PA Environment Daily

JUNE 15, 2022

On June 15, the Department of Transportation launched a survey for the public to share feedback on the goals, infrastructure-prioritization, and program-administration components of the Draft Pennsylvania State Plan for access to National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program funds.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

However, Commerce notes that most cryptographic libraries and modules themselves will likely not be impacted by this change because the mass market note (Note 3 to Category 5, Part 2 or the "Cryptography Note") specifically excludes items whose primary function is "information security.". Conclusion.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. As of 2019, the transportation sector was the largest sector source of GHG emissions in the state, accounting for more than 50% of statewide GHG emissions. [3] By Joshua T.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gray: Well, I come from a previous job where I have strong confidence in the rigor of offset credits generated under the California compliance market , which has undergone multiple rounds of amendments that were adopted following intense public process and been upheld by California courts.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2022

This year's program, hosted by PennFuture , will recognize women who live and/or work in Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties Awards will be presented in these categories-- -- Woman of the Watershed –honors an individual who has made a positive impact on water quality in her watershed.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

This becomes clear when we examine EV shares of new 2019 vehicle registrations by metropolitan area. Charging, range and cost are top concerns for respondents who weren’t already planning to get an EV Charging logistics The survey indicates that public charging is at the top of people’s minds in both rural and urban areas.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

These quotes were obtained from various reports, public statements and media interviews published online. Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands. Dark green (Category 1 Protection) represents existing Provincially Significant Wetlands and habitat for endangered and threatened species.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 21, 2022

Dep't of Justice, Concrete Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Minnesota (Sept. 28, 2021), [link]. ]] Clarence Olson, now awaiting sentencing, pled guilty to rigging bids on public concrete repair and construction contracts. June 11, 2019), [link]. ]]. 17, 2019), [link]. ]]. N: 48 C.F.R.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2024

This photo shows the inside of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 7, 2019. Still, this welcome development of the case law by no means constitutes a groundbreaking change in future generations’ legal situation.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Note: On September 26, 2019, the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a workshop on seeking an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice. The types of important questions that fall within this category do not include requests to the ICJ for advisory opinions. By Michael B.

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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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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 2, 2022

The case provides guidance to practitioners on when and how CEQA applies to public contracts, and also regarding the appropriate contents of the administrative record in CEQA litigation challenging staff level actions implementing existing leases. Because the material facts were undisputed, the Court treated this as a question of law.

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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). Law § 11-0535-c.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

January 30, 2019. For background on the REPS law, see an earlier post on the first of several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the REPS standard.) law, but it can guide the use of existing authority. The law had originally simply required discharge of the treated stormwater through the buffer.

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CEQA Developments

JANUARY 2, 2023

The DEIR was circulated September 9, 2019. The Court first held, as a matter of law exercising de novo review, that the EIR failed to contain the “accurate, stable, and finite project description” required by CEQA and necessary for an intelligent evaluation of a project’s impacts. City and County of San Francisco (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th

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CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

But instead of addressing the substance of those claims as the trial court had done, it held that the application of CEQA to the relicensing of a dam under FERC’s aegis was preempted by federal law pursuant to the Federal Power Act (“FPA,” 16 U.S.C. Department of Water Resources (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 791a et seq.).

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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.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

” Although the concept of holding patients harmless from unanticipated out-of-network medical bills became a national policy priority with bipartisan interest in 2019, it took nearly two years for comprehensive surprise billing reform legislation to get across the finish line. If so, cost-sharing is calculated from the state law amount.

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Acoel

AUGUST 25, 2022

In fact, water shortages exist all across the fourteen Western public lands states. The Law of Allocation of water in the West has its origins from the 1800’s when settlers in the West were largely ranchers, farmers and miners. But talks will likely have to begin soon due to their complexity and current deteriorating conditions.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. New York law required that the Attorney General prove that ExxonMobil made a misrepresentation of material facts that a reasonable investor would consider in deciding how to act. July 1, 2019). People by James v. BP P.L.C.,

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The stocktake recognizes the science that indicates global greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut 43% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The conference also saw several announcements to boost the resilience of food and public health systems, and to reduce emissions related to agriculture and methane.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In subsequent public statements, the Antitrust Division continued to emphasize its focus on alleged collusion between employers in labor markets. and in October 2019, Doha Mekki, then Counsel to the AAG, testified before Congress about the harms to competition in the labor market and the DOJ’s response. 19, 2018).]] 19, 2018).]]

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Farms collectively are the largest source of nitrate pollution in rivers and groundwater, and the penalty for contaminated water — meaning stricter and more costly standards in order to protect public health — is paid by the people who drink it. Even with that record of risk nitrate pollution is in a category to itself.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The natural gas leak resulted in a temporary one-half mile evacuation order around the well pad within Troy Township, according to Bradford County Department of Public Safety. The Public Utility Commission also said it did not have jurisdiction over this incident. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The natural gas leak resulted in a temporary one-half mile evacuation order around the well pad within Troy Township, according to Bradford County Department of Public Safety. The Public Utility Commission also said it did not have jurisdiction over this incident. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

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Arnold Porter

MARCH 31, 2023

A "foreign entity of concern" includes over 16 referenced categories of foreign entities, such as a foreign terrorist organization under 8 U.S.C. Additionally, CHIPS funding recipients who violate regulatory requirements could face corporate reputational impacts from negative public scrutiny, or even expensive, time-consuming litigation.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What if it is from a manmade source in New York, operating lawfully under New York law? And other schemes, such as the New York State hazardous waste cleanup laws, solid waste laws, and Brownfield Cleanup Program, surely are aimed at promoting a “healthful” environment. “It 64 MAP 2019 (Pa. Comm’n , 83 A.3d 3d 901 (Pa.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Previously, I taught law school, practiced solo, worked in the Appellate Section of the Justice Department’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division – and way back, I, like you, had the great honor of clerking for Justice Stevens. Maybe we could start by having you say a bit about yourself and your role in the Texas case.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a great opportunity, and I'm proud of the progress that we – along with our partners – have made to prepare Pennsylvania for a future filled with electric vehicles.” There are more than 31,000 EVs registered in Pennsylvania, nearly triple the roughly 9,700 that were registered in March 2019.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

After President Biden took office, EPA undertook a review of the rules pursuant to Executive Order 13990 on “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.”[[N:86 In March, EPA published a notice inviting public comment on all five final PBT rules.[[N: ”[[N:86 Fed.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

In this issue: ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill Fifteen ESA members and graduate students visit Congressional offices for the first in-person Graduate Student Policy Award event since 2019. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters.

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Arnold Porter

JULY 2, 2021

However, in 2022, Congress must pass the next iteration of the UFA reauthorizations in order to fund various activities across FDA, providing a likely vehicle for either to become law, in whole or in part. Implementation and Transition: The public meetings required under the Act must now be held within one year (rather than two) of enactment.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

On September 1, 2021, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the TSCA risk management rule for methylene chloride issued by the Trump Administration in 2019.[[N: N:News Release, EPA, EPA Advances Science to Protect the Public from PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water (Nov. N: Labor Council for Latin Am. Advancement v. 1, 2021).]]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This Advisory focuses on climate-related disclosures and the apparent growing focus among financial regulators and Congress aimed at making such disclosures mandatory for financial institutions and public companies. We address the issue primarily within the framework of SEC disclosure requirements.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

EPA to Move 390 Substances to Public Portion of TSCA Inventory. GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. EPA Announced Temporary Regulatory Relief for PIP (3:1) Prohibition, Opened Broader Review of Five TSCA PBT Risk Management Rules.

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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. Trump , No.

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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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