Legal Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The California Legislature has enacted and Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 389 , an important water law reform measure authored by State Senator Ben Allen. SB 389 is part of a broader initiative by the Legislature–and public interest groups–to reform and update California’s water laws.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

DEP inspections include both scheduled and unscheduled on-site visits to permitted facilities, as well as document reviews to verify compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Search Compliance Actions in PA Environment Digest for more information on compliance actions taken by DEP in 2024 and prior years. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 15, 2024

MS: The US has made huge strides in deploying battery energy storage over the past few years, going from having almost no battery storage installations in 2020 to skyrocketing all the way up to 20 GW by July 2024. This bill was signed into law this September by Governor Gavin Newsom. Has there been any progress on that front?

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Legal Planet

MAY 1, 2024

One new set of tools that legal experts are proposing we consider are those available under international criminal law. On February 7, 2024, Karim Khan , the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) announced a new policy initiative to advance accountability for environmental crimes under the Rome Statute.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 10, 2025

The UNGA requested the ICJ render an opinion on the following questions: (a) What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHG) for States and for present and future generations?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In 2024, the average cost to plug wells under the initial Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Grant was just over $105,000. So far in 2024, 26 violations were issued or continued to 10 shale gas well owners [ Diversified Prod LLC ; Big Dog Energy LLC follow-up; Big Dog Energy LLC ; EQT Production Co.; Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC 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. Read more here. Decrease To 31.2%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 8, 2025

5 years of stakeholder discussions The progress of SB 615 bill over the legislative session will determine if a comprehensive EV battery recycling policy will finally be made law in California. SB 615 is the culmination of stakeholder conversations that began in 2019 when the California Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Advisory Group first met.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its. The post EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) announced plans to introduce legislation to prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set more protective standards on the development of natural gas than required in state or federal law and while a challenge to local restrictions is being litigated. In May 2024, Sen.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 21, 2025

Today, the Sabin Center published a report that looks back on climate litigation developments since the beginning of 2024. It begins with a brief overview of the growth in climate litigation in 2024. Read the 2024 report here.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2024

To address this challenge and identify solutions, Berkeley Laws Center for Law, Energy and the Environment ( CLEE ) and ClimateWorks Foundation founded in 2022 the Global Forum for Sustainable Batteries , a worldwide network of nonprofit leaders, experts, and advocates committed to transportation electrification and mining justice.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings. This blog post discusses Local Law 154, unpacks Judge Abrams decision, and ends with a refresher on California Restaurant Association v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2025

This was after the hacking investigation became public [Matthews, Strasburg, and Hope 2024]). In subsequent media reports, ExxonMobil has said it has not been involved in or aware of any hacking activities, while DCI Group has said: We direct all our employees and consultants to comply with the law (Satter and Bing 2024).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2025

As one energy news outlet put it, 2024 was a breakout year for the US nuclear power sector at least on paper. In 1976, the California legislature passed a law that effectively bans new nuclear power plants. At least on paper In reality, the picture isnt nearly as promising. economy.

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Nanotech

MARCH 14, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to reconsider the May 3, 2024, rule amending the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (2024 Risk Evaluation Framework Rule).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the March 1 PA Bulletin announcing that Impecca is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Read more here. Read more here. Enter Lens On Litter Contest; Keep Coatesville Beautiful!

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB660 into law. The post Date Labels and the New California Law appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. This bill was the first in the nation to.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In early 2024, the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) at UC Berkeley released evaluations of two state grant programs—the Adaptation Planning Grant Program (APGP) and the Regional Resilience Planning and Implementation Grant Program (RRGP).

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Law Columbia

MARCH 12, 2025

Part 1 focused on discussions on applicable law, and the no-harm rule. Vanuatu and the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) asserted that these legal consequences are governed by the general law of State responsibility. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS) published its advisory opinion in May 2024.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Looking forward to 2024, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. Here’s our list of the top 10 predictions for the environment in 2024 (in no particular order): 1. In 2024, we expect the finalization of these new regulations to drive down emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The IFO projects another $100 million drop in revenue in calendar year 2024 fee revenue from 2022 to $170 million. As of October 18, DEP received 408 shale gas permit applications in the first 42 weeks of 2024. million to ensure compliance with state environmental laws and regulations. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 21, 2024

On June 20 th , 2024, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief in support of the City of New York’s Motion for Leave to Appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals in Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc., when a state and local law are inconsistent with one another) rather than field preemption (i.e., City of New York.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The original violations for abandonment were issued on August 16, 2024 and the well owner failed to permanently plug the wells and stop the gas leaks. DEP’s inspection reports [ example ] requested the well owner to again submit a plan by November 10, 2024 on how the wells will be brought into compliance. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Today, the Sabin Center published a report that looks back on climate litigation developments since the beginning of 2024. It begins with a brief overview of the growth in climate litigation in 2024. Read the 2024 report here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 26, 2024 PA Bulletin extending the three Air Quality Permits needed for the temporary operation of the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County until a full Title V Air Quality Permit can be put in place. (

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The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 7, 2025

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Ying Ki Law explains how her team investigated post-landslide vegetation recovery patterns and the role of forests in occurrence and recurrence probability. About the research Overview Our paper examines how landslides recover and what factors influence their regrowth and landslide risk.

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SPR Law

JANUARY 23, 2025

On December 31, 2024, NYSDEC announced the adoption of final revisions to its freshwater wetlands regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 664. The revised regulations took effect on January 1, 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

On May 21, 2024, CNX notified DEP of a spill related to the McQuay to Morris 2 and 3 shale gas wastewater pipeline, as reported in PA Environment Digest. In a June 21, 2024 response to DEP’s May 21 inspection report , CNX included a timeline of actions related to the incident that were known up until that time.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 30, 2024

During this event, presenters Maarten Van der Heijden, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Mark Post Mosa Meat; Tanvi Pande, Dentons Link Legal; and Michael Roberts Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy, UCLA, will dissect the complexities The post Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges, November 14, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law. State law and federal bonding requirements have not proved equal to the task of clean up. And the GOP is likely to be able to block such a bill until the 2024 elections. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

On November 25, 2024, DEP sent Charles T. DEP’s inspection report set a deadline of December 2, 2024 for that response. DEP said Charles Wandover, Jr. agreed to meet on November 20 to discuss the violations and remediation options. DEP has not yet posted any information online about the results of that meeting. Wandover, Sr.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Robert Barbour, who performed law enforcement in the Tiadaghton and Loyalsock State Forests for 24 years, was quoted in the petition saying one ATV rider "dragged [him] down a road for approximately 40 yards before stopping" when caught for violations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2024

This critical legislation was originally expected to be signed into law by the fall of 2023, but a chaotic schedule—and an often dysfunctional Congress—got in the way. One of these was for Congress to codify, or permanently authorize in law, the national network of climate hubs, and to provide $50 million in annual funding for them.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

This is why the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s historic investments provided a long overdue federal commitment to improving and protecting water quality (and why current threats to it and the agencies like EPA administering funds are so misguided). Upgrading infrastructure is expensive!

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Law Columbia

MAY 30, 2025

Last Thursday, May 22, the New York State Court of Appeals the States highest court issued a decision upholding New York Citys Local Law 97 of 2019. Local Law 97 is one of the countrys most ambitious municipal climate policies, requiring the Citys largest buildings to comply with increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Published: Volume 26, Issue 1 of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law By VJEL November 18, 2024 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 26, Issue 1. California leads in both environmental and cannabis law.

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