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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

The Energy Law Blog

On May 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed plaintiffs’ challenges to the Vineyard Wind Project—the United States’s first major offshore wind project. The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

million for PFAS clean-up. It also directs the Department of Defense to ensure that its core processes fully consider and make adjustments to account for climate change and ensure the climate resilience of DoD assets. The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Call for climate and biodiversity experts to interact with the media. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

ESA Selects 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award Fifteen ESA members will travel to DC to receive policy and communications training and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. This includes $5 billion for climate programs and $1.8

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The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions

Legal Planet

The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? A contrary ruling would have gutted the statute, leaving water quality largely subject to state permit authorities. 1322 (2023) (Justice Alito).

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec. To Present Final Plan For Youghiogheny River Watershed Dec. 7 -- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 -- DEP Hosts Dec.

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118 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Accepting Entries In Student Imagine A Clean Energy Future Contest [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Build Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - By Bob Donnan, Bobscaping Blog -- Tribune-Democrat: Conemaugh Twp.