Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

If you live in Minnesota, you can help make sure the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) writes a comment letter supporting adequate protection in the EPA’s upcoming update to its rules covering emissions of ethylene oxide at commercial sterilizer facilities. You can contact your legislator to support this important new law.

2016 204

2016 Regulations Clean Air Act Ozone 204

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

2013 2007 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 52

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The two professors, David Nixon and John Zavodni, were not merely interested in the bounty provision of the law (a common feature of legislation in the late 19th century,) but they wanted to make a point: the rivers were a dump. Nobody at the Corps of Engineers had heard of the law, let alone a permit program to enforce it.

Clean Water Act 73

Clean Water Act Law Pollution Control Politics 73

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S. million in 2013.

2013 52

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Renewable + Law

MARCH 18, 2021

First, FERC reversed its Broadview Solar decision issued in September 2020, which prior decision overturned decades of precedent related to the method for determining the net output of qualifying facilities under PURPA.

Solar Power 40

Solar Power Pollution Control 2020 40

PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water? 27-28; Moraine State Park Regatta Aug. 27-28; Moraine State Park Regatta Aug.

Natural Gas 69

Natural Gas 2021 Conservation 2020 69

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

In 2020, sources in both the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) NOX annual program and the A(cid) R(ain) P(rogram) together emitted 0.78 Greater compliance flexibility, and smaller adverse job impacts, could be achieved by an incremental approach to pollution control upgrades. million tons, a reduction of 5.1

Ozone 40

Ozone Clean Air Act 2026 2015 40

Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Savvy players in the environmental industrial complex and associated industries will find business opportunities to lead and profit in environmental matters, including opportunities advantaged by these newly enacted laws. Drinking Water.

Law 52

Law 2021 Recycling 2024 52

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

While TRPA had “jurisdiction by law” in that it exercises authority over resources affected by the project, it was not a responsible agency. Per the Court: “CEQA…does not require the lead agency to accept and utilize the threshold or significance standards which the jurisdiction-by-law agency used to determine the impact was significant.

Renewable Energy 86

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013 86

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The plan — importing millions of liters of drinking water from Lake Simcoe to York Region, and exporting the area’s wastewater to treatment facilities on Lake Ontario — is seen as both environmentally risky, and in breach of international law. Moreover, Ontario’s wastewater management system would be put to the test.

2023 130

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

James, a faith-based grassroots organization fighting to reduce pollution in the community, and lawyers at Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law organization, and other community groups led the years long battle. billion complex in St. USA: How many burial sites are on the land where Formosa Plastics plans to build?

2016 52

2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste 52

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. But the Platte Lake advocates did not rely on federal law.

Law 290

Law Waste Clean Water Act 2022 290

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

China also required stricter pre-shipment inspections to enforce existing laws, such as the import ban on electronic waste (e-waste). However, most of the world’s recycling is exported to lower-income countries, where recycling is cheaper to process due to weak law enforcement and informal sector recycling with no pollution controls.

Recycling 52

Recycling Waste 2018 Government 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These actions, which address several recommendations of the 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury released in 2020. 2020 Grand Jury Report Gov. That is true but we can stop stupid legislation from becoming law. The company has also been criminally charged with violations of the Air Pollution Control Act in Washington County.

Natural Gas 121

Natural Gas Air Pollution Environmental Protection Waste 121

Ohio Environmental Law

MAY 8, 2020

On January 23, 2020, the Trump Administration released the final version of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which defines which waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act. 22,250, 22,251-22,252 (April 21, 2020). Does Ohio law protect wetlands and waters that are not federally protected?

Clean Water Act 40

Clean Water Act 2020 Law 2006 40

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 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 court found that, as pled, the complaint was “premised solely on state law” and that City of New York v. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2022

A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation. It still applies whether EPA enforces it or the state does through its federally-approved pollution control programs. A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation. Read more here. Note: BTW, the price at the pump didn’t go to zero.]

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 52

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

EPA Revised Mercury Inventory Reporting Rule in Response to 2020 Second Circuit Decision. In addition, the infrastructure law provides $100 million for the Pollution Prevention Act grants to states for programs to promote businesses’ use of source reduction techniques. N:Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. Regan, No.

2021 52

2021 Toxic Substances Control Act 2020 Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation. A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation. Just because you have an abundant supply of something, doesn’t mean you control demand or the price. Read more here. Note: BTW, the price at the pump didn’t go to zero.]

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 98

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5% The post Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards appeared first on Climate Law Blog. EPA , 142 S.

Clean Air Act 55

Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Just a year later, however, the industry encountered a potentially major obstacle: A study conducted by the government’s National Air Pollution Control Administration found a link between outdoor NO2 exposure and childhood respiratory problems. Likewise, they have been busy shoring up their markets.

2013 356

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 356

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 45

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

ESA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Congress has not passed appropriations bills since December 2020. States Win Bid to Freeze Biden’s Interim Social Cost of Carbon – Bloomberg Law. EPA and NOAA – Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Louisiana Has Satisfied All Conditions of Approval Placed on Its Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.

2022 98

2022 Climate Change Natural Resources Conservation 98

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. Trump administration removed gray wolves from the endangered species list in November 2020. Half of the top 30 methane emitters have signed on to this pledge.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

However, diplomats failed to agree about how to fulfill a decade-old pledge that was set to begin in 2020 to provide $100 billion in climate finance to help developing counties with climate adaptation and mitigation each year. Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels.

2021 105

2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

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.

Toxic Substances Control Act 52

Toxic Substances Control Act 2020 Clean Water Act Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Capitol -- WITF: These Republicans Did A Deep Dive Into 2020 Election Lawsuits, Including In PA; Woefully Deficient Filings Caused Most Of Them To Fail -- Post-Gazette: Ex-President Said He Would Pardon And Issue A Government Apology To Those Who Assaulted U.S. Of Revenue Reports August State Tax Collections 1.1%

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Waste Conservation Climate Change 64

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It’s been building and building,” said Rob Michaels, an attorney for the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), a Chicago-based legal group, who is working to limit CAFO manure discharges in Ohio and Michigan. CAFOs, though, are the only industrial polluting facilities not required to treat their wastes. As a legal issue.

Clean Water Act 360

Clean Water Act 2011 Regulations Waste 360

Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The Republican controlled Congress in the first year of the Trump Presidency, used the CRA to revoke sixteen (16) Obama regulations. Any Trump-era rules finalized after August 21, 2020 could be revoked using the CRA process. New emission standards for a specific pollutant require new air pollution controls (targeted pollutants).

Regulations 40

Regulations Clean Air Act Air Pollution Pollution Control 40