Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As another year comes to a close, I am reflecting on the incredible progress Ocean Conservancy has made in 2023 towards a healthy, resilient ocean future. For better or worse, this is the nature of ocean conservation work—sometimes we hit roadblocks, but it’s a reminder of why this work is so critically important.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Alberta Energy Regulator has shown us over and over that it is willfully neglecting to keep us safe from toxic waste and pollution. 30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Paula Gray, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca Jesse Cardinal, Keepers of the Water, ed@keepersofthewater.ca

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2023

The AMOC plays a crucial role in regulating global climate patterns and has a significant impact on weather conditions and sea levels along the Atlantic coastlines. What is the AMOC The AMOC is a complex system of ocean currents driven by differences in temperature and salinity. Stefan Rahmstorf (@rahmstorf) July 25, 2023

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning. BSEE’s final rule also formally adds a new regulation at 30 C.F.R.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Following a review of its handling, the Alberta Energy Regulator absolved itself of any responsibility , stating it had followed all internal processes. In February 2023, 5.3 The seepage from Kearl is ongoing. Internal reports reveal that seepage from this tailings pond has been ongoing since 2020.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The two bureaus stated their focus for fiscal year (FY) 2022 would be on the development of regulations to address the IIJA requirement; accordingly, both BOEM and BSEE have budgeted funds for FY 2023 to develop such a framework. In the meantime, more questions than answers remain regarding the regulatory framework for offshore CCS.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It is appalling for the regulator to take no responsibility for such an egregious failure. It was only when a second incident occurred in February 2023 that the concealment of the initial spill came to light. million litres of toxic tailings spilling into the environment.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) is slated to make further revisions to its decommissioning regulations, following other decommissioning amendments made last year as previously reported on The Energy Law Blog. 2023-N02 (March 24, 2023). 9598 (Feb. 250.1403; NTL No. 86285 (Dec.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 19, 2021

Today’s guest blog comes from Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto and Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Our research begins with a series of in-lake limnocorral experiments and aims to run a whole ecosystem experiment beginning in 2023.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), held the state’s first offshore wind auction, auctioning off five leases in Central and Northern California. [1] Lastly, the report recommends that state and federal agencies examine opportunities for greater tribal access to and stewardship of the ocean (see Vol.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

To address these issues, the third international Species on the Move conference convened in Bonita Springs, Florida, in May 2023. Some marine species also experience boundaries to movement, including ocean currents, thermoclines, and shipping lanes, but they are generally more able to track changes in sea temperatures.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

And to allow enough lead time for CBA development before the deadline, that support must occur in the very near future.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2022

Groups defend federal government’s authority to regulate single-use plastics. More than two dozen plastic manufacturers have filed a lawsuit in Federal Court challenging the new regulations. That case is expected to be heard in March 2023. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ECOJUSTIC, OCEANA CANADA.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

Nearly two-thirds of the global ocean and almost half of the planet are marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). However, the deployment of MRE technologies can also have impacts on the environment in ABNJ which require to be considered and regulated in advance in order to guarantee that they are developed in a sustainable way.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 17, 2023

We also stand with the impacted nations in calling on Canada, Alberta, and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to inspect the structural integrity of all tailing ponds and fill regulatory gaps that allow oil companies to get away with environmental contamination and ongoing colonial violence against these communities.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v. 598 U.S. , (2023) (slip. If C (adjacent wetlands) were not part of A (“the waters of the United States”) and therefore subject to regulation under the CWA, there would be no point in excluding them from that category.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The projects are set to be completed by 2023, and will produce a combined 420 million imperial gallons of water per day, The National News reports. Most coastal desalination facilities discharge their waste back into the ocean. Those caught without a permit can be fined $2,000 and have their boat confiscated. ON THE RADAR.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2023

Karen Wirsig, Senior Plastics Program Manager for Environmental Defence, said: “ Unnecessary single-use plastics drive the pollution crisis that is choking our rivers, lakes and oceans, harming wildlife and threatening our health. The sale and distribution of these items will be banned December 2023. [2]

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CEQA Developments

JULY 10, 2023

In a published opinion filed June 23, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. City of San Diego (2023) Cal.App.5th. Save Our Access v.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Million -- TribLive: Fetterman Says He Is ‘Not A Progressive’ Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: December 16, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Because of this backlog, FERC promulgated Order 2023 – RM22-14-000 to speed up this process.

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Law Columbia

MAY 29, 2024

95) and that the IPCC states in the 2023 AR6 Synthesis Report that “[d]eep, rapid, and sustained GHG emissions reductions, reaching net zero CO2 emissions and including strong emissions reductions of other GHGs, in particular CH4, are necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C 2023 Synthesis Report, p. 68)” (para 210). under Arts.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Of Agriculture Reports 106 Cases Of Rabies In Animals So Far In 2023 -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny Health Dept.’s Posted: July 30, 2023] PA Environment Digest 15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Hosts Aug. 16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN] -- National Stream Restoration Conference Aug.

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A Greener Life

JULY 19, 2023

By Daniela Quintero Díaz Government seeks to accelerate offshore projects with an upcoming auction, as experts say regulations and safeguards still need fine-tuning. Potential on the oceans Around the world, offshore wind energy has shown itself to be a promising alternative source of power. Photo credit: Tho Ge / Pixabay.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2023

Also, Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations must be strengthened to immediately prohibit the construction of new gas-fired power plants. This suggests these high-consumption countries are fine with the fact that, right now, one dump truck worth of plastic leaks into the world’s oceans every minute. degree temperature limit.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In August, French regulators suspended thermal pollution standards for rivers, allowing nuclear plants to overheat streams. Two weeks ago, the Zambezi River Authority ordered the operators of Kariba Dam to halt hydropower generation through at least January 2023, worsening electricity shortages in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Circle Blue.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. SIDS face a range of risks, including extreme floods, storms, droughts, unpredictability of precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, ocean acidification and deoxygenation (World Health Organization, 2018; Douglas & Cooper, 2020, Thomas, 2020).

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

As a person immersed in this interior, “fresh coast” worldview, I hadn’t spent much time considering how our practices might affect the ocean thousands of miles away. Love ocean content? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What would this mean for the ocean and coastal spaces? Enter Your Email.loading.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Meanwhile, in the EU, the European Commission released its Proposal for a Regulation for EU certification of carbon removals in November 2022. The regulation is expected to improve the quantification of CDR and to scale up removal activities within the EU by unifying and ultimately facilitating the trade of CDR-based credits.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 27, 2023

On February 27, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Division One) filed its published decision in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board (2023) Cal.App.5th Department of Pesticide Regulation (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th State Water Resources Control Bd. 2006) 143 Cal.App.4th

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

That means that well-grown trout, measuring between 14 and 20 inches, will be stocked here for fishing under special “delayed harvest” regulations. Click here for 24 seconds of relaxation on McMichaels Creek-- via PHLT’s video.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. It is anticipated that BOEM will seek to hold the first GOM wind lease sale in 2023.

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 14, 2023

In a proactive move toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has today released draft regulations to implement key aspects of Senate Bill 528 of 2022 – The Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. And the task itself is also huge to be the first state to regulate carbon.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

EPA , the Supreme Court used the “major question doctrine” to overturn Obama’s signature climate change regulation. 2023), vacated as moot, 70 F. NRC , 2023 WL 5498874 (5 th Cir. Applying Clean Water Act to shrimp trawlers’ dumping of bycatch back in the ocean. In West Virginia v. No, not a major question.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 8, 2023

The decision to heavily regulate such an integral part of Alaskan life comes after 15 years of dwindling chinook salmon populations. Poor returns again this year — chinook spend one to five years in the ocean, before returning to freshwater rivers to spawn — forced officials to apply a heavy hand. In total, 11 restrictions were issued.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

STILL FIDDLING, AT 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, AS THE WORLD WARMS, FLOODS AND BURNS: OCEANS’ SURVIVAL NEED FASTER SITING AND TRANSMISSION OF OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS. Section 50265, ties for 10 years offshore wind project leasing by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to leasing millions of acres for offshore oil and gas production. .

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