Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In these “carbon intensity” calculations, CARB is not allowed to count reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that are already required by law. The absence of baseline regulation of dairy operations isn’t limited to greenhouse gas emissions. Timestamp at 2:05:10). Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated.

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National Law Center

MARCH 14, 2024

On February 28, 2024, the Corte Oreilles Lakes Association together with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. The post Plaintiffs Claim Cranberry Bog Not Exempt from CWA Regulation appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Biden administration finalized updated procedures for conducting cost-benefit analysis and encouraging public participation in meetings about regulations. When reviewing proposed regulations, OIRA invites public input via meetings that outside parties request to present their views on the topic.

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SPR Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

On September 12, 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 22, 2024

PFAS in Soil and Groundwater: Comprehensive Challenges and Progress in Regulation and Management in Germany. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022, vol 2022. Because of … Continue reading PFAS in Soil and Groundwater: Comprehensive Challenges and Progress in Regulation and Management in Germany

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Biden administration finalized updated procedures for conducting cost-benefit analysis and encouraging public participation in meetings about regulations. When reviewing proposed regulations, OIRA invites public input via meetings that outside parties request to present their views on the topic.

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Legal Planet

MAY 2, 2024

In the meantime, it’s illuminating to put the current dispute in the context of the last 80 years of judicial doctrine regarding deference to agencies on issues of law. Court considers deference to agency interpretations of its own regulations in Bowles v. Skidmore v. Swift & Co. decided by Supreme Court. United States v.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle. Voters in parts of Cochise and Graham counties will decide whether to join the state’s more populated districts and regulate groundwater extraction. Local Regulation. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue.

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SPR Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 11, 2024

PFAS, Planes, and Problems: PFAS Regulation in the Aerospace and Aviation Industries. Oklahoma Law Review, 76(2), 441.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

including the Mariner East Pipelines) and Laurel Pipe Line – and the new HVL regulations would apply to them, as well as any other future intrastate HVL public utilities. Additionally, there are no retroactive design or construction regulations for those pipeline facilities that exist when the rule is made effective by operation of law.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Addressing these issues will be at the forefront for various government entities in 2024. Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – Uncertainty persists regarding federal and potential state efforts to regulate PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” We will likely see some ramifications of the Sackett decision play out in 2024.

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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. As such the more than 90% of businesses in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

DeFrank and Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow to examine PUC regulations and potential regulatory changes related to DERs and examine the upcoming impact of federal rules allowing DER participation in the wholesale energy market, to ensure that Pennsylvania is not left behind. Posted: March 29, 2024] PA Environment Digest L-2023-3044115.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

DeFrank and Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow to examine PUC regulations and potential regulatory changes related to DERs and examine the upcoming impact of federal rules allowing DER participation in the wholesale energy market, to ensure that Pennsylvania is not left behind.

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SPR Law

MARCH 1, 2024

On February 20 and February 21, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) held a public hearing on proposed regulations concerning the definition of energy property and rules applicable to obtaining tax credits pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

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SPR Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On January 3, 2024, NYSDEC announced an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making for potential revisions to its freshwater wetlands regulations, accompanied by a complete pre-proposal draft of revised 6 NYCRR Part 664 regulations. NYSDEC is accepting public comments on its draft regulations through February 20, 2024.

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Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

EPA is poised to issue a series of federal regulations related to PFAS and impacts to the environment, it is the states that are taking the lead on regulating the presence of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. Which States have Adopted Consumer Product Laws Related to PFAS?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

Act 14 requires applicants to submit notices to municipalities and counties for air quality, water obstruction (Chapter 105), any permit issued under the Cleans Streams Law (including Chapter 102, stormwater, NPDES, many more), any solid waste and hazardous waste, land recycling and water allocation permits. Read more here. Montgomery County.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Taken together, the need for governments to meaningfully regulate these super polluters has never been clearer. This guidance has been solicited from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Interamerican Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen. Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation on DEP's new proposed regulation setting notification requirements for unauthorized discharges to waters of the Commonwealth at its meeting on September 21. 2015-011-L ).

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

The Guidelines require the largest Chinese public companies to publish high-quality and standardized SDRs, and are open for public comment until February 29, 2024. All in-scope entities’ (Regulated Entities) SDR shall be published concurrently with the annual report, upon the approval of the board of directors. By Hui Xu , Paul A.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 7, 2024

The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act compliance. … Continue reading The ultimate guide to Clean Water Act compliance in 2024 (and beyond) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Green , and James Bee On 2 February 2024, the European Parliament (Parliament) and European Council (Council) reached a provisional deal on a directive promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, known as the Right to Repair Directive. The directive aims to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector. Davies , Michael D.

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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. Economists like carbon taxes better than regulations, and environmental justice advocates like them better than cap and trade. State law and federal bonding requirements have not proved equal to the task of clean up.

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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. Instead, the U.S.

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Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

On February 8, 2024, U.S. EPA proposed two new significant regulations that would expand its authority to require cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The scope of the proposed regulations and the potential facilities affected are discussed below.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals. Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2023

The city’s Department of Sanitation, which was already ramping up a voluntary curbside organics program, must now enforce participation in 2024 after Mayor Eric Adams allowed a bill to become law. Read the full story at Waste Dive.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Leading this subnational trend, California officials launched the Subnational Methane Action Coalition, an international partnership between subnational governments that have some responsibility in overseeing or regulating sources of methane emissions. This year, several jurisdictions announced new methane regulations. Since the E.U.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 7, 2024

The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and Singapore Exchange Regulation have provided details of mandatory climate reporting for listed issuers and large non-listed companies. The Regulations will be introduced in a phased approach in line with the recommendations from the Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee (SRAC).

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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. CO2 sequestration projects inject CO2 into the subsurface and are subject to these EPA regulations. EPA’s Class VI regulations for CCS projects cover the entire lifecycle, from planning to post-closure to safeguarding USDWs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

MCAP, in partnership with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), petitioned the county health department to use its emergency powers to limit emissions from the facility. Regulators and legislators must ensure that the new facility won’t surreptitiously foist a similar toxic burden on another community.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

The series will dive into the material, financial, and equity concerns prompting the law, the practical design challenges for its implementation, and the ideological divisions between its supporters and critics. The Legislature’s stated intent in shifting a portion of rates from volumetric charges (i.e., So, who will pay how much?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the December 16 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of 2024 meetings of its advisory committees, boards and commissions and contact persons for each group in the December 16 PA Bulletin. payraise for legislators and state officials in 2024.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 15, 2023, IRS published Notice 2024-06 , a brief but important guidance on Section 40B, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”). Importantly, the guidance requires that SAF generate Q-RINs, which are RINs that have been verified by a third-party auditor under the RFS regulations.

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