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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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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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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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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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. 585.106.

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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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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 2, 2022

But even with the oversized flow of dollars into this category, this is not the key driver of ESG (. Still with almost no regulation, funds that elect to focus on companies’ ESG practices may have broad discretion in how they apply ESG factors to their investments. may see more pandemic and germ theory related issues into 2023.

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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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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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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the first one, OSTP, on behalf of the primary agencies that regulate the products of biotechnology -- the U.S. Describe any specific issues the agencies should consider in developing a plan to implement regulatory reform, including any updated or new regulations or guidance documents. EST) February 3, 2023.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Each of the 18 regulated substances were assigned a corresponding MTEVe exchange value. List of the 18 Regulated HFC Substances & their Corresponding Exchange Values – 42 U.S.C. A $5,000,000 annual allowance for fiscal years 2021-2023 is listed in the Act for small business grants. .

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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. Section 721.72). Section 1910.1200.

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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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Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Prior law authorized this kind of regulation but also required the agency to consider whether a particular fire involved exceptional circumstances, such as being next to a wilderness area. 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?

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Arnold Porter

JULY 13, 2021

Most provisions of the Act will take effect on July 1, 2023; others not until July 1, 2024. And, like the VCDPA, the Act contains terms and reflects concepts used in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Capaccio

JUNE 14, 2022

In order to limit PFAS in drinking water, the EPA has begun developing a national primary drinking water regulation and taking actions to stop the discharge of PFAS in waterways and wastewater systems. EPA intends “to categorize the PFAS on the TRI list as “Chemicals of Special Concern” and to remove the de minimis eligibility.”

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We also report on recent updates in relation to sanctions and the growth of cryptoasset-related regulation. Regulators concluding the HBOS investigation with no further action against senior managers. million for misleading its regulator, the FRC. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022. KPMG fined £18.4

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Federal Register ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill The 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) Cohort of 15 students flew in from around the country to learn about science policy and meet with lawmakers. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023. The request for information closes June 16, 2023.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. EPA Added Substances to Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Table of Contents.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Plaintiffs Asked Court to Finalize Action on Proposed TRI Listing of DINP. filed Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Million Available For Service Providers, Graduate Students To Advance Sustainable Agriculture In Northeast [PaEN] -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Project Spotlights; Upcoming Grant Events; Much More ! 27 to Feb. 9 - More Abandoned Conventional, Shale Gas Wells; Spills, Venting Gas, Contaminated Water Supplies [PaEN] -- Gov.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 25, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates packaged drinks, lowered the current standard that ranges between 0.8 The recommendations span four broad categories: long-term monitoring, waste storage, transport of spent nuclear fuel, and public engagement. A list of event is here. 2023 Budget Hearings. By the Numbers.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Grijalva’s bill permanently reauthorizes the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers and increases the authorized funding level for the Climate Adaptation Science Centers from $97 million in FY 2023 to $145 million in FY $145 million in FY 2027. Legislative updates: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. 3664 , H.R.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 15, 2023

Section 321(11) excludes from the category of federal actions “activities or decisions that are non-discretionary and made in accordance with the agency’s statutory authority.” There’s something missing from the list: the notice of intent to issue an environmental impact statement, which section 107 refers to repeatedly.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. The backstory: The question of which streams and wetlands are federally regulated under the Clean Water Act has been in limbo for the past decade and a half, since the Supreme Court issued a muddled decision in the 2006 case Rapanos v.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

In particular, the bill extends FY 2021 enacted levels through FY 2022 for federal transportation programs and reauthorizes various surface transportation programs for FY 2023-2026. The Secretary of Energy would have authority to modify and update the list of eligible property as necessary. Division E—Water Infrastructure.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Subscribe to our "Biden-Harris Agenda" mailing list to receive our analyses. * * * * *. PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water Regulations Back On and Only the Beginning. EPA is unlikely to stop with drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

USFWS: The agency is proposing listing the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly (E uphydryas anicia cloudcrofti ) as an endangered species. The Supreme Court may not issue its ruling until 2023. K-12 STEM education and student performance across demographic and socioeconomic categories and geographic regions.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

‘In fact, the Supreme Court didn’t grant movies First Amendment protection until 1952, ruling in a 1915 case that movies could “be used for evil” and thus could have their content regulated.’ ‘The The Production Code was loosened in the 1950s and 1960s and was eventually abandoned, in favor of the MPAA film rating system in 1968.

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