PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.]

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2022 Guide. Eid as a “Leading Lawyer” for Industry Focus > Native American Law. Industry Focus > Native American Law. Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Conventional Power.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

From 2016 to 2021, DEP issued 4,193 notices of violation to conventional drillers for attempting to abandon their wells. Click Here for the complete list of NOVs issued by DEP during the first quarter. Click Here for the complete list of NOVs issued by DEP during the first quarter. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The report looked at environmental compliance in the industry between 2017 through 2021. Overview Of Non-Compliance DEP reports between 2017 through 2021, the agency did 63,026 inspections of wells belonging to 1,512 conventional oil and gas well owners operating 34,812 wells. Why The Assessment? DEP’s assessment was promised by Gov.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

However, Commerce notes that most cryptographic libraries and modules themselves will likely not be impacted by this change because the mass market note (Note 3 to Category 5, Part 2 or the "Cryptography Note") specifically excludes items whose primary function is "information security.". c or 5D992.c Conclusion.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 25, 2021

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. It is a non-scope matter.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 12, 2021

This question, and FDA’s discretion to determine a product’s regulatory classification, was at the heart of the DC Circuit’s April 2021 decision in Genus Med. Under the FDCA, whether a product is regulated as a drug or device turns on the intended use of the product. N: Genus Med. Food and Drug Administration, 994 F.3d

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Click Here the list of 256 conventional oil and gas companies issued NOVs. Conventional oil and gas operators racked up 4,386 violations of environmental regulations in calendar year 2021 alone. DEP reported conventional oil and gas drillers only paid $46,100 of the $10,600,000 it costs DEP to regulate the industry.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act (the VCDPA or the Act), making Virginia the second state, following California, to grant consumers broad privacy rights with respect to their personal information as collected by businesses both within and outside the state.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the global effort to protect the earth’s climate, the pace of regulation is rivaled only by the speed of technological innovation. While the SEC’s climate disclosure rules are pending, and will probably face litigation when final, regulations from other agencies and jurisdictions are likely to affect U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 21, 2022

In October 2021, we discussed the U.S. For example: In June 2021, Belgian security firm G4S Secure Solutions NV agreed to plead guilty to criminal antitrust conspiracy and agreed to pay a $15 million criminal fine;[[N:Press Release, U.S. 18, 2021), [link]. ]] pled guilty to rigging bids for U.S. 16, 2021), [link]. ]].

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 ,[[N:H.R. omnibus legislation signed into law at the end of 2020, the “No Surprises Act” (Act) contains a number of protections for patients in cases of both emergency services and non-emergency services performed by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities.

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Arnold Porter

JULY 13, 2021

On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA or the Act), a far-reaching statute providing Colorado residents new rights to control the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information by businesses active in the state.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

He also repeatedly made the point in recounting the history of conventional drilling that drillers took no action to properly plug or case their oil and gas wells to protect groundwater and prevent methane migration, unless there was a law and regulations making them do it. And even then it was tough.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 28, 2022

Last year Scottsdale authorities, concerned about the effects of the megadrought and the August 2021 federal Colorado River water shortage declaration, decided to protect the city’s 241,000 residents. The city set a December 31, 2022 deadline for the water shut off. . But another important waiver was included.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We also report on recent updates in relation to sanctions and the growth of cryptoasset-related regulation. Regulators concluding the HBOS investigation with no further action against senior managers. million for misleading its regulator, the FRC. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022. KPMG fined £18.4

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As we previously reported , President Biden issued an executive order on September 9, 2021 charting a path for implementing COVID-19 safeguards for government contractors (EO). Food and Drug Administration” (FDA) or “listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO).[[N: 25, 2021).]] Applicability.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. EPA Added Substances to Safer Chemical Ingredients List. 6, 2021).]] Regan, No.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 14, 2023

Photo credit: GRIDArendal on Visualhunt Antitrust – a previously dormant area of law and federal enforcement – has reached a new zenith in recent years. Most of the rhetoric and activity has occurred in the first two categories in the US, so we focus there, in an effort to differentiate political narratives from legal reality.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

DEP issued 1,360 NOVs to unconventional shale gas well operators in 2022 and 1,323 NOVs in 2021, according to DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Recent market events, however, appear to have prompted the proposed amendments, and the proposing release cites to “the March 2020 COVID-19 turmoil and the January 2021 market volatility in certain stocks” as a justification for the proposal.[[N: The Proposed Amendments. Lowered Reporting Threshold.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Plaintiffs Asked Court to Finalize Action on Proposed TRI Listing of DINP.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure.

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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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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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Arnold Porter

JULY 2, 2021

The Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 (H.R. However, in 2022, Congress must pass the next iteration of the UFA reauthorizations in order to fund various activities across FDA, providing a likely vehicle for either to become law, in whole or in part. 2209), introduced for the second time by Sen.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This provides a new lever in regulating cross-border trade, entirely separate from other laws that restrict cross-border transactions (such as trade sanctions, traditional export controls, and reviews of foreign investments by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)). § 800.241(a)(ii).

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Subscribe to our "Biden-Harris Agenda" mailing list to receive our analyses. * * * * *. On February 22, 2021, following continued violence against pro-democracy protestors, OFAC designated two additional appointed members of the State Administration Council.[[N:(1) Other sanctions followed soon after. New Sanctions. Conclusion.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Subscribe to our "Biden-Harris Agenda" mailing list to receive our analyses. * * * * *. While we await those regulations, the preexisting regulations implementing EO 13658 provide insight into what contractors can expect. 201 et seq.; the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.; the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.;

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Williams joined the Biden administration in January 2021 and is currently serving as the agency’s principal deputy director. She previously worked as the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks director from 2017–2020 and was an assistant professor of law at the University of Montana. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. 6, 2021).]] 20, 2021).]] 19, 2021).]] 11, 2021).]] 27, 2021).]]

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The bill repeals 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. By Annie Snider, PoliticoPro, 11/18/2021. In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. Applications are due Dec.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Subscribe to our "Biden-Harris Agenda" mailing list to receive our analyses. * * * * *. The current administration's efforts to issue a new climate guidance document will be complicated by a last minute Trump regulation establishing new procedures for issuance of agency guidance. See Wild Va. 3:20-cv-00045-JPJ-PMS (W.D. Alaska Cmty.

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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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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

In particular, the bill extends FY 2021 enacted levels through FY 2022 for federal transportation programs and reauthorizes various surface transportation programs for FY 2023-2026. N: See generally Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Business Meeting to Consider Pending Legislation , July 14, 2021 ( last visited July 31, 2021).]]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Subscribe to our "Biden-Harris Agenda" mailing list to receive our analyses. * * * * *. PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water Regulations Back On and Only the Beginning. EPA is unlikely to stop with drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS.

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