The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. 68686, and goes through January 3, 2022. Additionally, Kirby paid $4.9

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The two bureaus stated their focus for fiscal year (FY) 2022 would be on the development of regulations to address the IIJA requirement; accordingly, both BOEM and BSEE have budgeted funds for FY 2023 to develop such a framework. In the meantime, more questions than answers remain regarding the regulatory framework for offshore CCS.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2022

This blog was written by Claudia Cecilia Olimón, the Latin America GGGI Project Coordinator Consultant for Ocean Conservancy. She has more than 12 years working in ocean conservation. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post Managing Ghost Gear in Mexico appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Frontiers

JUNE 12, 2023

Author: Thimedi Hetti The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water is about aiming to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. Could you highlight the importance of our oceans in today’s world? The move was an important one for me.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 18, 2023

In conducting fish sampling across the estuary for a collaborative research and monitoring effort in the spring of 2022, it became clear there was a precipitous drop off in the number of juvenile Chinook salmon compared to previous years. “We One of the few Chinook salmon counted at Port Susan Bay in the Spring of 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Funding is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Penn State University, and matching funds from participating investigator institutions. Posted: December 9, 2022] PA Environment Digest Sean Rafferty, Research Director for Pennsylvania Sea Grant. Click Here to register.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – September 14, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of acres of gray and gnarled pine, cypress, and maples, many of them rotting on the ground, are the result of saltwater that has spread underground from the Atlantic Ocean, slowly killing trees by poisoning soil. . Photo © Dr. Matthew Kirwan / VIMS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

In a world where urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, transportation, water and energy infrastructure, and other human impacts have degraded and continue to alter natural ecosystems, climate change is causing rapid and often hard to predict impacts on species dynamics and distribution.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – August 22, 2022. He makes his living on the Turnbridge Plantation in his hometown of Hardeeville, South Carolina, 30 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. Photo © Dr. Matthew Ricker / NCSU.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

In response to multiple requests from stakeholders and interested parties during the third Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting , the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management agreed to extend the public comment periods for the two potential wind energy areas (WEAs) and the draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

You'll be inspired to explore rivers, lakes, and oceans, push extremes, embrace the paddling lifestyle, and appreciate the wild places. “We They will experience a whitewater trip through Africa, a hike into an Alaskan volcano and raft out from the caldera to the Pacific Ocean, and the story of one man’s commute to work in Australia via kayak.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Harrisburg area teachers and students will engage in hands-on learning around local environmental issues and solutions, and the unique nature of their communities thanks to a grant from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. How Clean Is Your Stream?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“The Lake Erie Coastal Zone is an extraordinary environmental, economic, and community resource that is under growing pressure from threats such as development, pollution, and, increasingly, climate change," said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. For more information, visit DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program webpage.

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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.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, on July 7, 2022, in Petro Ventures, Inc. . § 250.1403; NTL No. 2023-N02 (March 24, 2023). The agency intended the bonding requirement to be a jurisdictional precondition for maintaining a civil penalty appeal with the DOI’s Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”). 2020-48), the IBLA held the current version of 30 C.F.R.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

Droughts are a particular challenge, as in Kansas where there were droughts in 56 of 156 months from 2010 to 2022. Extreme events in the Northwest will include storms resulting from atmospheric rivers over the Pacific Ocean. With rising sea levels and warming ocean temperatures, heatwaves and high-temperature toxins (e.g.,

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But it is not for her work with the ocean that Carson is best remembered. Resources To learn more about Rachel Carson, visit the Rachel Carson Homestead website. In 1995, the headquarters building for the departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources in Harrisburg was formally named for Rachel Carson.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), FERC is responsible for authorizing the siting and construction of onshore and near-shore LNG import or export facilities. [3] Pursuant to FERC’s Notice of Petition for Rulemaking, any person who wishes to submit comments on this Petition must do so by September 20, 2022. [1] 1] [link]. [2]

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

And so and so forth until a river reaches a bay, a gulf, an ocean, or other similar outlets. Streams and rivers are not just networks of natural channels for water, directing it all to the ocean. Larger streams flow together, creating bigger rivers. Rather, our streams and rivers are ecosystems, teeming with life.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. NDAA: The full Senate voted to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE).

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a sub-agency within Interior, promulgated regulations in 2009 which set forth the procedure for leasing, siting, construction, and operation of offshore wind projects. BOEM issued the Draft EA in July 2022.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2022

By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – August 2, 2022. At a rate of 400 feet per year, saltwater is migrating west from the ocean to once-secure inland groundwater reserves. Block Island, RI, Ocean City, MD, and Hilton Head are all at risk due to their bustling summer tourism. Picture credit: Jeeban Panthi.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) delivered a landmark decision in Daniel Billy and others v Australia (Torres Strait Islanders Petition) finding that the Australian Government is violating its human rights obligations to the indigenous Torres Strait Islanders through climate change inaction.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Summary This report, which examines Fiscal Year 2022 enrollment in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), is a follow-up to IATP’s Payments for Pollution report. Irrigation-related practices remained some of the more popular and costly uses of EQIP dollars in 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2022

By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute This guest essay first appeared on PennLive.com October 29, 2022 -- This summer’s deadly mix of fires, droughts and flooding across the United States was a sneak peek into a future if global temperatures continue to rise, and here in Pennsylvania, we are not exempt.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its third Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on July 27, 2022 (3 rd Meeting). The first two meetings were held on June 15, 2021 , and February 2, 2022 , respectively.

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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2022

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Sandra B. ocean areas by 2030. A global movement is underway to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. More than seventy countries support this goal to combat climate change and slow the pace of species extinction, both of which are accelerating at an unprecedented rate.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

maritime law experienced two significant changes on December 23, 2022—one pertaining to liability for oil pollution, the other concerning small passenger vessels. Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] 23, 2022) (to be codified at 33 C.F.R. 2395, 4130 (2022). [19]

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 18, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. She set the gold standard for our state, our country and our ocean by leading the effort to fight for robust funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). billion in NOAA funding during the madness of the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations process.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 9, 2022

In an opinion filed on December 16, 2021, and belatedly ordered published on January 13, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeal rejected a CEQA challenge to a small multifamily project in the City of Santa Cruz. Ocean Street Extension Neighborhood Assn. City of Santa Cruz (2021) 73 Cal.App.5th 5th 985 (“ OSENA ”).

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

Environmental groups then joined with Recology, a waste management company based in San Francisco, to certify a ballot initiative for inclusion on the November 2022 ballot. And environmental groups held fast through the negotiations, refusing to compromise on a law that wouldn’t meet their core objectives.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Remove Coca-Cola as sponsors of COP27 Georgia Elliott-Smith | Change.org | September 30, 2022 Coca-Cola spends millions of dollars greenwashing their brand, making us believe that they are solving the problem.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

in bribes BBC PaulaR Wed, 06/07/2023 - 10:06 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Read more Prosecutors say Noel Corry created a "corrupt procurement culture" A former Coca-Cola Enterprises manager has admitted taking more than £1.5m UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Remove Coca-Cola as sponsors of COP27 Georgia Elliott-Smith | Change.org | September 30, 2022 Coca-Cola spends millions of dollars greenwashing their brand, making us believe that they are solving the problem.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Joe Manchin (D-WV). 2 – Associated Press.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But when I look back on this year, I am so energized by what we have accomplished for our ocean. Through a changing administration, an ongoing global pandemic and a tumultuous political environment, we at Ocean Conservancy have never lost sight of our goal of a healthy and resilient ocean that supports us all.

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