Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law. If a carbon tax were politically feasible, there would be a lot to be said in its favor. Download as PDF.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. Each credit one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent pollution below the standard.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 9, 2024

EPA as part of our ongoing amicus efforts to support strong federal climate regulations. The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On September 27, ADM notified EPA they would be temporarily pausing carbon dioxide inspections after discovering a potential brine fluid leak in their second monitoring well. Local officials found out about the leaks on September 13 based on news media reports. Read more here. Read more here. Click Here for a copy of the letter.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2024

This free, morning-long, conference is presented by the Center for Energy Policy and Management and will include panel discussions on the basics of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), Pennsylvania’s efforts to regulate this emerging industry, and proposed CCS activity in the Appalachian region.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA granted primacy to Louisiana on December 28, 2023, for Class VI wells, effective February 5, 2024. EPA is the primary authority for Class VI well permits, which are essential for the underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2024

The four-part PublicSource series includes-- -- There Is Something Wrong Under New Freeport, Greene County, PA -- PA Environmental Regulators Take Measured Approach To Private Water Supply Complaints -- EQT Says Fracked Gas Is A Climate Solution, But Scientists Call That Deceptive Greenwashing -- How EQT's Expansion In West Virginia Set Four Families (..)

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Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

The Act includes a provision that preempts state and local governments from setting standards concerning the energy efficiency, energy use, or water use of products regulated by EPCA. In general, the limits went into effect in 2024 for buildings under seven stories; for buildings over seven stories, the limits begin in 2027.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2024

The move to carbon sequestration and hydrogen technology will require the development of new or repurposed pipelines to carry carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Many have questions about the safety of these pipelines and how they will be regulated by the federal and state government. Read more here. Read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 28, 2025

billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. Flooding in July 2024 cost almost $1 billion in insured damages. According to a recent report from the University of Toronto Climate Observatory, Bay Street financial institutions financed 1.44 The current moment is a pivotal one for sustainable finance in Canada.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2023

Billion For Fiscal Year -- Inquirer: Winners Of Local Races Will Run PA’s 2024 Election, And Stakes Are High -- UnionProgress.com: Butler County Man Set To Admit Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Of Revenue Reports February State Revenues $351.8 Million Above Estimates, $649.3

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

Approximately 223 tons of carbon dioxide and 27,040 tons of methane were released, which represents approximately 10 percent of the total recorded methane emissions in Pennsylvania in 2022, based on DEP’s inventory of self-reported emissions data. VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 23, 2024

The next step is the release of the draft regulations, by April 2024. The draft regulations will then be followed up with final rules, so that the emissions cap is active by the start of 2025. The emissions cap regulation has already been delayed repeatedly. We can’t afford further delays in this key policy.

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The Energy Law

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. Easements and rights-of-way may provide more flexibility to the agency in structuring the authorizations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2024

Not For Long As LNG Gas Demand Grows [Watch For Price Spikes] PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2024

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, fuels extreme weather across the country by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp.,

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Governments across the United States are for the first time regulating greenhouse gas emissions. This entirely new and emergent body of law in response to climate change is bursting onto the scene in 2024 and businesses are beginning to monetize it as a new revenue stream.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A Qualified Well Plugger, a parent or subsidiary business entity, must also be in compliance with “any statute administered by the Department, a regulation promulgated under a statute administered by the Department or a plan approval, permit or order of the Department,” according to the application presentation. [An

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

Because of this, regulators worked closely with impacted businesses, community advocates, and technical and policy experts (like UCS!) Other Frequently Asked Questions… What are the climate benefits from the ACF Regulation? Such meaningful and transformative efforts are not free from hiccups, however. When will enforcement begin?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4076 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 166 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Jefferson County. ( Lancaster County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

These shortfalls have harmed the public, the regulated community, and the environment. If Pennsylvania truly wants to compete, and if it wants the DEP to best serve the citizens and regulated community, it needs to properly support the agency. Visit PEC’s Audio Room for the latest podcasts.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) released its long-awaited advisory opinion on climate change. The first, known as greenhouse gas (GHG) removal , seeks to mitigate climate change by pulling GHGs – most commonly carbon dioxide – out of the atmosphere and durably storing them.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2024

Million In Federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program Funding; Local AML/AMD Project Funding Application Period Open [PaEN] -- EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $22.4

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

School Campus Could Save $10 Million -- Scranton Times: Renewable Natural Gas Plant Operator At Keystone Landfill Begins Test Drilling For Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage -- Protecting Clean Water Together: Starting To Think About The Garden? Of Environmental Professionals Inviting Presentation Proposals For Annual Conference Sept.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Compiling this list has made me even more hopeful for what we can achieve together in 2024. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the California Air Resources Board (CARB) waiver request for the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. Let’s do it again in 2024. Fortunately, we have much to celebrate in 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2024

In October 2022, DEP assessed a $670,000 against Shell Pipeline Company, LP and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLL for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here.] Read more here on criminal charges. and found it to be abandoned and not plugged.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

California has just enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act which requires the disclosure of specified information about net zero claims, carbon offsets, and more by businesses, including by an untold number of companies located beyond the Golden State’s borders. All information documenting how.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 164 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Washington County. (

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024. The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

Until April 2024, Farmer held shares in the fossil fuel giants Shell and BP, each worth more than £100,000. The GWPF – a group founded to contradict established climate science – has in the past expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mischaracterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

Methane emissions are the second-largest cause of global warming after carbon dioxide, and controlling them is increasingly considered a key to arresting climate change. Sharing Findings Environmental groups that share findings from their high-tech devices with regulators and gas operators report mixed results.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Robert B. In Shirley, individual Republican legislators and various entities associated with two coal-fired power plants challenged a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) greenhouse gas control regulation. McKinstry, Jr. and John C.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2023

28, 2024 for the facility located in South Huntingdon Twp., PA Bulletin, page 7667 ) -- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Delmont Compressor Station: DEP issued an extension of the temporary Air Quality Plan Approval Operation Permit to May 28, 2024 for the facility located in Salem Twp., Berks County. ( Bradford County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4189 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 175 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Bradford County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. (

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law. This marks the first time that an international tribunal has issued an advisory opinion on State obligations regarding climate change mitigation.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion on April 21, 2024 in response to a request submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS). 52-54) and acknowledged the critical role the ocean plays in regulating the climate system (para.

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