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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Clean Energy. Two new laws address this issue on different fronts.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Resiliency, adaptation & local air pollution.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

As Planning Commission Seeks Info; Residents Pack Meeting In Westmoreland -- WBOY: 3 West Virginia Families Say They Abandoned Their Homes After Experiencing Medical Issues From EQT Fracking Contamination -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 100 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In First 4 Months Of 2024 [PaEN] -- Courier Times (..)

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

The research authorized by the 1963 CAA and the resulting recommendations culminated in the Clean Air Act of 1970 (1970 CAA), which set a regulatory agenda for the newly-formed EPA that included the first federally mandated vehicle emissions standards. Last year, local governments in the U.S.

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128 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro Talks Nippon Steel, Steelers, Tourism And Biden -- Scranton Times: Gov.