Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

The report notes, “The effluent quality must comply to 90% [in total] with the authorised limits for the respective categories.”. Five of the 22 Green Drop award winners fall into the NMR category, meaning they are exempt from certain effluent quality indicators. Photo © Peter Luhanga / CCIJ. Chemicals of emerging concern.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The report looked at environmental compliance in the industry between 2017 through 2021. Overview Of Non-Compliance DEP reports between 2017 through 2021, the agency did 63,026 inspections of wells belonging to 1,512 conventional oil and gas well owners operating 34,812 wells. Evidence on this count is discouraging.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 26, 2021

The public will be invited to ask questions. in 2015 and again in 2017 in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in Texas and Hurricane Irma’s wrath in Florida, two Category 4 hurricanes that made continental landfall in the same year for the first time since records began in 1851.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As for all FYM publications, each of the five articles has been written for young people aged 8 to 15 and has been reviewed by kids themselves to ensure they are understandable, fun, and engaging. . The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017. resource in order to motivate young?people The Nobel initiative is part of Frontiers’?commitment

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Science Blogs

AUGUST 21, 2017

NASA team provides free satellite public health data to researchers and communities. Tracey Holloway says, “Hopefully when [agencies] see that satellite data and other NASA resources can answer their [public health] questions, they will take advantage of all the amazing satellite and other data available.”

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

And this came after the share of green jobs in all of China’s recruitment had actually been falling since 2017. Du became interested in public interest work as a student and did a master’s degree in humanitarian aid. The bump may be linked to China’s commitment, made in September 2020, to reach carbon neutrality before 2060.

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Law Columbia

MAY 12, 2023

Background on the cases Starting in 2017 with three cases filed in California, cities, counties, and states across the country filed suits against fossil fuel companies. The specific claims raised in the cases can be grouped into two broad categories. The jurisdictional fight dragged out over five years.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th Holding and Analysis The Third District’s opinion in Butte IV is a thoroughgoing and straightforward examination of the Counties’ CEQA claims which broke down into four categories: climate change, historical hydrological conditions, water quality and beneficial use, and changes to the SWP.

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Science Blogs

OCTOBER 30, 2017

And the #1 blog entry published thus far in 2017 discussed whether there was an evolutionary advantage to being stupid: -. Lvova) (Own work (own foto)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Mon, 10/30/2017 - 11:32. Categories. #1: Is there an evolutionary advantage to "being stupid"? 16(3): 369-380, 1973. dr. dolittle.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Construction and operation of an interstate natural gas pipeline requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (“FERC”) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. The Corps issued NWP 12 in 1977, and most recently reissued NWP 12 in 2017. In April of this year, the U.S.

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Science Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The report’s authors an international team of nearly 50 public health scientists spent nearly two years synthesizing data on the human health effects and economic costs of toxic substances in the air, soil, and water. Fri, 10/20/2017 - 09:09. Categories. 10/19/2017. 10/19/2017. chemicals policy. Pesticides.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

By Ieva Blazauskaite (Marketing Lead, Ivy Protocol ) Over the years, the Voluntary Carbon Market has increasingly attracted public scrutiny. The paper further classifies claim deceptiveness into five categories (see fig. Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) launched the long-awaited Claims Code of Practice. Sobral, A.

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CEQA Developments

JANUARY 2, 2023

Per the Court, DGS’s selection of the CMAR delivery method “does not drive CEQA” and does not cure the flaw of preempting meaningful public review of and comment on the Annex’s design and resulting impacts. of Governments (2017) 3 Cal.5th San Diego Assn. 5th 497, 516-517.). The EIR’s Biological Resources Impact Analysis Was Adequate.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The SEC published new guidance on RIA advertising yesterday in a National Exam Program Risk Alert dated September 14, 2017 ( [link] ). Advisers disclosed past specific investment recommendations without meeting SEC requirements requiring disclosure of all or categories of recommendations during a particular period.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

4] The Third Circuit found that Louisiana’s expropriation scheme which gives private owners and operators of pipelines authority to expropriate private property for the public good was not unconstitutional, as the system does not give private parties “unfettered discretion that violates due process.” [5] Trans-Pecos Pipeline, L.L.C.

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Science Blogs

APRIL 29, 2019

The first study to set off alarms was published in 2017 by entomologists in Germany, who reported that over 27 years the biomass of flying insects in their traps had declined by 75%. Categories. It does not take decades of data collection and a degree to notice that in a human lifetime, our teeming world teems less. The Conversation.

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Eco Lawyers

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Wildfires blazed across Northern California in 2017, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes and their communities. Many categories of damages are outside the purview of insurance coverage completely (like emotional damages, erosion, or lost income) or mostly (like landscaping and trees).

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Third Circuit found that Louisiana’s expropriation scheme which gives private owners and operators of pipelines authority to expropriate private property for the public good was not unconstitutional, as the system does not give private parties “unfettered discretion that violates due process.” [5] Trans-Pecos Pipeline, L.L.C. 3d at 708.

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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Describe any new or emerging categories of biotechnology products on the horizon that the regulatory system and processes for biotechnology products should be preparing to address. Describe any specific recommendations for regulating these new or emerging categories of biotechnology products to guide agency preparations.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As part of an apprenticeship I participated in with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, I was asked to explore tools that enable estimates of the return on investment to the public from ecosystem services provided by different land-uses, with an emphasis on private working lands such as farms and ranches. multiple states in the U.S.A.)

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The attorney general issued the subpoena as part of its investigation into Exxon’s representations to investors and to the public about risks related to climate change. Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. The count to which the defendant pleaded guilty involved a request for reimbursement of $363,668.50 United States v.

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Brag

JANUARY 11, 2022

EPA proposed to add three new fee categories: a Bona Fide Intent to Manufacture or Import Notice, a Notice of Commencement of Manufacture or Import, and an additional fee associated with test orders. If EPA determines to amend the 2017 final rule based on its reconsideration, it will solicit public comment through an NPRM.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2021

29 Companies Road Spread Wastewater Over Last 3 Years In a subsequent search of DEP's public oil and gas waste reporting database, Better Path Coalition identified a total of 29 conventional oil and gas companies reporting they spread their wastewater on dirt roads in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Evaluation of the threat to public health; and 4.

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CEQA Developments

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Constrained by limited funding (which comes from both utility tariffs and a separate City “Surcharge Fund”), by 2016, it had completed 406 miles of undergrounding, but still had 1,000 miles of overhead lines to convert, and it set a goal of 15 miles per year in its 2017 Utilities Undergrounding Program Master Plan.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The DOJ has accused Jindal and Rodgers of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act by engaging in a scheme to fix the wages paid to physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2017. Jindal’s company contracted with PTs and PTAs to place them with in-home patients. 19, 2018).]]

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Montrose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

IRVINE, CA (September 4, 2020) —Environmental Business Journal®* (EBJ), a business research publication which provides high value strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry*, has honored Montrose Environmental Group (Montrose) with an award for Business Achievement in Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019. “In

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Law Columbia

MAY 19, 2023

The FAR Proposed Rule divides federal contractors into two broad categories—“significant” and “major” contractors—and imposes different disclosure obligations on each. The issuance of EO 14030 and the 2021 FSOC Report spurred executive and regulatory activity, especially among financial, banking, and procurement regulators.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Here is the text from the presentation by Dr. Steingraber -- Public Health Crisis The summary conclusion of the 9th Compendium on natural gas development research is-- “The rapidly expanding body of evidence compiled here is massive, troubling and cries out for decisive action. “So It also offers a review of trends in research findings.

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Environmental Science

JULY 29, 2018

When animals have attributes in several classes, how do we go about determining in which category they belong (the platypus, for example, is a mammal but lays eggs in its reproduction process - unique in mammals)? By the 1980s, the public began questioning their inherent value and whether they did more harm than good. Animal Taxonomy.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. While energy sources across all categories failed in mid-February, they didn’t all fail equally.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As part of our social commentary, we look at: The publication of the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion framework for law firms. This included the introduction of £28 billion in public spending cuts, which will impact almost every aspect of public services in the UK, including its enforcement agencies.

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Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recognizing the environmental and public health risks posed by methane, in January 2015, the Obama administration set a goal of reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry by 40 to 45 percent below 2012 levels by 2025. That request was withdrawn by the Trump administration in March 2017.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 1973, an intermediate appellate court in Pennsylvania set out a three-part test against which to test a government action to determine its constitutionality: Was there compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations relevant to the protection of the Commonwealth’s public natural resources? 2017); Robinson Twp. Envt’l Def.

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Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

” Back on February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the United States Rule.” The Navigable Waters Protection rule goes into effect 60 days after publication in the federal register.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. Public Citizen, Inc. Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. Trump , No. 1:17 -cv-00253 (D.D.C.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

("In my view, these challenges are not a reason for cautious approach…{o}ur shared success will depend on meaningful investments to build capacity and develop new tools, a willingness to innovate and look beyond traditional approaches, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.").]].

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