Smith Enviorment

JULY 28, 2018

July 28, 2018. 14 of House Bill 374 (2018 Regulatory Reform Act) directs the Environmental Management Commission to study delegated local stormwater programs to identify: 1. The 2018 Farm Act, Senate Bill 711 greatly limits nuisance lawsuits against swine operations. In addition to the environmental policy changes in the budget, several bills amended environmental laws. Among the more significant changes: Stormwater.

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Environment Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Electronic waste is a huge problem. A problem that has been growing exponentially since the early 20 th century when the first home radios hit the stores. Since then, we’ve been dumping everything from TVs to toasters, with little thought for the environment.

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Environment Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

The catering sector provides the opportunity for an entrepreneur to create a business that resonates to his or her personality. It’s a highly competitive market, but also one in which it is easy to create your own niche, and a service that stands out from the crowd.

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Onya

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

We humans love to celebrate, but all to often those celebrations can come with a steep environmental cost.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 24, 2022

The post Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018. Nestlé is well along the path to ensuring that 800 sites in 187 countries are totally green by 2025.

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Eco Lawyers

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Fiske was recognized by CAOC at its annual convention on November 15, 2018, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Currently, the firm is actively investigating the Camp Fire in Northern California, as well as the Woolsey Fire in Southern California, both of which began on November 8, 2018.

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NAEP Leadership Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This report contains summaries of NEPA developments during 2018 as well as the NEPA Practice’s efforts for the past year. The National Association of Environmental Professionals' (NAEP's) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Practice is pleased to present our eleventh NEPA Annual Report. This annual report is prepared and published through the initiative and volunteer efforts of members of the NAEP’s NEPA Practice. Learn More

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. August 2018 was not an anomaly.

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Planet Save

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave.

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Environment Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

We are all aware of how the choices we make impact the world around us and our properties can have a huge impact on the environment.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 3, 2018

By Romany Webb. On Thursday, August 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) jointly issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Rule (SAFE Vehicle Rule).

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK and LONDON, February 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - AccountAbility continues to expand global access to its principles-based sustainability guidance by announcing the launch of the Romanian translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018).

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Edited by Michael Burger (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law), Teresa Parejo (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Lisa Sachs (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). With research and administrative support from Nathan Lobel (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment).

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Law Columbia

MAY 23, 2018

By Michael Burger. Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 24, Judge William H. Alsup in the federal district court in San Francisco will hear oral argument on motions to dismiss filed in City of Oakland v. BP P.L.C. ,

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

By Ama Francis. Five sports entities explained why they have become industry leaders by engaging with voluntary carbon offset markets at Friday’s Sports and Climate Change Summit. Photo courtesy of South Pole. The New York Yankees, New York Mets, NASCAR, U.S.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

By Jessica Wentz. In July, the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 18, 2018

In a unanimous opinion issued July 18, 2018 in Grace Ranch, LLC v.

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AAEE

JUNE 12, 2018

At the University level, there are a lot of areas you can decide to develop a career on but none has proven to be as important or vital for a healthy earth than environmental engineering.

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Onya

APRIL 4, 2018

Living as plastic-free as possible is challenging but it is important for all of us to do what we can. Plastic has become one of the most harmful materials to our environment.

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Eco Lawyers

JANUARY 19, 2018

January 17, 2018 – Today, the California Fire Lawyers , a legal group representing victims of wildfires, expressed their condolences and support for Southern California communities impacted by devastating mudslides.

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Corp Watch

APRIL 8, 2018

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Corp Watch

APRIL 8, 2018

An Alternative Annual Report on Halliburton. Contact: Pratap Chatterjee, (510) 271-8080. .

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2018

With Norwegian Cruise Line’s announcement of a new 4,000-passenger vessel to homeport in New Orleans in 2018, those numbers should easily be exceeded. I attended a great meeting yesterday at the Port of New Orleans hosted by the FBA Admiralty Law Committee.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 22, 2018

Saul Luciano Lliuya, a farmer who lives near Lake Palcacocha in the Peruvian Andes, has sued Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk (RWE), a major German utility company, to pay for the impact of climate change on his community. A court in Hamm, Germany, has agreed to hear the case

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AAEE

JANUARY 16, 2018

Environmental engineers work to discover new ways to keep the world less polluted. They focus on applying scientific and engineering standards in an effort to protect the environment and people from the adverse effects of human and natural activities that cause pollution.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2018

In Warren Lester, et al. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al., 14-31383, F.3d (5th Cir. 1/9/2018), the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion addressing two issues of first impression involving the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”). [1] 1] A full copy of the opinion can be accessed here.

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Smith Enviorment

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

September 16, 2018. On August 24, 2018, the N.C. On August 22, 2018, a three-judge panel issued an order in the Governor’s favor and barred the printing of ballots showing the two amendments as described in the bills. legislature reconvened to change two of the proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. This blogpost concerns one of the two, House Bill 913 ( Bipartisan Ethics and Elections Enforcement), discussed in an earlier blogpost.

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Environmental Crimes

JUNE 29, 2018

On June 26, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion that reversed the trial court conviction of a Montana man who had been convicted under the criminal provisions of the Endangered Species Act for shooting and killing a grizzly bear. June 26, 2018).

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Smith Enviorment

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

September 23, 2018. Updated information on swine waste lagoons (as of noon on September 22, 2018): Animal Operations – Swine Lagoons. A serious storm accompanied by flooding has many environmental impacts and most are all too familiar to North Carolina from past storms. Once the immediate rescue phase has ended, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has a larger role in hurricane response than the public may realize.

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Environmental Crimes

AUGUST 13, 2018

On August, 3, 2018, Arkema (a French chemical company), Richard Rowe (Arkema CEO) and Leslie Comardelle (Arkema’s plant manager), were indicted by a Harris County grand jury for the reckless emission of an air contaminant in violation of the Texas Water Code.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What is a Desert? Deserts conjure up specific ideas about topography: typically, that they are dry and sandy dunes or rock, or a mixture of both. But deserts are far more than this and there are multiple types.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

On or about May 23, 2018, several Defendants in the Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) Litigation filed Notices of Removal in 42 lawsuits filed against 212 oil and gas companies by six different parishes (Plaquemines, Jefferson, Cameron, Vermilion, St. The timing of the removal was based on Plaintiffs’ expert report, which was produced on April 30, 2018. 2018).

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For many investment advisers, CPAs are a big source of referrals. Often these CPAs are compensated for the referrals. Most states now require registration of solicitors, including CPAs, as investment adviser representatives (“IAR”). This article provides some background on these requirements. A Little Refresher What is a solicitor? A solicitor is a person who, directly or indirectly, solicits or refers clients to an adviser.

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Smith Enviorment

AUGUST 1, 2018

August 1, 2018. The General Assembly drafted six proposed amendments to the N.C. Constitution that will be on the November ballot for voter approval (or not). Two of the proposed amendments could affect environmental and natural resource policy. Appointments to boards and commissions. House Bill 913 (short title: Bipartisan Ethics and Elections Enforcement) proposes to amend the Constitution to give the General Assembly more power to appoint members to state boards and commissions.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

On November 8, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals added to the relatively sparse body of appellate rulings in pipeline expropriation matters. In an unpublished opinion , the court affirmed that landowners whose property is expropriated must prove their entitlement to severance damages to a “legal certainty.” Under Louisiana law, owners of expropriated property can seek just compensation for the property taken.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 20, 2018

568 (5th Cir 2018). [3] 3] 2018 WL 3420665 (5th Cir. July 13, 2018). [4] After some thirty years of wrestling with the cumbersome six-part test set forth in Davis & Sons, Inc.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Consequently, unresolved negotiations over its content can sometimes lead to the bill’s expiration without a successor, as they did in both 2012 and 2018, leaving many programs and the individuals who rely on them without funding or authority. The recently passed 2018.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

Along with chemistry and biology , physics completes the trinity of the original “hard” sciences - those that use testable predictions and hypotheses, experiments, and mathematics and modelling as opposed to the “soft” sciences which use more qualitative data and which relies far less on testing.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2018

01-16-00579, 2018 WL 2437449 (Tex. Houston May 31, 2018). On Thursday, a divided panel of the Texas Court of Appeals in Houston held that the 2014-2015 drop in oil prices is not a force majeure for purposes of general force majeure contractual protection. In TEC Olmos, LLC v. ConocoPhillips , the court addressed a dispute between ConocoPhillips Company and TEC Olmos over a farmout agreement that required Olmos to commence drilling by a specified date.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

A mortgagee with a security interest in a mineral lease can’t be held liable for breaches of the lease In an opinion released June 27, 2018, the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the finding that Wells Fargo was liable with the mineral lessees for the failure to release the mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206 and 207. The Louisiana Supreme Court’s reversal of Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2018, the world entered a municipal waste management crisis. Until the 2018 ban, China was importing. Although China’s waste ban follows two decades of laws and regulations limiting unusable waste imports, the 2018 ban is the most forceful policy so far.

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Edouard Stenger

JULY 27, 2018

Looking for a summer read with a bit more substance than the latest mystery novel? These seven books are loaded with it. They probably won’t make you shiver, but they will give you insight into the greatest threat facing our planet as well as clear steps that can be taken to address it.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

In a case sure to be used as a sword by many defendants in the prevalent NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material) litigation in Louisiana and elsewhere, Patricia Lennie, et al. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al.,

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