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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

Senate Bill 716 / House Bill 391 prohibit, with very limited exception, a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere or organizing or participating in a “mass balloon release,” as defined. Environmental Standing and Environmental Justice.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Read the full report here.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. .

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Department of the Interior , No. 4:17-cv-00030 (D.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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NEON seeks applications for the Science, Technology and Education Advisory Committee. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the NSF Foundation for the Future Act ( H.R. 2225 ), the bill establishes a new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships. Scientific Community. increase to $3.26

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. Executive Branch.

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