Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In Europe, new threats of pollution to waterways have compelled government officials to take action. Another is to regulate 25 new contaminants. The European Commission’s regulation list also includes the class of chemicals known as PFAS, or ‘forever’ chemicals. Transcript. One is to tighten existing rules for 16 pollutants.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. We as the consumer have the burden of paying for a lack of regulation, mandates, and policies on water contamination.”. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

October 4, 2022. Indiana regulates the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Navigator responds that it has complied with state regulations, which require the company to notify landowners in the pipeline’s path and consider citizen safety when routing the project. October 28, 2022: Great Lakes Water Conference — register.

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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. Drought in the American West.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

As state governments begin to grapple with the serious impacts of climate change on a range of local industries and economic actors, it will be vital for leaders and investors to have access to comparable, high-quality risk disclosure. Download as PDF.

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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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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

September 6, 2022. The city’s moratorium on water shutoffs, enacted more than two years ago, is set to expire at the end of 2022, though officials say that households enrolled in the affordability program will not be affected. September 15-16, 2022: Fall 2022 Smart Ships Coalition Workshop — register. and Canada.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NO X ) and soot (or particulate matter, PM 2.5 ) from new heavy-duty trucks. This is the first time EPA has sought to limit emissions in over two decades, and it is long overdue. Limits on mal-maintenance/tampering.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

It was filed by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union and the Green League, who object to a 30-year groundwater pumping permit given by state regulators. The lawsuit claims that the state government did not adequately address climate change when approving a water use permit for the 5-billion Euro factory.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. The waste has remained there because the federal government has not established a permanent long-term storage facility. The standards will allow Wisconsin to regulate the harmful chemicals while the state’s other attempts at rulemaking are challenged in court. . Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. In context: Who Pays?

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 28, 2022

government’s response to forever chemicals in drinking water. Alan Roberson is the executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, a group that represents state regulators. The post What’s Up With Water — June 28, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Transcript.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

October 25, 2022. The federal government awards $18.9 Pennsylvania takes another step toward regulating two PFAS in drinking water. Pennsylvania Is a Step Closer to Regulating Two PFAS in Drinking Water. government awarded $18.9 October 26, 2022 : Great Lakes Water Authority board meeting — web link.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As described in Latham’s previous reporting on the rulemaking [iii] and adoption [iv] of Rule 2305, the regulation applies to warehouses in the South Coast Air Basin [v] of 100,000 square feet or more and aims to reduce regional nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and local diesel particulate matter emissions.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 12, 2022

The government finally posted draft regulations to ban six single-use plastics over the holidays. As written, the regulations wouldn’t rid Canada of the harmful products until sometime in 2024 at the earliest, an absurd timeline that undermines the government’s own promises to reign in plastic pollution.

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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. ” (Emphasis added). ” (Emphasis added). This is not to say that the Court’s decision in Chevron v.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued temporary and proposed rules for the “direct pay” mechanism enabled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and codified under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code. This blog post reviews details of particular use to cities and other units of local government.

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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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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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Circle of Blue

JUNE 8, 2022

” – Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for Environmental Working Group. In Context: Some rural California communities have waited nearly a decade for state regulators to repair their tainted drinking-water systems, reported California Health Report last year. Recent testing from the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen. The Maryland Department of the Environment has already begun drafting regulations and proposed regulations will first be circulated for public comment in winter 2023 with final regulations adopted in summer 2023.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2022

The two dam projects still require state government approval before they can break ground. Gavin Newsom ordered state regulators to consider new restrictions on water use. The post What’s Up With Water — April 5, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. It was not to be. Because of the worsening water supply forecast, Gov.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

Reeling from the ongoing megadrought, beekeepers in Chile demand more support from the government. Chilean beekeepers protested in front of the presidential palace in Santiago on Monday, demanding more support from the Chilean government in the face of the ongoing megadrought. “Bees are dying. 300,000 FAMILIES.

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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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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Pipeline Safety Rulemaking The action by the Commission is the latest step forward in a comprehensive process to explore and address pipeline safety regulations in Pennsylvania. The proposed rulemaking would create a new heading within Chapter 59 of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s regulations (52 Pa.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Over the summer, the Canadian government introduced the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) as part of the broader Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 ( C-27 ), which also would update Canada’s privacy and data protection legal framework. Like the EU’s proposed AIA, the AIDA follows a risk-based approach.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

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. What’s Up With Water—January 24, 2022 – This week’s episode covers a strategically important dam in Syria that was the target of a U.S.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 16, 2022

The decision comes after the federal government declared a Tier 1 shortage on the Colorado River last year, which forces some states, including Arizona, to reduce water usage from the river. Chile’s environmental regulator fined a major mining operation more than $8 million for damaged caused by water extraction.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2023

New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting , a lawsuit challenging the state’s March 2021 regulations for siting and permitting major renewable energy facilities. Lawsuit Challenging ORES’s Regulations In March 2021, ORES promulgated regulations to implement the new siting process, as required by statute.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 4, 2022

Michigan’s Lack of Septic System Regulations is Causing Problems for Some of its Most Pristine Lakes Failing systems can allow contaminated water to seep through the earth into nearby bodies of water. Lester Graham, Michigan Radio – May 4, 2022. . Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No. It is currently anticipated that primacy for Louisiana will be granted in late 2022 or early 2023. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2023

Transmission policy is vital to supplying grid modernization, and some state governments see their role in planning ahead for the grid we need. States should be heard on transmission When regulators make policy, utilities listen. Where do we go for that modern infrastructure?

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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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Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

Residents in a major neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria lack access to clean drinking water and say their government has abandoned them. What’s Up With Water—April 26, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers paying for groundwater in California and a controversial canal project in Nebraska. Carl Ganter/ Circle of Blue.

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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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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2024

The federal government has set targets and policies for most sectors in the economy….except Why financial regulation? Regulations are like the guardrails on the highway – they ensure safety and order. Thoughtful regulations are the reason cars have seat belts and we can trust what’s on the supermarket shelves.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 12, 2022

On December 1, 2022, the US Department of Labor published a final regulation (the Final Rule) in the Federal Register addressing the extent to which fiduciaries of ERISA-covered retirement plans may consider ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and other factors when investing plan assets and, in the case of plans with participant-directed investment, (..)

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