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DEP Invites Comments On Draft NPDES General Permit For Discharges Of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities (PAG-2)

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the March 9 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the draft NPDES General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities (PAG-02). The results would be submitted to the Department or CCD [conservation districts] with the SCM Construction Certification Form.

2024

2024 Environmental Protection Conservation Climate Change

California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

CCS Protocol : The 2018 amendments adopted a protocol to allow crediting of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. CCS projects must incorporate monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements to demonstrate that the GHG reductions are permanent in order to generate LCFS Credits.

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A “Capitol” Offense: Third District Holds State Capitol Building Annex/Visitor Center Project EIR Violated CEQA Due To Inadequate Project Description And Analyses Of Historical Cultural Impacts, Aesthetics, And Project Alternatives

CEQA Developments

JANUARY 2, 2023

In a published opinion filed December 6, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed in part and affirmed in part the trial court’s judgment denying writ petitions in consolidated actions challenging the EIR for a major state government project affecting the Historic State Capitol Building and Annex in Sacramento. Save Our Capitol!

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First District Holds LA’s Water Allocations To Agricultural Lessees Were Authorized Under Existing Leases And Did Not Constitute Or Implement A Separate “Project” Subject to CEQA Review

CEQA Developments

AUGUST 2, 2022

The case holds that the City’s water allocations to the City’s agricultural lessees were authorized under its existing 2010 leases and thus did not constitute a new project subject to CEQA review before they could be lawfully implemented. Because the material facts were undisputed, the Court treated this as a question of law.

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Siting Renewables in New York: Updates from ORES Executive Director Houtan Moaveni and Suggestions from Panelists on How to Further Improve the New Siting Process

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 21, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School co-hosted a Climate Week NYC webinar on “Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going.” Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b). Law § 94-c(1). Background.

Renewable Energy

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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2022

But Jevon Rock also wants to show me the results of another practice assignment, on the tablet he carries with him: a three-dimensional floor plan of his mother’s apartment, which he drafted using Google Maps, a laser measuring device and the Magicplan construction and floor plan app. “They were like, ‘You planning to rob a bank?’

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That Dam Case (Again): Third District Upholds Oroville Hydropower Facilities Relicensing EIR Against Numerous CEQA Challenges

CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

The case has its origins in the operation of the Oroville Dam on the Feather River, which is part of the large statewide plumbing system with the prosaic name of State Water Project (“SWP”). It was also undertaking environmental review under CEQA by preparing an EIR for the project. Department of Water Resources (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th

Climate Change

Climate Change 2008 2017 Law

CEQ Recommends Carbon Capture Policy Fixes to Congress for the Path Ahead

Arnold Porter

JULY 22, 2021

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently issued a report to Congress on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) that outlines a variety of policy recommendations to bolster CCS projects in the US. Expedite Permitting: The CEQ report highlights legal mechanisms available to facilitate timely CCS project implementation.

Regulations

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Rethinking the Willow Project: Did BLM Have Other Options?

Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2023

The so-called “ Willow Project ” will be developed by ConocoPhillips and involve the drilling of up to 199 new oil wells, spread across three well pads, along with the construction of various related infrastructure, including pipelines, processing facilities, roads, and boat ramps. million acres between 1999 and 2019.

Fossil Fuels

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Residents have had to make their own arrangements for clean drinking water since that time because the affected areas are outside the 2,500 foot zone of presumption protected in state law. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

2023

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste

Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Residents have had to make their own arrangements for clean drinking water since that time because the affected areas are outside the 2,500 foot zone of presumption protected in state law. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

2023

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste

June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S. May 18, 2021).

2021

2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change

August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019

The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. million civil penalty and to implement procedures and educational and outreach projects to resolve alleged violations of TSCA Title IV, the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, and corresponding state and tribal regulations (the RRP Rules).[[N:United

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand.

2021

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse

Revving up the Engine: Senate Prepares to Pass Landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for Transportation, Broadband, Energy and Water Projects

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

1303 ), which would limit federal financial assistance to infrastructure projects (broadly defined to include broadband, electrical transmission and water projects, among others) that only use iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials. Roads, Bridges, & Major Projects. The bill provides $2.5

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Electricity Recycling 2021 Technology

Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

EPA’s entry in the agenda projects December for a final rule; NHTSA’s entry does not list a date for finalization. In 2019, the Trump administration rolled back standards put in place under the Obama administration following the 2010 BP oil catastrophe that killed 11 people and spewed oil for five months. Similar legislation ( S.

2021

2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: At Crossroads with NEPA and Environmental Justice

Vermont Law

JULY 6, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: At Crossroads with NEPA and Environmental Justice By Yasmin Perez Ortiz , Vermont Law School Alumna '20 July 6, 2022 "It is up to individuals and the states to demand and promote environmental justice regulations." INTRODUCTION It is no secret that the United States’ infrastructure is crumbling.

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Environmental Professionals Connection

DEP Invites Comments On Draft NPDES General Permit For Discharges Of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities (PAG-2)

California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

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A “Capitol” Offense: Third District Holds State Capitol Building Annex/Visitor Center Project EIR Violated CEQA Due To Inadequate Project Description And Analyses Of Historical Cultural Impacts, Aesthetics, And Project Alternatives

First District Holds LA’s Water Allocations To Agricultural Lessees Were Authorized Under Existing Leases And Did Not Constitute Or Implement A Separate “Project” Subject to CEQA Review

Siting Renewables in New York: Updates from ORES Executive Director Houtan Moaveni and Suggestions from Panelists on How to Further Improve the New Siting Process

Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

That Dam Case (Again): Third District Upholds Oroville Hydropower Facilities Relicensing EIR Against Numerous CEQA Challenges

CEQ Recommends Carbon Capture Policy Fixes to Congress for the Path Ahead

Rethinking the Willow Project: Did BLM Have Other Options?

2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far

June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

The Chemical Compound—May 2021

July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Revving up the Engine: Senate Prepares to Pass Landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for Transportation, Broadband, Energy and Water Projects

Policy News: June 14, 2021

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: At Crossroads with NEPA and Environmental Justice

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