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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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CEQA Remedies Go Both Ways:  Fourth District Reverses Judgment Upholding San Diego County Board’s Decision Granting Project Opponents’ Administrative Appeal, Holds Board Erred In Finding CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Statutory Exemption Inapplicable And Ordering EIR Prepared for Exempt Industrial Project

CEQA Developments

1) held the San Diego County Board of Supervisors committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion in granting project opponents’ appeals of the Planning Commission’s decision upholding County’s use of the CEQA Guidelines section 15183 exemption for a construction debris and inert materials recycling facility project. 2024) Cal.App.5th.

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What is Wave Energy?

Ocean Conservancy

Waves are complex and operate in turbulent environments and multiple categories of WECs along with even more specific prototype and experimental designs that exist to generate electricity. Since 2015, the U.S. Now, let’s dive in. What does wave energy look like?

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

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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UK Economic Crime Group: Enforcement Update

Arnold Porter

Alongside this, it was announced in July 2022 that Ashley Alder has been appointed as the new FCA Chair and will be officially taking up the role in January 2023. In November 2022, Lisa Osofsky confirmed that she will stand down as Director of the SFO in August 2023, at the end of her five-year tenure.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

million civil penalty and to implement procedures and educational and outreach projects to resolve alleged violations of TSCA Title IV, the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, and corresponding state and tribal regulations (the RRP Rules).[[N:United Home Depot) to pay a $20.75 N:United States v. 22, 2021).]] 14560 (Mar.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

EPA’s entry in the agenda projects December for a final rule; NHTSA’s entry does not list a date for finalization. PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively. Steve Daines (R-MT). 140 ) from Sens.

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