CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

On April 7, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal filed a lengthy published opinion – the latest installment in one of the longer ongoing CEQA battles in recent memory – affirming a judgment finding an EIR for the Federal relicensing of Oroville Dam and related hydropower facilities legally adequate. of Water Resources (2023) Cal.App.5th.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

In addition to their claims of violations under Articles 2 and 8, they also complain of an Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) violation by the Swiss government ( in French ). The case was relinquished to the Grand Chamber in April 2022, and the hearing took place in March 2023 ( webcast ). Duarte Agostinho and Others v.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Multiple reproductive concerns about climate change In January 2023, the China Meteorological Administration said that the climate in China during 2022 was clearly anomalous, with numerous extreme weather events. Current worldwide government plans to reduce emissions will lead to average global temperatures rising by 2.4C

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The VCDPA will not take effect until January 1, 2023, but businesses should begin now to assess their potential coverage and to map out a plan for compliance. De-identified data" is data that "cannot reasonably be linked to an identified or identifiable natural person, or a device linked to such person."

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Circle of Blue

MAY 11, 2022

As the administrator since 2018 of EGLE’s water infrastructure financing section, the unit that oversees the SRFs in Michigan, Green is in a position to guide decisions that will influence the quality of the state’s water systems as communities look to reverse the decades-long decline in fundamental public works. . More Demand Than Dollars.

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Brag

MARCH 24, 2023

full-time equivalents (FTE) to support the P2 Program in the Environmental Program and Management (EPM) appropriation, an increase of $16 million and 18 FTEs above the FY 2023 enacted budget. Initiate and engage in private-sector standards development activities that address product categories known to contain PFAS.

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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Describe any new or emerging categories of biotechnology products on the horizon that the regulatory system and processes for biotechnology products should be preparing to address. EST) February 3, 2023. What data gaps currently exist?

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 20, 2023

I moved to South Carolina only two months before Hurricane Matthew made headlines in October 2016 as the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in almost a decade. This year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, 2023, has already experienced its third tropical system, Cindy. What do we know about climate change and hurricanes?

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Brag

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The EPP program’s Recommendations help federal government purchasers use private sector standards and ecolabels to meet sustainable acquisition goals and mandates. According to EPA, they currently include more than 40 private sector environmental performance standards and ecolabels in over 30 purchase categories.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Urban and suburban polluted runoff is increasing amid inconsistent enforcement by government agencies, new development, and climate change. With many new leaders taking charge – EPA administrators, governors, legislators, and within environmental organizations – we have an opportunity to prove that restoring clean water is possible.

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Brag

JANUARY 11, 2022

On December 10, 2021, the Biden Administration released its Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. EPA intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in July 2022 and a final rule in March 2023. Section 721.72). Section 1910.1200. OSHA issued a final rule on March 26, 2012 ( 77 Fed.

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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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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,103 notices of violation so far in 2023, which means they are on track to exceed the 1,234 violations DEP issued them in 2022, according to DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. .:

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2023

Photo credit: Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management On March 13, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) approved a major oil drilling operation on the North Slope of Alaska. The land covered by ConocoPhillips’ NPR-A leases falls into the second category. National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. But is that really the case? United States.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2023

OMB is taking comment on the Circular A-4 update and on the Circular A-94 update through June 6, 2023. government debt provides a fair approximation of the social rate of time preference.’ Where possible and appropriate, an analysis of incidence could usefully be extended to include some of these categories.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If future legislators follow suit and conduct further raids on the fund, it will result in immense damage to the Commission’s ability to carry out its mission, as the Game Fund is earmarked for wildlife conservation and administration of the Commission and is the PGC’s sole source of funds."

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Government’s regulatory “call in” power amendment faces delays. This year the UK has seen the formation of a new government that has introduced substantial spending cuts and the announcement of leadership changes at both the FCA and the SFO, two of the UK’s most important economic crime agencies.

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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. * * * * *. The G30 report offered a number of recommendations to governments, financial regulators, and financial institutions.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The IRA’s funding opportunities lie in a web of agencies and programs Historically, few programs from the federal government have allowed for entities to holistically solve multiple complicated, technical, and social problems. Now, with IRA funding, and an aligned EPA leadership and administration, there’s a chance.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a new report on the projected cost of US nuclear weapons over the next ten years, from 2023 to 2032. Deceptive decrease on the SLCM-N One category in which projected costs appear to decrease in this report is Tactical Nuclear Delivery Systems and Weapons, which sees a drop of $11 billion.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Biden Administration has taken important regulatory actions bearing on these problems, with others in the pipeline. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) challenges fuel efficiency standards. Q: The federal government raised some threshold argument about standing and other issues. Circuit in mid-September.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. The change in Administrations has prompted a considerable change in emphasis and new activities at EPA that are significant and which are noted in this edition.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

These emissions standards were significantly loosened in the last year of the Trump Administration. In 2021 the Biden Administration reversed the Trump-era rollbacks and instituted the strictest-ever vehicle GHG emissions standards in a move aimed at preventing 3.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. EPA , 549 U.S.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 25, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates packaged drinks, lowered the current standard that ranges between 0.8 The Trump administration rules, the first major changes to the act in four decades, were an attempt to narrow the amount of information under considering, argues Dan Farber, a professor at Berkeley Law. Register here.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

They cover six primary areas where climate-related risk should be managed: governance; policies, procedures, and limits; strategic planning; risk management; data, risk measurement, and reporting; and scenario analysis. The action by the Fed and its partners on climate risk represents and important step for the federal government.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. The change in administrations has prompted a considerable change in emphasis and new activities at EPA that are significant and which are noted in this edition.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. The change in administrations has prompted a considerable increase in emphasis on chemical regulation and significant new initiatives at EPA.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Three weeks from today, the Supreme Court starts its 2023 Term. In one case, the issue is whether to overrule the Chevron case, which has been foundational to administrative law for the past four decades. Jarkesy , challenges the long-established power of administrative agencies to issue civil penalties.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” In 2023, the Supreme Court ended fifty years of broad federal protection to wetlands in Sackett v. For instance, under the Court’s reasoning, a Reagan Administration regulation as a blatantly illegal environmentalist overreach. United States. In Sackett v.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Williams joined the Biden administration in January 2021 and is currently serving as the agency’s principal deputy director. Appropriations: Congress approved a measure to keep the government open through March 11. President Biden signed the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act ( H.R. 6617 ) Feb. 3664 , H.R.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 2, 2023

On July 28, 2023, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations governing how federal agencies review the environmental effects of major federal projects. Stakeholders have until September 29, 2023 to submit comments.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

billion in guaranteed funding over the next five years for transit programs under the jurisdiction of the Federal Transit Administration. billion authorization of funds to establish a deployment program under the Department of Commerce (DOC) in partnership with state, tribal and territory governments. . $65 More than $91.1

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In addition, the Biden-Harris Administration has made addressing PFAS a top priority. In the final days of the Trump Administration, EPA issued final determinations to regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a process the Agency started in 2018.

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