Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

Since December 2020, the federal government has allocated over a billion dollars for water debt relief, but due to administrative hurdles that money has been slow to reach families in need. Activists say that the federal Environment Agency is not doing enough to stop illegal dumps, and that current laws are not strict enough.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2022

Security Council held that Iraq “is liable under international law for any direct loss, damage, including environmental damage and the depletion of natural resources, or injury to foreign Governments, nationals and corporations, as a result of Iraq’s unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait. It remains true, now as much as ever.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In Europe, new threats of pollution to waterways have compelled government officials to take action. Deliberately targeting and damaging essential public infrastructure like water supply pipes is a violation of international law, according to legal experts interviewed by the BBC. Transcript.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 29, 2022

In Thailand, the government cancelled a dredging and blasting project that would have straightened a rocky stretch of the Mekong River to accommodate large cargo ships. The lawsuit seeks compensation from the company for violating state environmental laws. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. A new report gives New York a failing grade for its flood risk disclosure laws. The waste has remained there because the federal government has not established a permanent long-term storage facility. The report issued New York an F for its risk disclosure law, saying that the law “stacks the deck against buyers.”

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. July 27, 2022: Upcoming Public Meeting Webinar for the Niagara River/ Lake Erie Watershed Management Plan – register. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

September 6, 2022. The defendants, Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, argue that they followed federal law by conducting a truncated environmental review, and that PDOT has held public meetings throughout the permitting process. September 27-29, 2022: Great Lakes Public Forum — register.

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Legal Planet

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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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 5, 2022

Senior associates Tom Pettit and Christian Sheehan were quoted in articles from Law360 discussing government contracts cases and policies to watch in 2022. In an article focused on cases for government contractors to watch this year, Pettit highlights the pending challenges to the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Water-related crises around the world have shown that current systems of governance and economic organization are unsuited for a world altered by global warming. By Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Johan Rockström , and Tharman Shanmugaratnam — September 27, 2022. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

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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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Legal Planet

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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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2022. While state-level decisions this year are about money, local initiatives focus on law and policy. That amendment has been stymied in court and preempted by the state Legislature, which passed a law to invalidate local measures to grant rights to nature.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The government of Manitoba, Canada , releases a new water strategy that focuses on reducing demand. The Water and Climate Leaders, a group of UN officials, private sector representatives, and current and former government ministers, called for countries to integrate their climate and water plans. Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The state court on the cutting edge of environmental law is a long way from the major population and media centers, which may be one reason it doesn’t get much attention. The Hawaiian Supreme Court has been forging new paths in environmental law that may lead the way for other courts in years to come. It deserves more.

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Legal Planet

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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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It’s time for another round-up summarizing lobbying by Canada’s oil and gas industry of the federal government. The most recent complete month of data is for December 2022. The oil and gas industry’s lobbyists met with federal government officials a minimum of 94 times in December. Here are the other highlights from the month.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law. In an attempt to alleviate decades worth of environmental harms, the Finnish government has begun efforts to restore parts of the country’s forests and waterways, the Guardian reports. The post The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law posted its Summer/Fall 2022 Semi-Annual Report, which includes a su mmary of the Center’s key activities between June and December 2022. Amy Turner has taken on a leading role in advising local governments on the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Webb, and Michael B.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 9, 2023

Ontario government served with legal notice over carving up greenbelt lands. Changes to Hamilton’s official plan are the latest in a series of moves by the provincial government to push sprawl development into farmland, woodland, and wetlands.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. Governance. By Robert Currie Ríos*. The Process. Credit: Agencia Uno. Paradigm Shift.

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Law Columbia

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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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 17, 2023

Arnold & Porter’s Government Contracts & National Security, International Trade, and Life Sciences practices were recognized by Law360 as 2022 "Practice Groups of the Year.” ” The annual ranking honors law firms behind the legal work that "resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.".

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 30, 2024

Statement from Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development program manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – In November 2022, Ontario Premier Doug Ford claimed that sprawl construction would be in progress on the Greenbelt by the end of 2023.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 10, 2022

In even-numbered years like 2022, lawmakers focus on relatively small budget requests, “fixes” and limited policy proposals. Environmental priorities coalition 2022 Each year, we get together with more than 20 other environmental groups to advocate for a slate of shared priorities. But there’s still a lot happening!

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 27, 2023

In February 2022, Plaintiffs served their fourth set of discovery requests that included requests for electronically stored information (“ESI”). The Defendant responded with numerous objections, prompting Plaintiffs to file a Motion to Compel Responses in late June 2022.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2024

The SEC’s rule was proposed way back in 2022, and the initial draft would have required companies to disclose their “Scope 3” supply chain emissions, in addition to the “Scope 1” and “Scope 2” direct and indirect emissions the final rule includes. Understanding the scope and scale of corporate climate emissions and climate risk is critical.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This newsletter is our ninth annual review of significant state court decisions relevant for private company M&A transactions and related governance matters and disputes. Ju is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and is employed at Arnold & Porter's New York office as an Associate.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

Hopefully, Assembly Bill (AB) 3233––a new bill introduced last Friday by Assemblymember Dawn Addis––can clarify the essential role of local governments in phasing out fossil fuel extraction here in California. Monterey as a cudgel to dissuade local governments from rightfully exercising this authority.

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PA Environment Daily

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.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 20, 2022

What’s Up With Water – April 19, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers water outages in Ukraine, water rationing in Chile’s largest city and the western United States, and the biggest environmental concerns among Americans. In Recent Water News. This Week’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers. $67 67 MILLION.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 6, 2022

In Canada , the federal government will fund a multi-million-dollar water reservoir in a rural community plagued by water contamination. What’s Up With Water – April 5, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers a controversial dam proposal in Australia, worsening drought in California, and a major spending bill in Michigan.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Within the first six weeks of 2022, both state and federal governments have taken steps toward offshore wind energy development off the coast of Louisiana. On February 1, the Climate Initiatives Task Force submitted the Louisiana Climate Action Plan to Governor Edwards. In addition to Action 1.3,

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. made on January 17, 2022 coming into force on April 6, 2022” in order to support the UK’s transition toward net zero. As we in the U.S.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2022 AB 1279. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2018 SB100.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now). only days from now).

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