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Having the Fox Guard the Henhouse?

Legal Planet

State government units. Prior to the 2023 amendments, NEPA § 102(2)(D) provided for preparation of environmental impact statements by state agencies for federally funded projects. The 2023 amendments retained this provision but renumbered is as subsection (G). Coverage of agency regulations. That seems ambiguous.

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Grey is the New Black: Navigating Ambiguity in the Carbon Claims Landscape

Ivy Protocol

2023) , over 8,296 entities had joined the United Nations-backed ‘Race to Zero’ campaign by February 1st, 2023, and the Science Based Targets initiative has approved science-based targets for 2,217 companies. Regulations Rising: A Global Response In response, stricter regulations are taking shape across the globe.

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. The map was produced by Corona Environmental Consulting based on a data-collection project funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Even with that record of risk nitrate pollution is in a category to itself.

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ESG will be the Environmental Issue of 2022

Greenbuilding Law

This is more than a Magic 8 Ball prediction, although we do regularly consult one of the 1960s era plastic spheres I keep on my desk. But even with the oversized flow of dollars into this category, this is not the key driver of ESG (. But there is little doubt a key catalyst for momentum in this space is the federal government.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

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. In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”.

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Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

Circle of Blue

For fiscal year 2023, Michigan utilities indicated interest in $1.1 To submit it to the state, communities have to hire a consulting engineer, a licensed professional who can charge $10,000 to $50,000 for the service. Once the points from these and other categories are added up, projects with higher scores get funded.

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UK Economic Crime Group: Enforcement Update

Arnold Porter

We also report on recent updates in relation to sanctions and the growth of cryptoasset-related regulation. Government’s regulatory “call in” power amendment faces delays. Regulators concluding the HBOS investigation with no further action against senior managers. million for misleading its regulator, the FRC.