Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I blogged some months ago, PFAS in a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment , and concluded, as does this new Standard, that because PFAS is not a CERCLA nor a RCRA listed hazardous substance, it should not be identified in a Phase l report. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 11, 2024

The blog will explore the interplay of those three regimes in the U.S. With respect to the first category, registrants must disclose climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the registrant’s business strategy, operational results, or financial condition.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog. The failure to disclose one or more categories will of course hinder comparisons between companies and may result in an incomplete picture of a firm’s emissions and transition risk. The CSRD is a tool built with that ambition. should take stock.

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Brag

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors in industries such as health, agriculture, and energy.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 14, 2023

That’s why composting is so important, and indeed several advocacy groups echoed the need for composting as part of zero-waste strategies in their presentations at the conference, outlining zero-waste case studies and success stories from around the region. The post Is Composting Good for the Ocean? appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Law Columbia

MAY 19, 2023

The FAR Proposed Rule divides federal contractors into two broad categories—“significant” and “major” contractors—and imposes different disclosure obligations on each. financial regulation appeared first on Climate Law Blog. The post Reckoning with risk: Recent developments in climate and U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 10, 2024

They help farmers and ranchers keep drinking water clean for our urban and rural communities, build soil resilience and limit the impacts of severe drought and flooding, provide healthy habitats for wildlife, mitigate agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and support farm operations that are productive and sustainable long-term.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Cities will continue to play an important role in developing GHG-reducing strategies across the buildings, transportation, waste and energy sectors, as well as in developing people-centered policy that prioritizes the needs of frontline communities. Federal action on climate change and a climate-focused plan to build back the U.S.’s

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

ESA member Andy Barton posted daily observations from COP26 on his blog that ESA reposted on Ecotone. USAID : The agency released a draft climate strategy for public comment, which will shape USAID’s agency-wide approach to climate change for the next nine years. or WOTUS. “In Comments must be submitted by Nov. 30, 11 AM ET.

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