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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

The Energy Law Blog

The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale. BOEM approved the Construction and Operations Plan for the Vineyard Wind Project in July 2021, approximately 12 years after BOEM began evaluating the site for wind energy development.

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Our 2022 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

Several of our priorities this year seek to stem the loss of irreplaceable natural and working lands and ensure our state is empowered to plan more thoughtfully for the years to come. Salmon Recovery Despite the best efforts of many across our state, salmon species continue to be threatened and on the brink of extinction.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

Section 14 of Senate Bill 582 d irects DEQ and the EMC to replace the current general permit (in effect since December 1, 2021) with the previous version of NCG530000. Reverting to the earlier permit will eliminate water quality monitoring requirements for nitrogen and phosphorus that were added to the permit in 2021. Under the N.C.

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Montrose Environmental Group Acquires Environmental Intelligence, LLC

Montrose

July 6, 2021 – Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. EI’s environmental expertise includes wetlands and water compliance, restoration and revegetation services, and permitting under the Clean Water Act and federal and state Endangered Species Acts. IRVINE, Calif. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.

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Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reject Challenge to ESA Rule

Endangered Species Law

On May 14, 2021, the Department of Justice filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that the Court should not hear the case of Kansas Natural Resource Coalition v. Department of Interior (“ KNRC ”).

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

November 23, 2021. As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources. We have federal water rights that aren’t being protected properly under state law.”. By Jessica Fu, The Counter.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. 20-1045 (D.C.

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