2021 Atmosphere Clean Water Act Greenhouse 
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Like terrestrial plants, seaweed uptakes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it grows and stores it in biomass. To offset emissions, cultivated seaweed could be used to replace more greenhouse gas-intensive products, or could be sunk in the deep sea. Potentially applicable U.S.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing 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. Ocean CDR is a set of strategies to sequester carbon dioxide in ocean waters.
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Greenbuilding Law
APRIL 25, 2021
The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change, and Tree Planting. The bills establish a civil penalty of up to $100 per violation for organizing or participating in a mass balloon release. Environmental Standing and Environmental Justice.
Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 5, 2022
billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere—the equivalent of 300 coal-fired power plants—and these facilities are sited in predominantly low-income communities and communities of color. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean. Producing plastics is a dirty business.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. On April 15, 2021, federal defendants, defendant-intervenors, and environmental groups filed a stipulation for dismissal of appeals of a district court’s November 2020 decision finding that the U.S. West Virginia v. 20-1530 (U.S.
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). 19-1189 (U.S.
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