Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 2, 2021

In a report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office said that the EPA found that in 2018, close to 11,000 facilities with National Pollutant Discharge… Read more → Nearly 11,000 U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Over the period of 2018-2020, the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay fell 3.5% In years of intense rainfall—like 2018 and 2019—heavy river flows brought more pollution into the Bay. USGS said that “high river flows in 2018 and 2019 have caused another short-term decline in the health of the Bay.” Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Going back in the compliance history of Nancy 13, a DEP inspection report dated December 20, 2018 noted the well was leaking brine, gas was venting from the well casing and the value used for fracking the well was still on the wellhead, but no violations were listed. [ Photos: top- Nancy 13 circa 2018, Nancy 13 2023; bottom- James R.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 1, 2023

When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, exporters in wealthy countries targeted other developing nations. Faced with an unending stream of unrecyclable waste, Indonesia has tightened its regulations and has begun to make progress in stemming the plastics flow. Read more on E360 →

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National Law Center

MAY 27, 2021

On May 24, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report addressing EPA’s 2018. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Report Examines EPA Decision to Register Dicamba in 2018 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 24, 2022

The post Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018. Additionally, it is switching its global fleet of vehicles from those that run on fossil fuels to those that are sustainable. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 11, 2023

Mastercard’s announcement to remove first-use PVC plastic is one step towards environmental sustainability, and extends the initiative created in 2018. As of 2023, over 330 card issuers across 80 countries work to transition to recycled or other sustainable materials.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 30, 2023

Here, two events collectively rendered SBN’s challenges to the 2018 SEIR’s analysis of impacts from student enrollment increases moot. In an opinion filed April 27, and certified for partial publication on May 19, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. County of Placer (2020) 54 Cal.App.5th East Bay Regional Park Dist. 4th 353, 366.)

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Beginning with the start of FY2024 on October 1, funding for the federal government will – absent a continuing resolution (CR) – expire, as will the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill. As of posting, the USDA’s updated contingency plan for October 2023 has not yet been finalized.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Until 2018, McHenry was averaging something below 1%. But in 2018 he scored 9% and by 2021 the score was 17%, which seems quite high for a House Republican these days. I’ve noticed that many Republicans had very low scores in 2022 — zeroes in a number of cases. So the 5% may actually be a decent score by comparison.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2022

decrease in production was the first recent quarterly rate of production decrease since the second quarter of 2018. First quarter production was 1,851 billion cubic feet and the last recent quarter with less production than that was the fourth quarter of 2020-- 1,827 billion cubic feet.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 9, 2023

That is in spite of the discovery in 2018 of “rogue” use of chlorofluorocarbons, probably from factories in China. Even in this day and age, release of the 2018 report and the resulting attention brought to the issue was apparently sufficiently embarrassing to the Chinese government to cause it to crack down on the use of CFCs.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The growing impacts from the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill required immediate attention – we’re pleased to see an extension that fully funds key ‘orphan’ programs that help farmers access higher-value organic markets and expand access to agricultural education,” said Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director. “The

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The 2018 bill did not pass, but the idea never faded. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Despite being surrounded by a vast network of busy freeways and over ten million people, mountain lions have … Continue reading After 2018 ‘Woolsey wildfire,’ Los Angeles’ mountain lions are taking more risks. It’s also known for being one of only two megacities in the world that supports a population of big cats.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On November 18, the Public Utility Commission approved a settlement related to a massive pipeline failure and fire in Beaver County in 2018 involving the “Revolution Pipeline” – resulting in nearly $2 million in civil penalties and additional preventative measures required by the pipeline operator. Early on the morning of Sept.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 12, 2022

In 2018, Maersk set its sights on becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To that end, it has ordered 13 new ocean-going ships using only carbon-neutral fuels. The post Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge?? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. December 2018 Legislative Session (Third Extra Session): Senate Bill 469 made two changes to state stormwater policies. law, but it can guide the use of existing authority.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The report, The Thin Green Line, looks at staffing levels and funding for environmental programs between 2008 and 2018 in the lower 48 states. The report compares 2018 funding levels to both 2008 dollars and inflation-adjusted 2008 dollars. environmental programs experienced a 34% reduction in operating funds between 2008 and 2018.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C in 2018, but they represent a significant update since AR5 in 2013. Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). 2018) A new scenario resource for integrated 1.5 °C

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The population of snow crabs in the Bering Sea has crashed since 2018, probably due to starvation as a result of a marine heatwave

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 21, 2023

It will reduce its fleet’s CO2 footprint by 40% in Europe by 2030 from the base year of 2018. Volkswagen aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. That goal considers the whole lifecycle, from the supply chain to production to the use phase and recycling.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Top 10 2018. Our authors attempt to break down the complex legal framework so that all people can understand the decisions that our leaders are making for the environment.”. appeared first on. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

As we detailed in a pair of 2018 reports , the SWRCB has implemented curtailments only rarely, in certain watersheds, during certain major statewide droughts, using different approaches each time. The State has rarely implemented curtailments. Our new report finds improvements during the recent drought.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

However, this total is still short of 2018 revenue of $251.8 million, 2018 $251.8 On January 18, the Independent Fiscal Office issued a report estimating the Act 13 drilling impact fee revenue will total $233.8 million for calendar 2021, an increase of $87.6 million from 2020. In 2020, revenue totaled $146.3 million, 2019 $200.4

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Energy & the Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The MSA was amended for the third time in 2018 to extend the term until the end of 2021. A dispute arose about whether Gulfport Appalachia remained a party to the MSA after the 2018 amendment. The 2018 amendment was signed by a “Company” representative and a “Contractor” representative, so it bound all. The litigation.

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Yale E360

JUNE 10, 2021

A recently released report on the 2018 grounding of a Russian ship in the Canadian Arctic points out the many dangers of a coming shipping boom in an increasingly ice-free Arctic, including the lack of reliable navigational charts and crews inexperienced in polar waters. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 31, 2022

United States (2018). 2018), vacated and remanded, 912 F.3d She’s been a federal district judge in South Carolina since 2010. Her background is in labor and employment law. Probably the most significant ruling was South Carolina v. United States, 329 F. 3d 214 (D.S.C. 3d 720 (4th Cir. & Gas Co. Randall, 333 F. 3d 552 (D.S.C.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 11, 2021

billion in 2018. “We As of 2018, sixteen countries have water stress levels at or above 100 percent, meaning that more water is being withdrawn from rivers, lakes, and aquifers than is renewable annually. By 2050, more than 5 billion people are expected to have inadequate access to water at least one month per year, up from 3.6

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Circle of Blue

JULY 13, 2021

First Nations groups in Australia plead the federal government to distribute $40 million promised to them in 2018 for to buy water. First Nations groups in Australia are calling on the federal government to deliver the $40 million promised in 2018 to buy water supplies. state of Georgia. 40 MILLION .

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

NewsClips This Week: -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans In 2018 Greene County Home Natural Gas Explosion Caused By Leaking Conventional Well At The Pratt Gas Storage Facility -- WTAE: Criminal Charges Filed Against Equitrans After Natural Gas Explosion Destroyed Greene County Home In 2018 -- (..)

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Real Climate

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Sea surface temperature trend 1993 – 2018, from European Atlas of the Seas. 2018) Observed fingerprint of a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation, Nature 556: 191-196. Let’s compare two possibilities by a back-of-envelope calculation. (1) The latter is often suggested. 44: 1919-1927. 2. Caesar, L.,

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Yale E360

JUNE 11, 2021

Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

California has experienced a significant increase in the extent of forest fires in recent decades, with a fivefold increase in annual burned area from 1972 to 2018. Nearly all the increase in summer forest-fire area from 1972 to 2018 was due to increased VPD.

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Yale E360

MAY 17, 2022

The 2018 to 2020 European drought was the worst in more than two centuries, driven in part by uncommonly high temperatures that exacerbated dry conditions across large parts of the continent, new research finds. Read more on E360 ?.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a recent opinion released by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court declined to vacate a deficient environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prepared in connection with two offshore lease sales held in 2018, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Nationally, the number of cases in 2018, when adjusted for age differences, was about 5.5 There were 9,933 Legionnaires’ cases reported to the CDC in 2018, the last year for which complete data has been compiled. times higher than the baseline period. Seasonal peaks are becoming more distinct, the study found. Was it home plumbing?

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