Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the “Superfund” law. of Americans have a detectable PFAS in their blood!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The fossil fuel industry has a long history of portraying itself as environmentally responsible while continuing to prioritize profit over the planet. of gross domestic product in 2020 and are expected to increase. Greenwashing is incredibly problematic because it works to slow and prevent climate action. trillion or 6.8%

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Troubled waters ahead as BP lowers its climate ambition The influential investor was critical of the green energy-focused strategy former CEO Bernard Looney initiated in 2020 and has lobbied hard for the company to change course. Why are fossil fuel giants abandoning net-zero? Is BP finally moving beyond petroleum?

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. Section 108(b) and EPA’s Path to This Decision.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We were privileged enough to interview Sotirios in 2020 as part of our “Ask The Expert” blog series , and he shared some great insights on how to educate children and adults about air pollution and gave some very useful advice on how to limit personal exposure. Tim Smedley - Sustainability Journalist.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 12, 2023

Lest there be any question, this is a big deal because a peer reviewed 2020 study cited approvingly by the EPA describes 99.7% PFAS is no doubt a developing environmental catastrophe but that proposed rule listing PFAS as a hazardous substance is yeeting the matter without regard that that solution may do more harm than good.

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Capaccio

MAY 21, 2024

PFOA and PFOS: Hazardous Substances In addition to setting the most stringent limits on PFOA and PFOS, the EPA designated these two pervasive PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also referred to as Superfund.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A 2020 study from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund found that only two state agencies in the entire country — the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources — have publicly available policies to protect science in the policymaking process, often referred to as “scientific integrity policies.”

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A similar bill passed the Senate in 2020 but did not advance in the House of Representatives. The October-December 2020 period was the warmest Arctic autumn on record dating back to 1900 and 2021 was the Arctic’s seventh warmest year on record. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a bill ( H.R.

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Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act added reporting requirements of PFAS releases for certain industries. EPA is developing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to designate PFOA and PFOS as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) “hazardous substances” for Spring 2022.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 9, 2022

Department of Energy, fossil fuels remain the largest sources of energy for electricity generation, with natural gas, the largest fossil fuel source, being 40% of electricity generated in 2020. electricity generation in 2020. As opposed to the renewable energy portfolio standards adopted for utilities in many U.S.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting. The district court complaint alleges that TSCA required EPA to complete the asbestos risk evaluation by June 19, 2020 and asks the court to issue an order setting a schedule for completion of the risk evaluation. The House bill ( H.R.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

EPA Revised Mercury Inventory Reporting Rule in Response to 2020 Second Circuit Decision. The Second Circuit said the record did not support the environmental petitioners’ contention that EPA’s deferral of the issue of commercial uses was “a device to stall resolution indefinitely. Regan, No. 61708 (Nov.

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ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species – Associated Press. . New Mexico issues 2020 Forest Action Plan – Santa Fe New Mexican. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 September 3-11, 2021 in Marseille, France.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

Tai is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting next week with Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier to discuss implementation of the USMCA, which went into force on July 1, 2020. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the months since our 2020 update on federal actions affecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to take action on its PFAS Action Plan. 535 – 116 th ) that passed the US House in January 2020. EPA Will Continue Work on PFAS Disposal and Destruction.

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ESA

JULY 26, 2021

The PFAS Action Act directs the EPA to designate two PFAS chemicals, PFOA (PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid), as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. A similar bill passed the House in January 2020. Michigan Reps.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In December 2020, the federal district court for the Northern District of California ordered EPA to revise its Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule to address "information-gathering deficiencies" related to the Agency's collection of information about asbestos.[[N:Asbestos Wheeler, 2020 U.S. 22, 2020).]] 25, 2020).]]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The plaintiffs argued that there was “no longer a viable dispute” that the organization lacked standing because the individual member had become pregnant in or around December 2020 and feared “the very sort of neurodevelopmental harm that was the focus of Plaintiffs’ trial evidence.” Wheeler, 2020 U.S.

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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

Tom Udall and Haaland during her time in the House of Representatives before it became a staple of the Biden campaign promise in 2020. House in September 2020. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Senate did not consider this bill.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2022

Reactions from Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), Jacobs Institute for Women’s Health , Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility , and the Union of Concerned Scientists praised some aspects of the report while expressing concerns about others.

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