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APRIL 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 13 PA Bulletin that Eyoyo is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Manufacturers must also pay an annual registration fee and submit a recycling plan and annual report.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

In a recent post , I analyzed the California Legislature’s recent passage and Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing into law of two important bills–SB 9 and SB 10–designed to confront California’s well-documented housing crisis. Davis School of Law faculty colleagues Chris Elmendorf and Darien Shanske.).

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The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

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MARCH 20, 2023

This week, on March 21 and 22, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court of Canada. We spent years fighting for much-needed legislation to strengthen Canada’s environmental laws and fix the broken project review process. That’s why we’re in court defending this law.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. What’s more, the work required them to form new relationships between government and local agencies. The law requires that these support structures account for no more than 15 percent of the LIHWAP funds. Though LIHWAP was allocated more than $1.1

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Arnold & Porter senior counsel Joel Greenberg was elected as a 2021 Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel, the organization for leading corporate governance lawyers from the US and Canada. Greenberg is one of 14 new Fellows in its 2021 class of distinguished leading practitioners.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Implementation of these new laws will be the true test of that statement, but they provide an exciting starting point. Prior to this new law, the state was required by law to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Climate Change Mitigation.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Government regulators expect that the chemical distribution problem will be short-lived. In India, a government program is bringing running water to more homes in areas of high-poverty. Earlier this month, the federal government announced a new office that will focus on health problems linked to climate change.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

What’s Up With Water—December 20, 2021 – This week’s episode covers ongoing drought in Iraq, an investigation into an oil and gas exploration company in southwest Africa, and the annual meeting of Colorado River Basin leaders. “Third Pole” Glaciers Melting At An Alarming Rate, Study Finds. ON THE RADAR.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 19 PA Bulletin has banned the sale of electronic products by Proexpress Distribution, LLC in Pennsylvania as a result of non-compliance with the electronic waste recycling law. ( Read more here. Read more here.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals. Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol.

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MAY 16, 2023

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. As in the United States, state governments made some effort to pick up the slack.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 16 PA Bulletin prohibiting the sale of electronic devices by Wiltronic Corp (IVIEW) as a result of violations of the Covered Device Recycling Act-- Pennsylvania’s electronics waste recycling law. ( Read more here. Read more here.

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MAY 16, 2023

Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A new law in Wisconsin will fund more sustainable, watershed friendly farming methods. and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Chile’s president-elect Gabriel Boric speaks in Santiago, the day after his election victory in December 2021. President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 21 PA Bulletin it has banned the sale of electronic products by Trexonic in Pennsylvania as a result of non-compliance with the electronic waste recycling law. ( Manufacturers must also pay an annual registration fee and submit a recycling plan and annual report.

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JUNE 15, 2021

A lack of funding and attention from the federal government has left water and power systems in the United States increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. A coalition of rural South African residents are fighting for clean water after years of infrastructure projects weren’t finished by the federal government. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee is scheduled to hold an October 30 public hearing on House Bill 1607 (Borowski-D-Delaware), a comprehensive rewrite of the state electronics waste recycling law ( sponsor summary ). When she announced the legislation in July, Rep. Read more here.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. 46 days after publication allowing for a comment period, the Department will be free to adopt the 2021 IgCC by regulation. . The backstory is important.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The federal government has done this even though it has not yet put in place a revised law or committed to a new designation, representing a gross abandonment of federal responsibility to protect the people of Ontario and an acceleration of ongoing attacks on our shared future by the provincial government.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

High Costs, Few Customers: Benton Harbor Water Woes Loom for Michigan Cities — Shrinking populations and wealth have left many local governments unable to collect enough ratepayer revenue to cover long-term water system costs. All in all, the NRAR investigated and finalized nearly 1,000 reports of breaches to the water laws.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

In 2021 Texas enacted laws that prohibit municipalities from contracting with banks with certain ESG policies, leading to the exit of five of the largest municipal bond underwriters from the state. We study how regulation limiting ESG policies distorts financial market outcomes.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Boston was named to City & State New York 's "Law Power 100," an annual list of the "leading legal professionals in New York politics and government." Product Liability Litigation partner Sheila S.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

“The rights of nature, like all the rights established in the Constitution Ecuadorian law, have full normative force. The decision will force Ecuador’s government to revoke mining permits to state mining company Enami and its Canadian partner, Cornerstone Capital Resources.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

What’s Up With Water—December 13, 2021 – This week’s episode covers water scarcity in the Middle East and water contamination in Hawaii. Officials in many areas are preparing “for the worst-case scenarios” and asking the federal government for relief aid. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In Case You Missed It: . inches) of rain in 12 hours.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If passed, this new law would finally put an end to the millions of tonnes of coal – the world’s dirtiest and deadliest fossil fuel – that are shipped overseas from Canada’ west coast every year. This Private Member’s Bill is only necessary because the federal government has failed to keep its own promise. million cars.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

But the problem is rooted in decades of bad management, poor environmental governance and lack of foresight, and not getting prepared for a situation like this.” – Kaveh Madani, former deputy head of the Iranian Environment Department. Experts say Iran’s water crisis will only worsen if the country continues to rely on hydropower generation.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. Perhaps the most significant decision in climate litigation in 2021 came from the Netherlands.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

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MARCH 19, 2023

Remarkably, however, and despite the fact that the federal government negotiated two important 19th century treaties with the Navajo Nation, the U.S. government has never seen fit to expressly provide federal water rights to the Nation to make its expansive reservation fully habitable. Navajo Nation and U.S. Navajo Nation.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

This blog post is a compilation of responses to the top 10 questions from our webinar last week, “ Does Your Lease Address New GHG Laws? ” The top 10 questions we received were: How does a building owner count its greenhouse gas emissions to report to the government under this new Maryland law ?

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – This week, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court of Canada. Provincial and federal governments share the legal authority to protect the environment and conserve nature.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC, December 1, 2021 — Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that James W. Kim has joined the firm’s Government Contracts practice as a partner, resident in Washington, DC. About Arnold & Porter’s Government Contracts Practice.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin that Chuwi Innovation and Technology is not in compliance with the state electronics waste recycling law and is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania. ( Read more here. Read more here.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The California Restaurant Association, an industry group, challenged Berkeley’s ordinance, arguing that it was preempted by both state and federal law. In July 2021, the U.S. Constitution, and most states, including California, delegate some or all aspects of it to local governments within their borders.

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