Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the 2019-2022 period compared to the three previous years. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

2022 130

2022 Deforestation Government Regulations 130

SPR Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

Regulations 52

Regulations Law 2019 Greenhouse 52

SPR Law

JUNE 13, 2022

Marking the first legal challenge to NYC Local Law 97 of 2019 (Local Law 97) since its enactment, a group of building cooperatives, residents, shareholders, and a real estate company (Plaintiffs) sued the City of New York, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), and the DOB Commissioner (collectively, Defendants) on May 18, 2022.…

Law 52

Law 2019 2022 52

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 27, 2022

What’s Up With Water—January 24, 2022 – This week’s episode covers a strategically important dam in Syria that was the target of a U.S. The post The Stream, January 27, 2022: More Than One Million Homes Damaged After Typhoon Rai appeared first on Circle of Blue. Today’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers. MILLION HOUSES .

2022 130

2022 2007 2009 Ocean 130

Circle of Blue

JULY 12, 2022

July 12, 2022. Unusually wet conditions lifted the lake to record levels in 2017 and 2019, damaging property and critical infrastructure across the St. New laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure — Michigan Radio. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

2022 130

2022 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Pollution Control 130

Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). The process gave legitimacy to the bill and expedited its way through Congress, which approved the bill on March 9th, 2022.

Climate Change 102

Climate Change Law Government Air Pollution 102

Endangered Species Law

DECEMBER 27, 2022

On December 21, 2022, the U.S.

2019 52

2019 Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection 2022 52

Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. In the U.S.,

Paris Agreement 110

Paris Agreement Climate Change Law Greenhouse 110

E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The bill would also have changed the procedures employed by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for issuing permits under the Environmental Conservation Law. . The amended bill has now been introduced, and it is expected that the bill will pass both houses of the Legislature and be signed into law in the coming weeks.

Law 98

Law Waste Regulations Conservation 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

From July 2021 through June 2022, PROP (with funding from DEP) coordinated the study. Act 101, the landmark 1988 recycling law that made Pennsylvania a leader in 1988, needs multiple updates to meet the demands of today’s economy. In 2019, the most recent year available, 5.25 Read more here. million tons to 15.6 million tons.

Recycling 87

Recycling Law 2015 Waste 87

Law and Environment

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. I suspect that, if one asked the average American whether GHG emissions increased or decreased from 2010 to 2019, they would say that emissions decreased. first appeared on Law and the Environment.

2010 130

2010 Climate Change 2019 Atmosphere 130

Law and Environment

MARCH 26, 2024

In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) and Environmental Quality Board (“EQB”).

Environmental Protection 130

Environmental Protection Greenhouse 2019 2023 130

Washington Nature

MARCH 7, 2022

With just 3 days to go before Sine Die, the big day by which all laws and budgets must be passed by state legislators, we’re down to the wire to make sure climate and conservation are prioritized during these last few days of session. Wasim Muklashy/TNC Photo Contest 2019.

2022 105

2022 Climate Change Greenhouse Conservation 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. At the end of 2022, there were more than 283 million. Even after the pandemic hit, when more people were working at home, US commuters on average still spent nearly an hour to get back and forth to work in 2022.

Nitrogen Oxides 252

Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Electricity Law 252

Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Beginning in 2019, following a request from New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, BOEM convened a Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force to identify opportunities for leasing and development on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Maine. Publication of a draft environmental assessment is slated for Q1-Q2 in 2023.

2023 130

2023 Renewable Energy 2024 2019 130

Law and Environment

JULY 10, 2023

Covered buildings will be required to gradually reduce emissions, relative to a 2018–2019 baseline, over compliance periods starting in 2026 and 2030. While other cities, including the City of Boston, have passed laws requiring net zero emissions for certain buildings, Cambridge is among the first to set any such target for 2035.

2026 130

2026 Renewable Energy 2030 2018 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 14, 2024

Every five years or so, Congress reauthorizes a comprehensive, multibillion-dollar law that has a major impact not only on farmers and ranchers—who make up less than 2 percent of the US population—but also on the environment, public health, and the economy. Between 2019 and 2023, the agribusiness sector contributed $3.4 million to Rep.

2019 193

2019 Climate Change 2018 2023 193

Law and Environment

MARCH 24, 2022

In September 2022, Foley Hoag partnered with the Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE) and the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) on a collaborative research effort designed to compare French and U.S. Plastic Pollution Pro-Bono Project first appeared on Law and the Environment.

Regulations 130

Regulations 2019 Law 2022 130

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog post is adapted from testimony delivered at the New York City Department of Buildings hearing on proposed rule §103-14 , Procedures for Reporting on and Complying with Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Certain Buildings in connection with the City’s building performance standard, Local Law 97. Additionality.

Law 52

Law Renewable Energy Greenhouse Carbon Emissions 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2022

On April 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has reached two agreements with PLPT Logistics Products Terminals, LLC (PLPT), for violations of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act and the Clean Streams Law. Posted: April 13, 2022] PA Environment Digest

Law 75

Law 2019 Environmental Protection Regulations 75

Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Arnold & Porter’s Executive Leadership Academy (APEX) program recently was featured in The National Law Journal ’s article, “ Beltway Firms Champion Associate and New Partner Training.” ” The article discusses the ways law firms are working to attract and retain talent, including the firm’s program.

Law 40

Law 2019 Government 2022 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2022

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Women In Conservation Awards Program to recognize excellence in conservation and to forge a stronger network of women who are deeply committed to working to protect Pennsylvania’s environment. Nominations are due May 8. Click Here to make a nomination online or download a PDF.

Conservation 59

Conservation 2022 Renewable Energy 2017 59

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2024

Equitrans was obligated to submit a verified statement that includes maps, an explanation of the operator’s due diligence in complying with state law, any additional efforts the operator is making and intends to make to locate wells, and any wells it intends to plug or recondition. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas 2018 2024 2023 108

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2022

This funding is in addition to the federal well plugging program established in the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is expected to bring Pennsylvania up to $395 million for conventional oil and gas well plugging over the next 15 years. Wolf let House Bill 2644 (Causer-R-Cameron) become law without his signature.

Law 52

Law 2028 Environmental Protection Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators a record total of 6,860 violations for all infractions of law and regulations in 2023, nearly 52% more than in 2021. Read more here (2022). DEP inspection report ] -- Dannic Energy Corp: Administrative Orders-- (2022 violations) -- Cupec 1 - Butler County, Fairview Twp. [

2023 122

2023 2021 2020 Natural Gas 122

Circle of Blue

JULY 28, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – July 28, 2022. In terms of law and management, the Colorado River basin is split in two. The tiers were updated in 2019 in the DCP. Short for drought contingency plan, the DCP was approved by the basin states and the federal government in 2019. How to tell your DCP from your ICS.

Conservation 347

Conservation 2019 2022 2007 347

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 11, 2024

City Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and committed to a full phase-out of fossil fuels by 2050. It even signed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2022. The 2022 derecho cost the City $50 million , and a family lost their father and husband. We also experienced severe flooding and three tornadoes.

Fossil Fuels 83

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2019 2022 83

Acoel

JULY 16, 2021

Earlier this month more than 300 professors and graduate students throughout the world participated in the first virtual colloquium of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Academy of Environmental Law. The 17th Colloquium was held in August 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted by the University Teknologi Mara.

Law 40

Law 2020 Renewable Energy 2019 40

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In March, a PUC Administrative Law Judge Joel H. Sunoco Pipeline paid the fine on August 2, 2022. On September 13, 2022, the full PUC reconsidered the $51,000 penalty and reduced it to $3,000 based on a new finding the Commission did not intend to set a statewide noise limit for construction operations of this type.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas 2018 2019 2020 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2022

City & State PA this week recognized their list of leaders on the 2022 Pennsylvania Nonprofit Power 100. Evgeniadis and Zaktansky also patrol pollution and coordinate with regulatory agencies to enforce environmental laws. Posted: October 19, 2022] PA Environment Digest

Conservation 52

Conservation 2022 2014 2017 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets.

Renewable Energy 222

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels 222

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Since 2016, EPA has generally shown restraint in setting targets for biodiesel and related fuels, insofar as the law allows, and biodiesel consumption has actually fallen. The chart above shows the oils and fats used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel in 2022. percent in 2022. percent of US diesel fuel consumption by volume.

Biofuels 293

Biofuels 2016 2022 Deforestation 293

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In March, a PUC Administrative Law Judge Joel H. Sunoco Pipeline paid the fine on August 2, 2022. On September 13, 2022, the full PUC reconsidered the $51,000 penalty and reduced it to $3,000 based on a new finding the Commission did not intend to set a statewide noise limit for construction operations of this type.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas 2018 2019 2020 97

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend. Starting with stakeholders.

Clean Energy 193

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels 2012 Law 193

Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

The government also released an “Energy Strategy Action Plan in 2022. In 2019, the city declared a climate emergency. In 2019, the city declared a climate emergency. In 2022, the city released the first draft of its Climate Emergency Action Plan. At least 70% of electricity must come from renewables in 2030.

2030 183

2030 Paris Agreement 2028 Renewable Energy 183

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law.

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Law Carbon Dioxide 2016 52

CEQA Developments

JANUARY 10, 2023

2022) Cal.App.5th 5th , originally filed on November 18, 2022, and certified for publication on December 12, 2022. The American Chemistry Council case deals with the interplay of CEQA with another statutory scheme, the so-called “Green Chemistry” law (Health & Safety Code, § 25251 et seq.) Legal Background.

2018 80

2018 2019 Law Regulations 80