357 (see recent summary dated January 3, 2023, which can be found here ).) Please contact Arthur F.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

In an opinion filed June 28, 2023, and later ordered published on July 25, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. Real Parties in Interest) (2023) Cal.App.5th. 2015) 242 Cal.App.4th Please contact Arthur F. United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles (Fariborz Moshfegh, et al.,

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Violations were issued on December 28, 2023 for well abandonment and failure to plug the well and the venting of gas and requested a plan to bring the well into compliance by January 11, 2024. DEP continued violations issued on June 8, 2023 for abandoning the well without plugging and failure to stop the movement of gas from the well bore.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2015-011-L ). Public Comment Period Individuals interested in presenting comments during the Public Comment Period of the meeting should contact Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565 or Jay Braund jbraund@pa.gov prior to the meeting to let them know of your interest. PaEN] [Posted: September 18, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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JULY 20, 2021

Contact: Executive Director: Keith Salador, 717-787-8172, ksalador@pa.gov. Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Note: Presentations on land banks.]

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2022

That case is expected to be heard in March 2023. ABOUT OCEANA CANADA (oceana.ca): Oceana Canada was established as an independent charity in 2015 and is part of the largest international advocacy group dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Zoryana Cherwick, Ecojustice, zcherwick@ecojustice.ca.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 3, 2023

In a published opinion filed February 24, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. Regents of University of California (Resources for Community Development, Real Party in Interest) (2023 Cal.App.5th. Regents of University of California (Resources for Community Development, Real Party in Interest) (2023 Cal.App.5th.

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MARCH 27, 2024

billion to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries in 2023 alone – a substantial amount of taxpayer money that went towards making it cheaper to find, extract, process, transport, and export fossil fuels and their derivatives. “In It is ten times what the government has invested in climate change adaptation since 2015.

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CEQA Developments

JULY 10, 2023

In a published opinion filed June 23, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. City of San Diego (2023) Cal.App.5th. The scoping statement released in 2015 for the PEIR prepared for the Community Plan Update (CPU) stated that the 30-foot Coastal Zone height limit applied to the entire community “to protect coastal views.”

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

City of Pomona (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th City of Irvine (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th Please contact Arthur F. Citing Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 4th 1301, 1311 (my 4/10/13 post on which can be found here ); Lucas v. 5th 508, 538 (my 6/27/23 post on which can be found here ); see Pub.

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

County of Monterey (California-American Water Company, Real Party in Interest) (2023) Cal.App.5th. City of Berkeley (2015) 60 Cal.4th Please contact Arthur F. Marina Coast Water District v. Citing Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. 4th 1086, 1119-1120.) Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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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. The dashboard also shows the amount of state funding leveraged to support them.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

2023) Cal.App.5th Department of General Services (2023) 87 Cal.App.5th Department of Fish & Wildlife (2015) 234 Cal.App.4th Please contact Arthur F. Planning and Conservation League, et al v. Department of Water Resources, et al, etc. C096304, C096316, C096384). Citing Save Our Capitol! Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In a published opinion filed February 6, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. City of Irvine (Gemdale 2400 Barranca Holdings, LLC, Real Party in Interest ) (2023) Cal.App.5th. City of Berkeley (2015) 60 Cal.4th Please contact Arthur F. IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v.

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HumanNature

MARCH 28, 2023

Guest Post by Clara Mosso , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Contact with nature, breath-taking scenery. At the end of the day, the aim of transdisciplinary approaches is transforming society through collaboration and the creation of conditions that enable sustainability (Repp & Weith, 2015). Calhoun, D.,

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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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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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

To put this in perspective, the EU would need to capture more than Sweden’s total annual emissions (about 40 million tons of CO2 in 2023) every year by 2030 and more than ten times that amount by 2050. The units can then be used as part of the EU’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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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. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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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

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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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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