Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 2, 2025

In 2016, the landmark decision in Kain v. Department of Environmental Protection found that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) was not doing enough to attain the “actual, measurable, and permanent emissions reductions” of the state climate law. Fast forward to 2021.

2018

Law Columbia

JULY 21, 2025

These and other challenges were highlighted during an event hosted by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law on May 12, 2025. From 2002 to 2016 demand for electricity grew by less than 2% in total. The Bill would also amend the Environmental Conservation Law to raise the distributed solar target from 10 GW by 2030 to 20 GW by 2035.

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2025

During the 2015-2016 El Nio cycle, it reported 200 cases of heat-related illnesses, including 2 fatalities. Climate litigation follows a similar path of accountability objectives, urging governments to fulfill their international climate law pledges, among other commitments. Other laws around the world do the same.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2025

In subsequent media reports, ExxonMobil has said it has not been involved in or aware of any hacking activities, while DCI Group has said: We direct all our employees and consultants to comply with the law (Satter and Bing 2024). But the US governments recent filing suggests it is in possession of evidence to the contrary against DCI Group.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

These efforts have not only reduced immediate risks to nearby communities – like collapsing ground or unstable highwalls – but also restored valuable ecosystems and improved water quality across some of the state’s most affected regions. billion to date for reclamation efforts.

Environmental Protection

National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

However, the court disagreed, concluding that Swampbuster is a valid exercise of Congress’s spending power and that the law should be upheld. Share: Recent Posts Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional NALC news release: National Ag Law Center webinar to examine U.S. 5 U.S.C. §

2013

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

Working across the globe, EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to turn solutions into action. It was a primary advocate for the overhaul of Americas chemical safety laws in 2016 and the passage of historic climate investments in 2022. With more than 3.5

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In both cases, the DOJ sided with local governments, arguing that their claims against fossil fuel companies for misleading the public about climate harms should proceed under state law. Over 140 such cases have been filed globally since 2016, with 47 new filings in 2023 alone. Although US Courts in the U.S.

2025

HumanNature

MAY 2, 2025

The role of traditional leadership in disaster management and disaster risk governance: A case of Ugu District Municipality by-laws. The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe: A big call to practitioners. Jmb: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 10, Article a493 3. Leal Filho, W., Simpson, N.

Climate Change

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

The webinar is the latest installment in the NALC’s “Western Water” Webinar Series, which highlights pressing water law issues in the Western United States. NALC Director Harrison Pittman said the “Western Water” Webinar Series plays an important role in sharing legal insight on water law across the country.

2013

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Million Natural Gas Royalty Restitution From Chesapeake Energy For PA Property Owners [March 2021] -- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leaks For Potential Environmental Crimes In Bucks County [Convicted Of Other Criminal Charges, Penalized Over $48.1

2014

Endangered Species Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) will publish a positive 90-day finding on a 2016 petition (Petition) to delist the golden-cheeked warbler ( Setophaga chrysoparia ) (GCWA). On January 20, 2025, the U.S. The decision comes on the heels of the agency’s recent recommendation to downlist the GCWA from endangered to threatened.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

Hoffman, II, Attorney at Knox Law: He is a shareholder attorney at Knox Law in Erie, PA. She is passionate about finding ways to transfer research results to potential users so that both research and practice are improved and including natural resource practitioners and landowners throughout the research process. -- Thomas C.

2018

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Chart: Patrick Cicero, Former PA Consumer Advocate and Counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project. We will continue to work to ensure a reliable and affordable energy future, keep the lights on, and do it cost-effectively for families and businesses. Visit the PJM Interconnection website for more information. Read more here.

Politics

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 24 Jul The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 14, from July 24, 2025.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

Adding-- the use of O&G PWs on Program funded [Dirt & Gravel Road] projects is in opposition with not only the fundamental goals of the Program, but the law that created the Program. The guidelines were administered by DEP under the Clean Streams Law, Solid Waste Management Act and the Oil and Gas Act. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

Adding-- the use of O&G PWs on Program funded [Dirt & Gravel Road] projects is in opposition with not only the fundamental goals of the Program, but the law that created the Program. The guidelines were administered by DEP under the Clean Streams Law, Solid Waste Management Act and the Oil and Gas Act. Read more here.

Natural Gas

HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2016; Dumont et al., Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform.World Bank, Washington, DC. When managed properly, grazing cattle can promote ecosystem and soil health, improving carbon sequestration and biodiversity, and potentially offsetting emissions associated with cattle production (Teague et al., Teague, W.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Rules Could Come Soon In Westmoreland County -- PA Supreme Court Rules No Republican Senate, House Members Can Intervene In Legal Challenge To Act 96 That Took Away Authority To Increase Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bond Amounts To Cover Taxpayer Costs For Plugging [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $7.24

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2025

Wells drilled in 2010 and have not produced gas since 2016. . - Violations: 3 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells March 4, 2025 inspection of the 3 shale gas wells on the Pin Oaks 627027 well pad (6H, 8H, 10H) in Carroll Township, Washington County found them abandoned and not plugged. Well integrity reports have not been submitted. Violations issued.

2025

Law Columbia

MARCH 19, 2025

At a recent Columbia Law School colloquium, jointly sponsored by the Sabin Center and the Millstein Center, participants posed a foundational question: How do corporate law standards of fiduciary duty relate to what scientists call the climate emergency? [1] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S. 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

Law

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2016 ) -- CNX Gas Co. PA Bulletin, page 2016 ) -- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC - Stevenson Thomas Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a well pad located in Smith Twp., PA Bulletin, page 2016 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. Received Dec. 23, Issued Feb. Washington County.

2006

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

In 2016, Apex reapplied for the Drakulic well site along with six other site applications. As a result, Penn Township entered into a Federal Consent Judgment in 2016 giving Apex the ability to get all seven sites approved. The EHB added certain conditions in the 2016 Federal Consent Judgment as conditions of the permits.

Environmental Protection

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 28, 2025

In contrast, IBRs in North America have been required to provide voltage regulation since 2016. With IBRs prevented, by law, from supplying voltage regulation in Spain, there’s a limited supply available from conventional generators, which must be dispatched ahead of time to provide this function.

Regulations

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Supplement to: THE TOXIC DIVIDE: INTERNATIONAL WASTE DUMPING AND THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY By Christine Paul This blog is a supplement to an original article published by Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 13] Waste management remains problematic even after the laws promulgation.[14] 26 Issue 2. million people.[3]

Waste

Acoel

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

42-43) Later in the hearing, Senator Ed Markey asked Mr. Zeldin to confirm comments made in 2016 by then-Congressman Zeldin that the U.S. The Orders also require federal agencies to discontinue disbursing monies for climate and renewable energy projects funded under the federal Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2025

This reality necessitates laws and regulations capable of protecting those put at risk by fracking, and a government willing to enforce them. since 2016 from 10,228 to 14,683. This reality necessitates laws and regulations capable of protecting those put at risk by fracking, and a government willing to enforce them.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

laws, including: the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Safe Water Drinking Act.

Toxic Substances Control Act

Scientific American

JULY 14, 2025

million of a $13 million mitigation grant it got in 2016. States and communities — or their contractors — must submit detailed plans showing that a project is feasible, complies with environmental and preservation laws and makes sense financially. million hazard grant it got from FEMA after a wildfire in 2016, records show.

2016

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Trump didnt expect to win in 2016. Biden left behind him the IRA and two other laws devoting hundreds of billions of dollars to clean energy and related measures. But there are a few additions to the cast and some new construction on the set. I talked about areas of continuity in my last post. Better Organization.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2025

Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions Attorney General Actions Tracker Maintained by the State Energy and Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law, this tool tracks actions by Attorney Generals since 2017. Tracks actions back to 2016. Cases can be searched by topic, jurisdiction, and other fields.

2017

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Data Center At Panther Creek Waste Coal-Fired Power Plant In Carbon County [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: Proposed State Senate Bill To Fast Track Data Centers, Limit Local Zoning [ Senate Bill 939 ] [ PDF of Article ] -- ReedSmith Law Firm: The A.I. 10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Set For Oct.

Conservation

National Law Center

JULY 10, 2025

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 10 Jul The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 12, from July 10, 2025.

Endangered Species Act

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

More than any specific policy qualification, what they seem to share is a common enemy in the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA ), one of Californias most important environmental laws. If building regulations are an impediment during an emergency, he writes at Reason , aren’t they also an impediment during normal times?

Regulations

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. Under that law, conservation programs received around $18 billion in federal funding. Share: Recent Posts The Feed: Vol.

2013

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Trump won the 2016 election. It provides information on policies, laws, and resources that agency staff can tap to help them defend science – and themselves. Download the toolkit (PDF). It cannot be easy to be a federal scientist right now. I know – I was a climate scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when Donald J.

Climate Scientist

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2025

. -- DEP/EPA AirNow Forecast Code Orange Air Quality Action Day August 6 For: Scranton & Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport Areas -- FracTracker Alliance: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Released 17.9

Air Pollution