Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Guest contributors Mayahuel Hernandez and Ian Bertrando are UCLA Law students (2L). This proposed legislation aims to curb dangerous dust emissions from aggregate facilities in the South Coast Air Basin, where industrial pollution has long threatened public health and the environment. Download as PDF

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

3,108+ Abandoned Conventional Wells DEP reported 3,108 conventional wells were cited for abandonment in the eight years between January 2017 and December 2024-- only 17% appeared to be abandoned prior to January 2017. 2,070 conventional wells-- 66% of those abandoned wells were not required to have a well plugging bond by law.

Waste

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2025

Filed in November 2022, the case was referred to the Supreme Court by the Nacka District Court in April 2024 for a preliminary assessment of justiciability. Such claims were considered political and not part of the courts role in administering justice (rttskipning). The applicants called for annual reductions of 6.4-9.4

Climate Change

HumanNature

MAY 2, 2025

Guest Post by Julia Choolwe Munsaka , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. TK is thus an essential part of historical and cultural legacies and forms a pillar of cultural, political, economic and scientific identities. Emerald Insights. Zamisa, N. A., & Mutereko, S. Jmb: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 11(1)

Climate Change

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

asylum law, and the broader international community’s responsibilities. Unprecedented flooding in Barbados and Brazil in May 2024 displaced thousands, while floods in Pakistan in 2022 displaced approximately 8 million people. History of Asylum Law in the United States U.S. History of Asylum Law in the United States U.S.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 20, 2024

On December 6, 2024, two local governments finally fought back in court. If successful, the effort would represent the first time a states preemption law on natural gas restrictions for buildings was overturned or repealed for any reason, litigation included. It’s worth noting how I-2066 differs from other states preemption laws.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2025

The subsequent 2023-2024 El Nio event proved even deadlier, with 5 fatalities out of 127 reported cases of heat-related illnesses. Climate litigation follows a similar path of accountability objectives, urging governments to fulfill their international climate law pledges, among other commitments.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

require a petition to meet three criteria in DEP’s initial review-- -- Petition must be complete; -- Petition requests an action that can be taken by the EQB [within its statutory authority]; and -- The action does not conflict with federal law. DEP’s determination means the petition has met these three criteria, at this stage.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

MAY 6, 2025

This blog explores how Chile is navigating this complex terrain, examining the environmental impacts of lithium mining, the legal and political responses to social resistance, and the deeper tensions between economic ambition, Indigenous rights, and ecological stewardship. Since 1979, Decree Law No.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In both cases, the DOJ sided with local governments, arguing that their claims against fossil fuel companies for misleading the public about climate harms should proceed under state law. These briefs underscore a clear federal stance on the importance of preserving state-level legal avenues to address deceptive practices.

2025

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2025

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Natural Gas

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2025

The request follows similar initiatives at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS, see here and here ), the International Court of Justice (ICJ, see here and here ), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here ). 4, African Charter), the right to health (art.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2025

Pennsylvania is home to over 130 bus and rail manufacturers , and transit leads to nearly 39,000 jobs in the state, more than the number of people employed in all Heavy and Civil Engineering industries in 2024, including Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2025

On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the countrys first strategic climate case ( Klimatick aloba R v. The Court further ruled that the State is obliged to adopt climate change measures arising from international law and generally accepted scientific standards.

Paris Agreement

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

Pantanal wildfires In 2024, wildfires devastated 760,000 hectares of the Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. In 2024, Brazil’s installed capacity for wind power reached approximately 22.6 Wildfires also surged in 2024, burning over 30 million hectares due to drought and deforestation.

2025

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In June 2024, UCLA School of Law’s Promise Institute Europe hosted its first inaugural conference, The Promise of International Law in the Face of Ecological Crises , shortly after the issuance of a highly anticipated advisory opinion from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). L to R: Ms.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Degnan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, will give the talk, “Repurposed Energy,” at 4:00 p.m. These obstacles include governance structures, political economy, decision-making dynamics and environmental justice concerns. For more information about the fall 2024 series, visit the EarthTalks website.

Clean Energy

Circle of Blue

MARCH 19, 2025

By Gary Wilson In 2024 when Donald Trump as a presidential candidate proposed piping water from British Columbia, Canada to California, his statement was largely dismissed as campaign rhetoric. Dont play politics Alliance CEO Joel Brammeier said: U.S. Abrogating the treaties would be a colossal mistake. Michigan Gov.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2022-2024, general science and basic research made up 8-9% of the total federal research and development budget. This support ensures a continuous pipeline of knowledge and technologies that can address future challenges In 2022-2024, general science and basic research made up 8-9% of the total federal research and development budget.

Fossil Fuels

Smith Enviorment

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In September 2024, Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Donald van der Vaart ruled in favor of the cities. Under Session Law 2023-136, the political makeup of the EMC shifted from a majority of governor’s appointees to a majority appointed by legislative leaders and the Commissioner of Agriculture.

2023

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Pay Raise For PA Governor, Lawmakers, Judges, Cabinet Secretaries -- Republican Herald: Tim Holden Retires As Head Of PA Liquor Control Board -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.06 Ohio- $3.03

Politics

Circle of Blue

MAY 12, 2025

The supply of fresh water is essential to our quality of life and creates a competitive advantage for our region, said Howard Learner, executive director of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center. Current, a Chicago-based outfit, was awarded a National Science Foundation grant in 2024 worth up to $160 million over 10 years.

Politics

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This past Saturday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced that she would re-introduce and seek additional co-sponsors for her 2024 bill, HR 10441 , banning the use of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at new oil refineries and requiring existing refineries to stop using HF within 5 years of the bills passage. Credit: Investigation Report by the U.S.

2015

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

Honore (Retired) [Stop Selling LNG To Our Competitors] -- US DOE Releases Response To Comments On 2024 LNG Gas Export Study Saying No Discernible Impact On Climate Emissions, Minimizing Impacts On Prices [DOE Said The Opposite In December ] Other States -- Utility Dive: Electric Utilities Must Disclose PJM Votes Under New Maryland Law -- The Guardian: (..)

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act”) is the law that gives the President the authority to provide disaster response, recovery and preparedness assistance to state, local, tribal, or territorial (SLTT) governments. The Stafford Act (officially, the “Robert T.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

; Regional Trail Workshop Mini-Grants -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $60 Million In Trail Projects In Manayunk, Chester, Camden In Limbo Under Federal Scrutiny -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Summer Fun For All Ages Continues At Pittsburgh Parks -- WITF: House Passes Bill To Lift Near-Total Ban On Sunday Hunting New Federal Administration -- EPA To Repeal (..)

Greenhouse

Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2025

One in August 2024 asked, Should we change the word we use for climate change? Another in December 2024 concluded in its very article title, Climate change terminology does not influence willingness to take climate action. Words matter because precision is importantat least in journalism, policy, and law. We were hardly alone.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

We adhere to EPAs long-held core principles that the agency should be apolitical, professional, transparent, and dedicated to following the law and science. They would jeopardize EPAs responses to toxic chemical spills and other disasters as well as basic compliance with Americas environmental laws.

Clean Air Act

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

Marks is a lecturer at the UCLA Law and UC Berkeley Law school, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, a joint center of the law and climate schools at Columbia University. But politics in 2025 is pretty different from what many imagined.

Clean Energy

ESA

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Recordings of testimonies from various environmental offices across the globe at different political levels were presented at the end. Should LLMs be reviewing compliance with environmental laws? Meeting in the Amazonia Room at the Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacífico, Cali, Colombia, during COP16, October 2024.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

. -- WSJ: Americas Big Natural Gas Footprint Is About To Get Even Bigger: Build Baby Build [ PDF of Article ] -- ChesterCounty.com: Environmental Group Partners With Penn State On Kennet Townships Greenhouse Gas Emission Report -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Starts 2025 With More Utility-Scale Zinc-Battery Orders -- Post-Gazette: Congress Passes (..)

Natural Resources

Law Columbia

MARCH 19, 2025

At a recent Columbia Law School colloquium, jointly sponsored by the Sabin Center and the Millstein Center, participants posed a foundational question: How do corporate law standards of fiduciary duty relate to what scientists call the climate emergency? [1] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S. 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2025

According to NOAA data, 2024 saw 27 confirmed weather and climate disaster events that each caused damages amounting to $1 billion or more.The cost and deadly effects of climate change fall disproportionately on people and communities on the front lines of those impacts, many of them historically disadvantaged and under-resourced.

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

JULY 10, 2025

Due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations set by the Obama administration in 2015, and by the Biden administration in 2024, the coal ash disposal site at the Cayuga station was closed, and the ash removed. Yet across Indiana several other ash disposal sites remain operational, including F.B.

2015

Law Columbia

APRIL 2, 2025

The federal government has relied on them for decades under both political parties, including under President Trump. It is also important to note that case law from the first Trump administration suggests that program priorities must be evaluated based on the goals underlying the federal statute that created the program.

Greenhouse

Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

It does not seek to discuss every aspect of Trumps EOs, nor to answer every question about the lawfulness of various provisions, nor to set out the exact mechanics for whats to come. However, aspects of Justice40 and the Biden administration’s focus on disadvantaged communities are embedded in federal laws and programs.

Paris Agreement

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Supplement to: THE TOXIC DIVIDE: INTERNATIONAL WASTE DUMPING AND THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY By Christine Paul This blog is a supplement to an original article published by Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 13] Waste management remains problematic even after the laws promulgation.[14] 26 Issue 2. million people.[3]

Waste