Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. While in May 2021 LCFS Credits were trading for an average price of $190, [6] in the week of May 23-29, 2022, CARB reports an average Credit price of $105.03. [7] By Joshua T.

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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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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. The Construction and Operations Plan for this project was approved by BOEM in 2021. federal waters.

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Today, the Government of Canada announced that draft regulations prohibiting certain single-use plastics have been published for public comment. It is the Government’s intention to finalize these Regulations and bring the ban into force as quickly as possible and as early as late 2022 after reviewing and considering comments received.

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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.". Conclusion.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2021

FDA’s decision to issue this investigator-specific guidance follows publication of a draft sponsor-specific safety reporting guidance in June 2021, and is part of an effort to ultimately replace the older guidance documents with role-specific guidance. 2021) (RWE Draft Guidance). A summary of these documents follows below.

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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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Acoel

MAY 28, 2021

Posted May 28, 2021 by Lloyd Landreth. The emerging contaminants such as PFAS and 1,4 dioxane, are regulated or soon to be regulated substances which will be considered public health and potential environmental risks at part per trillion concentrations.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. Regarding transportation, the Proposed Scenario envisions the rapid deployment of zero emission vehicles across all vehicle categories. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 3, 2020

identifies issues that need to be addressed, determines alternatives that would correct the issues, studies any potential environmental issues, complies with environmental regulations, and involves the public throughout the process. and to give the public the opportunity to review and comment on the document. forthcoming 2021.

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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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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The deadline to submit comments is November 8, 2021. Definitions and Categories. Although each of the topic areas merits and likely will receive commentary, the questions raised in certain of those areas stand out as ones that beg for public input. Topics Outlined in the Invitation. Key Questions.

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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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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Corporate Transparency Act, adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the “Act”), will require certain business entities (defined as “reporting companies”) to disclose to the U.S. Reporting will not begin until the Treasury adopts regulations, which the Act mandates must be done by January 1, 2022.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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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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. million annual funding deficit, nearly half of the approximately $25 million it costs to regulate conventional and unconventional drilling. Read more here. Read more here. The Oil and Gas Program faces a $10.5

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took a key step toward implementing the highly anticipated beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA exempts a wide array of entities from the definition of “reporting company.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Corporate Transparency Act, adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the “Act”), will require certain business entities (defined as “reporting companies”) to disclose to the U.S. Reporting will not begin until the Treasury adopts regulations, which the Act mandates must be done by January 1, 2022.

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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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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough. In this post, I summarize the Smith case and, in particular, the Court’s approach to public nuisance.

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Law Columbia

MAY 19, 2023

Since President Biden took office in January 2021, his administration has been proactive in its efforts to fulfill his campaign promise to place climate issues at the forefront of his presidential agenda. and its economy, infrastructure, and markets.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

News - Best Lawyers has named Arnold & Porter as a "Law Firm of the Year" in the "Litigation - Environmental" category. The firm also received 43 national rankings and 102 metropolitan rankings (Chicago, DC, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco) in the "Best Law Firms" report. Biotechnology Law.

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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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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 10, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice as an initial step in addressing potential money laundering vulnerabilities associated with non-financed transactions in the US real estate market.[[N: N: Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions , 86 Fed. 29, 2021).]].

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CEQA Developments

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In a 53-page published opinion filed October 8, 2021, the Fourth District Court of Appeal mostly affirmed, but reversed in part, a judgment in a CEQA action challenging two sets of projects of the City of San Diego to underground overhead utility wires in several neighborhoods. City of San Diego (2021) Cal.App.5th.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Nitrate is one of the most violated federal drinking water standards, with EPA data showing 458 systems in violation in the fourth quarter of 2021. This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. Twenty-three are in Nebraska. If the U.S.

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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. The natural gas leak resulted in a temporary one-half mile evacuation order around the well pad within Troy Township, according to Bradford County Department of Public Safety.

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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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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DEP also reported the percentage of wastewater recycled or reused in production and fracking at other natural gas wells dropped from 93% in 2021 to 88% in 2022. The natural gas leak resulted in a temporary one-half mile evacuation order around the well pad within Troy Township, according to Bradford County Department of Public Safety.

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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). 25, 2021).]] health care provider or pharmacy records, medical records, or public or state immunization information system records). Applicability.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

A discussion of ESG disclosures, and what the industry may expect from these other financial regulators on ESG matters under the Biden-Harris Administration, will be the subject of an upcoming Advisory. * * * * *. Transition to a Sustainable Low-Carbon Economy , issued today, February 18, 2021. N: See also , The U.S.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

” The proposed rules , which will be open for a 30-day public comment period, would (i) require large advisers to hedge funds and private equity funds to file reports within one business day of the occurrence of certain reporting events, (ii) lower the reporting threshold for large private equity advisers from $2 billion to $1.5

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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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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It may give the polluted-upon person a right to insist that the government consider the pollution before allowing the polluting facility to operate or before funding the polluting facility, and it may even create an obligation on the part of the government to regulate the existing polluting facility.

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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 Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Ohio and some other states argue that the waiver unconstitutionally gives California more power to regulate than it gives them. EPA to overturn Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

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