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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Law 2021 Recycling Regulations 52

Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Working in ocean conservation has opened my eyes to the larger “aquascape”, a concept that emphasizes the inextricable connectivity of fresh and marine waters, including the transitional brackish waters that link them. In short, all water is connected.

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Ocean Clean Water Act Sea Level Conservation 64

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. James Parish, Louisiana.

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2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste 52

ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021.

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2022 Endangered Species Act 2023 Clean Water Act 40

Acoel

MARCH 7, 2022

But before I preach about plastic waste, with my mood lightened by this ray of hope, let me just offer a quick reminder of a foundational point: the law of conservation of mass , which recognizes that matter (with its specific mass) can change form, but before and after the change, the mass remains the same. Recommendation Nos.

Waste 98

Waste Ocean Clean Water Act Recycling 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA When the federal Clean Water Act was established 50 years ago to regulate pollution to the country's rivers and streams and set quality standards for surface waters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already had a Clean Streams Law and an Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA) to its Constitution on the books.

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Clean Water Act Climate Change Natural Resources 2025 88

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

30 [PaEN] -- Chester Water Authority Petitions DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board To Hold Hearings On Water Affordability [PaEN] -- Standard-Speaker: Old Idea To Reclaim Mine Water Pitched Again To Supplement Water Supplies, But Hazelton Authority Has Doubts -- Three Rivers WaterKeeper: Oct.

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Conservation Natural Gas Clean Water Act Climate Change 62

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They are allowed by law and timid regulatory inertia to annually spread 400 millions of tons of solid manure, and 4 billion gallons of raw, untreated liquid animal feces and urine – 5,000 to 7,000 gallons per acre – on 600,000 acres across Michigan; . “If There’s no excuse for these blooms to be happening in Michigan.”. The USDA spends $8.2

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Regulations Waste 2022 2015 354

E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That is, if soot from a natural fire contaminates the air, is the air not “clean”? What if it is from a manmade source in New York, operating lawfully under New York law? Elaboration may be on the way through the efforts of New York’s environmental regulator, the Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). July 21, 2021).

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Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Government Law 52

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Three More PFAS Added to Toxics Release Inventory List for 2021 Reporting Year; EPA Announced Plans for More Additions to List. EPA’s Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda Contained Multiple TSCA Rulemaking Actions. 6, 2021).]] July 23, 2021).]] Draft Contaminant Candidate List Included All PFAS. Regan, No. Regan, No.

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2021 2020 Regulations Law 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2022

.] -- Scranton Times Editorial: Polluters Can’t Regulate Themselves [That’s What House Republican Bills Would Do] -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA State Government’s Refusal To Pay Legal Stormwater Fees Unfairly Burdens Residential, Commercial Ratepayers - Capital Region Water -- PA Capital-Star: Report: Allegheny, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia (..)

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Natural Gas Clean Water Act Conservation Waste 52

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. 3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. The court also found that judicial economy and conservation of resources weighed in favor of a stay.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

New Mexico governor signs executive order creating a “30 by 30” conservation committee. UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ).

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2021 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Conservation 98

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. May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). and non-U.S.

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2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 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. EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S.

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2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter. A career specialist in soils and forestry health, most of it with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, a unit of the U.S. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. September 15, 2022 .

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Clean Water Act 2020 Regulations 2022 278

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An executive order requires federal agencies to establish energy and water conservation. A fuel leak at a naval base on Oahu contaminates the base’s drinking water. The Food Safety Modernization Act, an umbrella law, was signed by President Obama in 2011. Hawaii Water Contamination. By the Numbers. $15

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Clean Water Act 2015 Government 2011 246

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. July 15, 2021). By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. State of Washington ex rel. Haskell v. 98719-0 (Wash.

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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure. PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS. 22, 2021).]] 23, 2021).]] 22, 2021); Int’l Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agric. 10, 2021); see also Envtl.

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2021 Regulations 2020 Toxic Substances Control Act 52

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. June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021). On June 14, 2021, the U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.

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2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

TODAY 2:00: DEP Announces $245,00 Growing Greener Grant for Kinney Run Watershed Improvements In Columbia County -- Witnesses Unanimously Support Allocating American Rescue Plan Funding For On-Farm Conservation Projects At House Committee Meeting; Rep. What’s Your Community Doing? Ted Cruz To Visit Lehigh Valley Tuesday To Support U.S.

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Waste Natural Resources Clean Water Act Government 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

11 Executive Council Meeting - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $3 Million To Restore Watersheds Statewide By Reducing Water Pollution [PaEN] -- Lancaster County Community Foundation Announce More Than $100,000 In Lancaster Clean Water Fund Grants [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline - P.J.

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Conservation Renewable Energy Natural Gas 2022 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.

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Conservation Clean Water Act Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 48

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants.

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2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

Legal Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Given Justice Breyer’s announced retirement, it seems like a good time to assess his contribution to environmental law. The Clean Water Act only requires a permit for discharging pollution into waterbodies, and the Trump EPA argued that discharges into groundwater are never covered by this requirement.

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Law Clean Water Act Regulations Pollution Control 130

ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups.

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2022 Clean Water Act 2027 Ocean 75

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

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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2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Senate committee approves conservation funding bill. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Failure to act means tough choices in the future. Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S.

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2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 5, 2024

This post provides an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. In the early morning hours of Friday, May 24, 2024, the House Committee on Agriculture reported the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA, HR 8467 ) out of committee by a vote of 33-21.

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2018 2024 Clean Water Act Conservation 93

ESA

JULY 12, 2021

The Department of Energy Science for the Future Act increases recommended funding levels for the Office of Science to $11.1 Congress funded the DOE Office of Science at $7 billion in FY 2021. billion for NOAA, a 19% increase over FY 2021 levels. Separately, the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee proposed $7.32

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2021 2026 Climate Change Clean Water Act 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2022

Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Pilot Agricultural Plastic Recycling Program In 9 Counties, Deadline July 8 [PaEN] -- Sustainable Pittsburgh, Plastics Collaborative Release Whitepaper On Reducing Single-Use Plastics [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Companies To Get $1.6 Million In Dept. Capitol, Efforts To Overturn Nov.

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Natural Gas Clean Water Act Recycling 2022 62

ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. Forests: Reps.

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2023 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act 2024 75

ESA

JULY 26, 2021

Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. Maine law banning PFAS takes effect. billion, a nearly 20% increase over FY 2021 levels. Conservation: Sens. 2773 ) in April 2021. International. Scientific Community. NOAA receives $6.46

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2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Natural Resources 59

ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals report finds that 70% of protected species are hunted for wild meat. Illinois Governor signs climate legislation. International. Scientific Community.

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2021 Climate Change 2019 Technology 98

ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. Forests: Reps.

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2023 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act 2024 40

ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ), which passed the full Senate during summer 2021. ESA endorsed the NSF for the Future Act in May 2021. Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R.

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2022 Climate Change Clean Water Act Ozone 52