Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

While the Alberta Energy Regulator has the ability, and responsibility, to hold companies that break the law to account, it has repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to enforce its own laws when it comes to industry rulebreakers — leaving Albertans to bear the costs and clean up the mess. billion Q2 profits from 2024.

Regulations

Circle of Blue

JULY 25, 2025

For example, during droughts when California has enforced restrictions on delivery of surface water to its farmers — which the state regulates — the enormous agriculture enterprises that dominate the Central Valley have drilled deeper and pumped harder, depleting the aquifer — which the state regulates less precisely — even more.

Sea Level

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

A recent report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that data centers used about 4% of total US electricity consumption in 2023, and that total is expected to grow as high as 12% within the next three years. Siddique opened by explaining Michigan’s climate law passed in 2023.

Clean Energy

Circle of Blue

JULY 24, 2025

Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. In 2023, the combined river and lake system provided over 500,000 tons of fish, about 70% of the Cambodian fishing industry. Changing weather patterns, loss of biodiversity and pollution threaten to upset the region’s way of life.

Government

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 27, 2025

Reversing California’s air quality and climate regulations would not address the immediate challenges and would compromise the health and welfare of California’s people. In light of these changes, some California regulations, adopted when the gasoline market was more competitive, are no longer working as designed.

Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2025

But to understand this incredibly complex system (like the web of regulations across regions, states, and utilities, or the ways that some systems can provide overlapping benefits), we’ve got to zoom out a bit first. What is “the grid”? Data source: U.S. Energy Information Agency. Make this plot yourself.

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

This includes governments at all levels implementing bans on advertising, as well as sports organizations taking steps to end the practice of sportswashing. He graduated from Carleton University in 2023 with a degree in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering.

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In 2023, the Ontario government established a stakeholder working group to explore expanding deposit return to include non-alcoholic beverage containers. This past summer, following vocal opposition from retailers, the government cancelled the working group and abandoned the policy.

2026

Earth 911

AUGUST 7, 2025

In 2024 alone, the world installed a record-breaking 597 gigawatts of solar capacity —a 33% increase over 2023, which brought global solar installations to over 1.6 Regulations Drive Responsible Disposal Policy makers are trying to get ahead of the waste curve. Solar power has become the driving force of the global energy transition.

Recycling

Circle of Blue

JULY 24, 2025

Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. In 2023, the combined river and lake system provided over 500,000 tons of fish, about 70% of the Cambodian fishing industry. Changing weather patterns, loss of biodiversity and pollution threaten to upset the region’s way of life.

Government

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) was caught hiding evidence of environmental degradation caused by toxic tailings spills, and misleading the public with false claims that it is closely monitoring the oil sands industry. For example, in 2023, a major spill occurred at Imperial Oils Kearl mine , releasing 5.3

Regulations

Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

Similar to other challenges against local natural gas bans, the plaintiffs in this 2023 lawsuit argued that the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempted Local Law 154. In other words, EPCAs text and structure clearly intended to avoid a patchwork of conflicting and unpredictable regulations.

Law

Law Columbia

MAY 23, 2025

It serves Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, ensuring these EFTA states comply with EU/EEA law, including some EU directives and regulations that are relevant in the context of the EEA, such as the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU). 3(2) ESA and EFTA Court Agreement ). Environmental Protection Agency.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2025

Graph showing the rapid increase in forest loss between 2023 and 2024. Wildfires leave their mark on the Spanish wine industry The GLAD data shows that tropical primary forests were lost at a rate of 18 football fields per minute, a doubling compared to 2023 data. In 2024, fires burned five times the amount of forest they did in 2023.

2024

Circle of Blue

MAY 20, 2025

They dont cover government or enterprise data centers. In 2024, the Joyce Foundation examined groundwater governance in the U.S. In 2023, Michigan vowed to source 100% of its utility scale energy from renewables by 2040, although some environmentalists say new laws encouraging data centers could thwart that goal.

Cooling

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Ecojustice and Environmental Defence have uncovered that greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s exported oil, gas, and coal ballooned to record levels in 2023. Since 2012, Canada’s annual exported emissions have increased a whopping 378 million tonnes.

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2025

Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in 2023 finding that the EIS was deficient because it did not include estimates of GHG emissions and other impacts from induced oil production or oil refining. The court vacated the EIS and the STB’s approval on these grounds. 3] See Prosser & Keeton on Torts, 5th Ed.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Here are 107 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation

Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Since early 2023, PJM has been warning of the potential for an electricity supply and demand imbalance — one we are now seeing play out — and the effect that could have on future grid reliability. The next includes the taxes or surcharges authorized by your utility and its state regulator. PJM also does not operate for profit.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In the past year, weve seen significant victories that inspire hope, like the Swiss KlimaSeniorinnen case, which called for an improved government climate action plan; Held v. This tensionbetween exciting breakthroughs and persistent delaysunderscores the complexity of litigation’s role in climate governance.

2025

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

states and local governments indicate increased receptivity around psilocybin use, too. Oregons Proposition 109the Psilocybin Services Actpassed in 2020 and centers began offering their services in the summer of 2023. But in Oregon, psilocybin-assisted therapy remains difficult to access and expensive. As Dr. Rick Barnett, Psy.D.,

Law

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. drop in Amazon deforestation between 2023 and 2024.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

The federal government has primary jurisdiction related to operation of the pipeline itself under the Pipeline Safety Act. Governor Josh Shapiro also sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), calling on federal leaders to hold Energy Transfer accountable under their authority.

Natural Gas

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

billion dollars in 2023, and eggs brought in about 17.9 billion dollars in 2023. A 2023 Beacon blog highlighted the myriad ways slaughterhouses worsen uncountable human lives. Despite the tremendous harm that CAFOs do, the federal government does not effectively regulate methane emissions from CAFOs. Then, the D.C.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2025

PASA Owed $3 Million+ In 2022, PASA dedicated six months to developing a federal grant proposal aimed at meeting the needs of its farmers and another six months negotiating with USDA, finalizing a contract in 2023 that was aligned with the agencys stated goals. The government must restore trust by honoring its commitments.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities DEP Holds Nov. 26 to Nov. 12 Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Nov. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 26 to Nov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Here are 153 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fees; $25.1 Million In Sen.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Information provided by the Georgia MMRC to ProPublica reporters determined that the deaths were preventable, yielding a backlash by the state government, which dismissed all members of the 32-person committee. The committee decided to not review cases from 2022 and 2023 to be more contemporary.

Politics

Circle of Blue

MAY 21, 2025

These areas have been targeted by both the American and Canadian governments, along with impacted local governments, for cleanup and restoration. As new industries and governments take shape, efforts to bring Thunder Bays shoreline back to a state of good health are even more critical. That’s a huge success.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This appointment by NARUC President Tricia Pridemore highlights Chairman DeFranks leadership and experience in utility regulation and underscores Pennsylvanias continued role in shaping national utility policies. DeFrank has been appointed Chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Gas.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2025

History of the Case Background to the Claim In April 2021, a group of plaintiffs led by the Czech Climate Litigation Association ( Klimatick aloba R ), and including a municipality and several individuals, filed a case against the central government of the Czech Republic and four subsidiary ministries for their inaction on climate change.

Paris Agreement

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

Here are 116 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here are 108 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong.

Conservation

National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

Under that process, NRCS will classify an area as being either a type of wetland, a converted wetland, or an area not subject to Swampbuster regulation. The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.[]” U.S. 3822 (a)(5).

2013

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

DEP reported last year that 86% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 production and waste reports covering 33,505 wells. DEP reported last year that 89% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 well integrity reports covering 34,455 wells. Read more here. 638 well owners covering 77,647 wells did report.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 18, 2024

EPAs answer to this EO was their 2022 Equity Action Plan , where they set out an ambitious goal to release a Cumulative Impacts Framework document by September 23, 2023. In April 2023, Executive Order 14096 , Revitalizing Our Nations Commitment to Environmental Justice for All included the phrase cumulative impact nine times.

Environmental Protection