Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Three comparative maps of snow water equivalent (SWE) across California on April 1 in 2015, 2023, and 2024, based on data from the National Snow Analysis by the Office of Water Prediction. 2015 was the first year in which measurements going back to 1942 didn’t register any snow on April 1. feet—over 200% above the average!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection issued a record 6,860 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas operators in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29, 2023 Weekly Workload Report. more than in 2015. more than in 2021 and 26.6% more than in 2022 and 569.9% Read more here. Just one conventional operator-- John B.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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Endangered Species Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires federal agencies to adjust.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

2015 SB350. 2023 SB 253. Effectively prohibited California utilities from using electricity from coal-fired generation. 2009 CARB established Low Carbon Fuel Standard for vehicles. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system. Renewable energy target raised to 50% by 2030. 2016 SB 32. 2018 SB100.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The latest contrarian crowd pleaser from Soon et al (2023) is just the latest repetition of the old “it was the sun wot done it” trope[1] that Willie Soon and his colleagues have been pushing for decades. Figure 5a from Chatzistergos (2023) showing the total lack of correlation of SCL to the modern warming. 4171-4176, 2013.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 15, 2021

The clean energy sector in the United States lost 429,000 jobs last year due to the economic impacts of Covid-19, with the industry hitting its lowest number of workers since 2015, according to a new analysis of federal unemployment filings. Read more on E360 ?.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

’” Trademark: PTO Refuses Registration of Mark Without English Translation Alibaba Group Holding Limited applied to register the trademark “ZHIMA” in standard characters for a wide variety of goods and services in November 2015. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

’” Trademark: PTO Refuses Registration of Mark Without English Translation Alibaba Group Holding Limited applied to register the trademark “ZHIMA” in standard characters for a wide variety of goods and services in November 2015. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 11, 2023

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – January 11, 2023. In the 2015 report , water crises were ranked as the risk having the most impact. Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, recently published its risk watch-list for 2023. Ahead of a high-profile UN conference, political forecasters issue water warnings.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

So far in the first 10 weeks of 2023, DEP received 135 unconventional shale gas drilling applications , and if that pace continues, will receive revenue from between 700 and 800 permit applications in 2023. In 2015, the Oil and Gas Program had an authorized complement of 226 positions. Read more here. Read more here.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Beginning in 2015, journalists began to uncover mounting evidence of Defendants’ campaign of deception,” the complaint says. “In In fact, Covering Climate Now just announced the 2023 CCNow award winners from 1,100 entries , and there’s perhaps no better survey of climate journalism than to peruse the selections.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

.” - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day January 2, February 6 -- Committee Schedule -- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule Senate next voting day January 2, [ 16, 17 canceled ] -- Committee Schedule -- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2023 was already the warmest year ever recorded, based on data since records began, dating back to 1850. During the 2015 UN climate summit, COP19, held in Paris – the world’s nations agreed to set a target to keep temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees C. .” ” What’s in store for the next 12 months?

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

[The four wells that are part of this announcement were list as abandoned by DEP since April 14, 2015.] Note: In 2023, DEP issued at least 512 notices of violation to 95 conventional oil and gas well operators for new or continuing well abandonment without plugging them. No notice of violation was issued at that time.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

degrees Fahrenheit) is a target to limit global-average heating that was adopted by nations in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Q: So, what happened with global temperatures in 2023? Measured by this longer-term trend, the most recent IPCC report, released in March 2023, projected that we would pass 1.5 Remember, 2023 was a shocker.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The first time I had visited the show in 2015, there were only a handful of EVs scattered among hundreds of gasoline cars and trucks, while this year many automakers had EVs front and center in their displays. I recently had the chance to visit the Los Angeles Auto Show and I was amazed at the number of electric vehicle (EV) offerings.

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HumanNature

MARCH 15, 2024

Guest Post by Emilia Ravetta , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University The 2023 was the warmest year on record of history (World Meteorological Organization 2023). 2023 “Raw Materials and Society in Latin America”. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In its provisional State of the Global Climate report, they confirmed, that not only is 2023 on track to be the warmest year on record by a large margin, but they also expect we will reach 1.4 Even though there’s a month left of 2023, VMO feels confident enough to make the call that will leave us only 0.1 degrees C of breaching the 1.5

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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Corp Watch

JULY 24, 2023

Staff Ends London National Gallery 100-Day Strike Over Privatization Artnet News PaulaR Mon, 07/24/2023 - 13:07 Monday, October 5, 2015 Read more Lorena Muñoz-Alonso The privatization is going ahead, but the union has secured a deal. Lorena Muñoz-Alonso , October 5, 2015

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 22, 2023

USA: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on Halliburton The Atlantic PaulaR Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:28 Thursday, April 23, 2015 Read more Jesse Eisinger After reporting his own company to the SEC, it took Tony Menendez nine years to win back his dignity. JESSE EISINGER APRIL 23, 2015 Enjoy unlimited access to The Atlantic.

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Corp Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Volkswagen: The scandal explained BBC PaulaR Thu, 08/24/2023 - 09:48 Thursday, December 10, 2015 Read more Russell Hotten What is Volkswagen accused of?

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In the 27 states where the ninth attempt wasn’t enjoined, EPA and the Corps are going to apply the “pre-2015 regulatory regime” to determine the reach of the Clean Water Act. What does EPA mean when it refers to the “pre-2015 regulatory regime? I haven’t seen an EPA and Corps answer to that question.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Exploring this new dataset ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips have made headlines in recent years for the enormous profits they are raking in—more than $100 billion in 2023 alone. The year 2023 was the hottest year on record (so far!); I’ve marked these important years with dotted lines in Figure 2.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

From 2010 to 2015, Texas experienced its second-worst drought in the state’s history. Miller plant in northern Texas getting taken offline for almost a year, until enough rain replenished the supplying reservoir in 2015. The drought led to three gas-fired steam units totaling 403 megawatts (MW) at the R.W.

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Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

million to settle charges it lobbied for federal contract with federal money The Washington Post PaulaR Mon, 09/18/2023 - 19:50 Thursday, August 27, 2015 Read more Lisa Rein The world’s largest defense contractor has agreed to pay $4.7 Lockheed Martin pays $4.7

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MGKF Law

APRIL 27, 2023

5, 2015 , No. 16-CV-931-WJ-LF, 2023 WL 2914718 (D. 12, 2023) (“ In Re Gold Mine ”), the Court held that CERCLA limited the Navajo Nation’s use of NRDs but also that CERCLA did not preempt state tort claims seeking restorative damages. 9601, et seq., In In re Gold King Mine Release in San Juan Cnty.,

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Corp Watch

APRIL 18, 2023

Asgaard: Umstrittene deutsche Söldnerfirma auf Expansionskurs FOCUS Online PaulaR Tue, 04/18/2023 - 19:28 Thursday, September 10, 2015 Read more Sebastian Schöbel Die deutsche Militärfirma Asgaard will sich in den USA Aufträge angeln – angeblich mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 31, 2024

Between 2016 and 2023 these major influential financial players provided a staggering 21.1% of total global credit to companies in these sectors. In addition, the authors of the report highlight that the European Union (EU) provides 9.4% of current global investments to these sectors which they describe as ‘ecosystem risk sectors’.

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Corp Watch

MAY 12, 2023

Privatización de la seguridad: un negocio de 3.000 millones en el que se cruzan amiguismo y corrupción Voz Pópuli PaulaR Fri, 05/12/2023 - 18:20 Saturday, February 21, 2015 Read more Privatización de la vigilancia y protección de las prisiones , de centros militares sanitarios adscritos a Defensa o de las instalaciones de la Administración General (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Holding Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Vermont, Gilbert comes to PEC from the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, where he currently serves as Co-Executive Director and has worked since 2015. Posted: December 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest Visit PEC’s Audio Room for the latest podcasts.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

In these early days of 2023, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is encouraged that momentum in 2022 can bring us closer to cleaner rivers and streams in Pennsylvania. In 2023, we look to the Governor and General Assembly to increase sustained investments of financial and technical resources in the Clean Streams Fund and ACAP.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2023

The IFO said this was the fourth consecutive quarter in which production did not increase year-over-year and represents the strongest year-over-year decline in quarterly production since monthly production data have been published (2015). The IFO reported Lycoming County saw a 12.4%

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