E2 Law Blog

JULY 3, 2023

and Latin America offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide and The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 Guide. Greenberg Traurig received a first tier ranking in the “Environmental Law” and “Litigation – Environmental” categories in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

announced the recipients of the 2023 Champions of the PA Wilds Awards. The winners will be honored at the 2023 PA Wilds Dinner & Awards , to be held on July 27 at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. There are nine award categories open for public nominations.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

SB 922: Exemption for Transit/Sustainable Transportation Projects Senate Bill 922, another bill authored by Senator Wiener, expands upon his previous legislation (SB 288 in 2020, which sunsets on 1/1/2023) to expedite bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects. The bill amends Public Resources Code sections 21080.20

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The new adder only applies to projects placed in service on or after January 1, 2023. The exclusions are lengthy and complicated, but can be conveniently placed into four categories. Facilities in any of the categories are excluded from the definition of “brownfield site”. Here’s where the fun starts.

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Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In 2023, the drinking water cases resulted in very large proposed settlements. In December 2023, attorneys representing allegedly injured individuals and manufacturers of AFFF agreed that 25 individuals comprise the pool of initial personal injury claims to be brought to trial. PFAS appears on the designated list.

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Smith Enviorment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

October 30, 2023. Farm Act (Senate Bill 582/ Session Law 2023-63). The reference to ‘‘interstate wetlands’’ as a stand-alone category of jurisdictional wetlands has been removed. Senate Bill 582 became state law on June 27, 2023 over the Governor’s veto. See State Law: Removing Wetlands from “Waters of the State”.)

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2023

The federal, provincial and territorial governments have identified many of the items in the proposed six categories as problematic because they (1) regularly end up in the environment, (2) are harmful to habitats and species, and/or (3) cause significant challenges in end of life management.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

EPA requires annual filing of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Form R reports by facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed chemicals above certain thresholds. . New for Reporting Year (RY)2021: 172 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were added as individual chemicals to the TURA list. Plan ahead for 2023! .

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2021

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Brag

JUNE 6, 2023

On May 31, 2023, the U.S. According to EPA’s May 25, 2023, press release , this rule will reduce costs for the regulated community and result in increased research and development activities, consistent with Executive Order 14081 on advancing biotechnology. The final rule will be effective on July 31, 2023. Collins, M.S.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Mandelbaum , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig , LLP’s Philadelphia office , is among the professionals recognized on the 2023 City & State Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50 list. Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier ranking in the “Environmental Law” and “Litigation — Environmental” categories in the U.S.

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Capaccio

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA has identified certain industrial categories as potential sources of PFAS in wastewater, including: organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers manufacturing; metal finishing; pulp, paper, and paperboard manufacturing; textile mills; and commercial airports. Effluent Limitation Guidelines. Moving Forward.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The term “game changer” has been thrown around quite a bit with regard to EPA’s intention to list PFOS and PFOA as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. For these reasons, listing PFOS and PFOA as “hazardous substances” will clearly be a game changer. What action is EPA taking? What is the regulatory impact of EPA’s designation?

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

c) The project name as listed in the registry or program, if applicable. (d) f) Whether there is independent third-party verification of company data and claims listed. b) The project identification number, if applicable. (c) e) The specific protocol used to estimate emissions reductions or removal benefits. (f)

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2023

The year 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and many people are feeling the heat. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. When it comes to how animals keep their body temperature in check, there are two main categories: ectotherms and endotherms.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The deadline to apply for fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding for both the Classic CIG and On Farm Trials competitions is October 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET. For this FY 2023 CIG application period, up to 10 percent of national funds are set aside for projects targeting Historically Underserved (HU) farmers or ranchers.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 17, 2023

This blog post highlights the work done by the Network in 2022 and shares some of the plans for 2023. A list of all blog posts written by rapporteurs is included below. The second annual conference will be held in April 2023. Gaete-Cisterna) will be published as part of a book collection in late 2023. Rapporteurs.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It is anticipated that BOEM will seek to hold the first GOM wind lease sale in 2023. Depending on which of the above categories a person or entity belongs, BOEM requires submission of varying additional information to support a qualification request. The following summarizes those requirements. 556.402(c). 556.402(d). 585.107.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Similarly, farmers hoping to implement conservation practices that are not on the NRCS CSAF practice list will be funded out of the Farm Bill funding pool that still exists in each conservation program. Appendix Table 1. Livestock Partnership Anaerobic Digester $1,806,244 $3,943,914 0.3% Grand Totals $381,524,784 30.1%

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 2, 2022

But even with the oversized flow of dollars into this category, this is not the key driver of ESG (. may see more pandemic and germ theory related issues into 2023. While the number seems tripe, at the beginning of 2022 more than $17 trillion of U.S. is it likely more accurately the end in and of itself, not the means).

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In 2022, tech firms’ payrolls fell by 164,000 employees, with a further 166,000 jobs cut in the first quarter of 2023, according to tracking platform Layoffs.fyi. According to a 2021 report from Syntao, 1,092 A-listed firms in China (25.3% Around the world, tech and finance companies have been laying staff off.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2023

ExxonMobil, meanwhile, argued in its 2023 proxy statement that Scope 3 reporting would force consumers to turn to dirtier sources of energy, such as coal. The standard includes 15 categories of Scope 3 emissions, such as transportation and distribution of products, employee travel, and use of commercial products.

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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. The VCDPA, similar to CCPA and GDPR, contains an enumerated list of privacy rights consumers have with respect to their data. Consumer's Privacy Rights Under the VCDPA.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 5, 2023

All applications must be submitted via grants.gov by 11:59 pm EDT on July 25, 2023. June 12, 2023 at 2pm EDT Web conference link – www.zoomgov.com/j/1612690234?pwd=czRDTFNwNzc4cmdTaU45Z1U5NXdVdz09 pwd=czRDTFNwNzc4cmdTaU45Z1U5NXdVdz09 July 10, 2023 at 2pm EDT Web conference link – www.zoomgov.com/j/1607256449?pwd=QWw3UksvVUZKU1JyNCt2VlVXdDhhQT09

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Brag

JANUARY 12, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 12, 2023, that it is updating the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), “a living list of chemicals organized by functional-use class that EPA’s Safer Choice program has evaluated and determined meet Safer Choice criteria.” Bergeson and Carla N.

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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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. Describe any specific recommendations for regulating these new or emerging categories of biotechnology products to guide agency preparations. bioeconomy?

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Brag

AUGUST 23, 2023

Hutton The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published an updated report on August 4, 2023, on the U.S. ” The report notes that in response to EO 14081, in May 2023, EPA announced changes to its regulations concerning GE plant-incorporated protectants (PIP). 34756 ) went into effect in July 2023.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

One of the key questions lingering over the 2023 farm bill reauthorization is whether Congress will approve a farm bill that builds climate resilience for the countless farmers whose livelihoods depend on it. This allows for old contracting data to be compared to activities on the current CSAF practice list.

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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. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. All of this information begs a few questions about this year.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

List of the 18 Regulated HFC Substances & their Corresponding Exchange Values – 42 U.S.C. Additionally, there is a third category of allowances referred to as “application-specific allowances” that can be used to either produce or import HFCs for use in six specific applications that are outlined in the act.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 6, 2023

Department of Homeland Security added two People’s Republic of China based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list. Effective August 2, 2023, goods produced by Camel Group Co., The increasing number of businesses concerned about modern slavery in their supply chain are paying attention to the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 14, 2023

Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. And as I learned at the International Zero Waste Cities Conference held January 2023 in Quezon City (part of Metro Manila in the Philippines) in, this impacts our planet and our ocean in many ways.

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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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Brag

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to EPA’s rule list , the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) is working on the following rulemakings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in July 2022 and a final rule in March 2023.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

After the 2023 NEPA amendments, does the agency have to do some kind of environmental review before setting a fire next to a wilderness area? Agencies were required to consider whether an action falling in one of those categories might nevertheless pose a risk of a significant environmental impact due to exceptional circumstances.

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UN Climate Change News, 13 December 2023 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance.

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