PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the January 27 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 27 PA Bulletin it is extending the deadline for conventional and unconventional natural gas facility operators to submit their first methane pollution emissions report to June 1, 2024.

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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

APRIL 25, 2024

Since the inception of Pennsylvania’s drug take-back program in 2015, more than 1.3 In addition, the CJTF provides counterdrug support and training to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations, and educational and government organizations that request assistance at no cost to the agency supported.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

degrees Fahrenheit) is a target to limit global-average heating that was adopted by nations in the 2015 Paris Agreement. C hotter than January – and because January 2024 was also exceptionally hot, their 12-month running average went above 1.5 Q: What exactly is the 1.5 C threshold? Celsius (or 2.7

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2023

The requests are pending at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here for an initial analysis of the advisory opinion request). Following a similar timeline, it is likely that the ICJ will render an opinion in the second half of 2024 or in the first half of 2025.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Hawke has been named to Board’s Class of 2024, which will help govern the organization in its mission to preserve the historical significance of the SEC. The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society has named Securities Enforcement & Litigation partner Daniel M. Hawke to its Board of Trustees.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 26, 2024

January 26, 2024. 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. The rulemaking agency didn’t have authority under state law to adopt the rule; 2. Administrative Procedure Act (APA). 1,4 dioxane.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

EU NDC and European Green Deal In 2020, the EU submitted its NDCs before the UNFCCC, on behalf of the EU and its Member States, containing a target of 55% reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels by 2030, updating its 2015 commitment of 40% reduction. For all climate laws related to Spain, see here.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Constitution, the legislature adopts the laws under which state agencies operate, but responsibility for implementing those laws rests with executive branch agencies like DEQ. This session, the legislature amended the animal waste system permitting law, G.S. Under the N.C. The purpose of the state study is unclear.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta SOMO PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:21 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Read more Audrey Gaughran Shell cannot be allowed to divest from the onshore oil industry in the Niger Delta before it takes responsibility for its toxic legacy of pollution and the safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

more than in 2015. DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. Finally, in January 2024, DEP reported the operator had plugged the well with cement.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Amnesty International | November 3, 2015 Shell makes billions of dollars from selling oil and gas every year, and spends a fair bit of it on glossy marketing – including a project called #makethefuture, which asks young people for bright ideas to change the world. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Amnesty International | November 3, 2015 Shell makes billions of dollars from selling oil and gas every year, and spends a fair bit of it on glossy marketing – including a project called #makethefuture, which asks young people for bright ideas to change the world. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Acoel

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The management of natural lakes is controlled by state agencies acting pursuant to state law. If a dam is built with a state-funded appropriation, the lake behind the dam will be managed according to the state law that created the dam’s construction. As populations in the vicinity grew, municipalities started using the water as well.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

This post focuses on Ohio EPA’s anticipated regulatory changes to address non-attainment of the 2015 Ozone NAAQS. On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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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. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In an important published opinion filed February 16, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. In an important published opinion filed February 16, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 2024) Cal.App.5th. Hilltop Group, Inc., County of San Diego, et al.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

North Coast Rivers Alliance, et al (“NCRA”) and Planning and Conservation League, et al (“PCL”) filed separate actions challenging the project under CEQA and other laws, in which some contractors intervened. Department of Fish & Wildlife (2015) 234 Cal.App.4th Citing Save Our Capitol!

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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 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 assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This Advisory reviews the Final Rules and identifies several significant issues that issuers should begin to focus on now and over the next year in advance of the 2024 reporting season, when the Final Rules are expected to first apply for most issuers. Key Points. Effects on Proxy Disclosure and Annual Reports.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

British American Tobacco accused of bribing senior politicians in order to sabotage anti-smoking laws Jonathan Owen | The Independent | November 30, 2019 British American Tobacco, one of Britain’s biggest companies, has been accused of bribing senior politicians and civil servants in a bid to sabotage anti-smoking laws. Wigand P.h.

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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 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. assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

France: Paris Is Covered In Fake Ads That Mock the Climate Talks' Corporate Sponsors George Dvorsky | Gizmodo | December 1, 2015 Brandalism says the 600 fake ads critique “the corporate takeover of the COP21 climate talks,” while exposing “the links between advertising, consumerism, fossil fuel dependency and climate change.”

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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. assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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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

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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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Non-Compliance A Norm Non-compliance with regulations and the law is not an isolated event with conventional well owners. So far in 2024, conventional well owners received 420 violations for abandoning and not plugging wells. more than in 2015. But, DEP said the industry didn’t meet those requirements either. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

Non-Compliance A Norm Non-compliance with regulations and the law is not an isolated event with conventional well owners. So far in 2024, conventional well owners received 420 violations for abandoning and not plugging wells. more than in 2015. No charges have been announced, yet. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Individual Records & Summaries Fresenius Violation Tracker Total Penalties US$1,065,932,675 (January 16, 2024) Number of Records 26 Books Trade Union Strategies Against Healthcare Marketization: Opportunity Structures and Local-Level Determinants by Jennie Auffenberg (2021) Our Health, Their Profit? According to a press release from the ver.di

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Germany: Hospital group vs trade unionist: Fired because she went home 28 minutes too early TAZ PaulaR Tue, 01/16/2024 - 14:45 Thursday, July 13, 2023 Read more Emily Kietsch Helios terminated an anesthetist without notice because she allegedly went home too early. The Marburger Bund suspects another reason.

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