Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Yesterday and today the European Parliament approved of the central backbone legislation of the European Green Deal, the so called European Climate Law. This blog entry takes a look at the main points of the proposed European Climate Law, the European Parliament`s take on it and the likely prospects of the law.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water. Dernbach told Circle of Blue. It doesn’t need to be long.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The new EEG amendments (so called EEG Novelle 2021 ) shall come into force on 1 January 2021. At a meeting on Wednesday 23 September 2020 the German government decided to propose to the parliament (Bundestag) a so called EEG Novelle 2021 , featuring the new 2030 and 2050 goals for renewable electricity.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The law requires that these support structures account for no more than 15 percent of the LIHWAP funds. In July, a budget act signed into law allocated $985 million for water bill relief from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Even as courtrooms were replaced by Zoom rooms in 2020, the last year brought a number of important developments in US antitrust litigation across a range of topics and industries. Those litigations, filed in late 2020, will likely continue into 2021 and beyond. 8, 2020).]] Introduction. Key Private Litigation.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

While positive news surrounding vaccine efficacy brings hope for tangible improvements in 2021, the world is of course far from done with the pandemic and the need for continued vigilance and crisis management. Securities," January 2021, at p.3 Know Your COVID Scorecard. N:Apple, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

The two states engaged with Carson Consulting to review existing state litter laws and interview key stakeholders to evaluate the strength of the states’ current litter enforcement tools and systems. This study helps to support and identify what is most effective from a law enforcement and judicial perspective.”

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 on February 4, 2021 in an effort to, in her words, comprehensively "overhaul[] and moderniz[e]" US antitrust laws. Major Provisions of the Legislation. The legislation[[N:§ 4(b).]]

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Spill (2021) [ DEP Inspection Report ] -- Civil Penalty - $42,765 - Conrhein NV13 Pad - Washington County, Morris Twp. Erosion & Sedimentation BMP Failure (2020) [ DEP Inspection Report ] -- Consent Order - $13,000 - RHl 13 Well Pad - Greene County, Richhill Twp.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 24, 2020

One of the major outcomes of the 2020 Louisiana Legislative session was the passage of tort reform legislation that supporters argue will lower insurance rates and change the state’s notoriously litigious environment. Further, the new law will preclude discussion of a party’s insurance coverage before a jury.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. A person exercising this right to intervene must act in accordance with applicable practices, procedures, and laws in the State.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 10, 2021

New York Law Journal has recognized two Arnold & Porter partners in its New York Legal Awards program for demonstrating outstanding litigation and transactional capabilities in the last year. Recognized attorneys will be celebrated at an awards program taking place at the New York Marriott Marquis on October 13, 2021.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Environmental activists, however, say the legislation is not strict enough and actually weakens current laws around sewage discharge. A movement in the UK to stop the release of raw sewage into waterways has gained steam lately after a recent report found that water companies released raw sewage into rivers more than 400,000 times in 2020.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Washington Council of Lawyers, a voluntary bar association promoting pro bono and public-interest law, awarded Arnold & Porter's commitment to pro bono work with its 2021 Law Firm Award. “From the work of Abe Fortas on Gideon v.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 17, 2021

What’s Up With Water – June 14, 2021 – This week’s episode covers new findings from an investigation of a destructive landslide in northern India last year, a rural Canadian community’s fight for clean drinking water, and an airborne pollution monitoring program that found traces of PFAS chemicals in rain samples from the Great Lakes region.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

To this day, Trump and his allies continue to insist that the 2020 election was stolen, despite the fact that his own administration called it “the most secure in American history” and judges denied or dismissed more than 60 lawsuits charging voter fraud. But there is some good news.

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Fishman, who heads the firm’s Crisis Management and Strategic Response team, was named to The National Law Journal’s 2021 list of “Crisis Leadership Trailblazers.” Fishman harnessed that experience in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the long-term care industry across New Jersey.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

From July 2021 through June 2022, PROP (with funding from DEP) coordinated the study. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the survey was sent to 2,713 schools with 199 responding. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, 81.4% percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons in 2021. Of the schools surveyed, 86.6%

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Energy & the Law

MARCH 7, 2024

has the indicia of an inequitable result, but as I remind my wife every time she objects to what she deems to be an outrageous jury verdict, we don’t know all the facts and the court’s gotta follow the law, so let’s not judge. The agreement would be effective in February 2020 and it would not be completed until December 2021.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. by Jean Chemnick, E&E News, 10/21/2021. The declaration commits parties to the convention to “ensure the development, adoption and implementation of an effective post 2020 global biodiversity framework. Bill includes $9.49 Executive Branch.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 23, 2021

Why it matters: Could a state groundwater regulation law passed in 2014 prevent farmers who are cut off from surface water from pumping so much groundwater that household wells go dry? The Environmental Protection Agency ordered more than 3,400 drinking water providers nationwide to look for the toxins between 2018 and 2020.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2023

In Kansas, for example, a law passed in 2021 restricts who can register voters and how to process their forms. Tactic 2: Limit allowable forms of voter ID Voter identification laws vary from state to state. Since 2020, however, several states have restricted access to early voting. Idaho will join them in January 2024.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whole Foods did not break the law by banning Black Lives Matter apparel, judge rules CNN PaulaR Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:37 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Read more Ramishah Maruf New YorkCNN — Whole Foods did not act unlawfully by banning employees from wearing items with Black Lives Matter messaging, a judge ruled Thursday.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

World leaders have made several major commitments at the meeting to date: Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in September 2021 an endangered species status review for the gray wolf in the western U.S.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. or WOTUS.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 31, 2022

Despite the ongoing economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic, deal activity in 2021 continued to set new records with global mergers and acquisitions topping $5.5 Consistent with its 2020 campaign statements, the Biden Administration has moved to aggressively enforce US antitrust laws.

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 17, 2021

Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s June 11, 2021 Executive Order N-08-21, the conditional suspension of certain public agency requirements related to the filing and posting of CEQA notices (i.e., NOEs, NODs, and notices of intent and availability) will end on September 30, 2021. Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. by Annie Snider, Alex Gullien, Kelsey Tamborrino and Anthony Adragna, PoliticoPro, 6/11/2021.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

When we think about people who are incarcerated, I would argue that they are on the front lines of climate change.” – Andrea Armstrong, a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans. The BBC reports that data from Thames Water showed that so far, raw sewage has been released into the upper Thames for 50,000 hours in 2021.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ). Sams holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Concordia University-Portland and a master’s of legal studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

On January 6, 2021, EPA published its final rule on "Strengthening Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information Rule."[[N: 6, 2021).]] 20, 2021).]] N:Stephen Lee & Dean Scott, Democrats to Target Trump Environment Rules, but Weigh Cost , Bloomberg Law (Jan.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 30, 2023

County of Placer (2020) 54 Cal.App.5th First, that EIR was superseded and replaced by the Regents’ subsequently certified 2021 EIR. 2021-2022) (SB 118) rendered the relief granted by the trial court unenforceable. Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods v. The Regents of the University of California, et al. 2023) Cal.App.5th.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” For example, in October 2021—the same month he signed onto the West Virginia v.

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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. John Kerry, then U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 26, 2021

As we look back in this ‘year in review’ at our most read blog posts in 2021, at a time when most of us have accepted that we will never go back to exactly the way things were, we are no doubt collectively ready for a new year. 2022 will be the Paleolithic year of ESG law.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. Amendments to the Climate Action Law are adopted, setting a binding 2045 date for carbon neutrality, with a 2031 target of a 65% emissions reduction compared with 1990. Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 26, 2022

The pace of antitrust case filings showed little sign of slowing in 2021. According to Westlaw Analytics, 340 antitrust cases were filed in federal district courts in 2021. And the Northern District of California continued to be the most active antitrust court with nearly 25% of all federal antitrust cases filed in 2021.

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