Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Canada has adopted a biased approach to counting and reporting forest-sector carbon that is masking the large climate impacts of logging,” says Michael Polanyi of Nature Canada. Exempting the logging industry’s emissions from carbon pricing regulations on other sectors.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports. Any effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will undoubtedly rely heavily on reducing the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

On August 30, 2022, the Texas Railroad Commission approved proposed regulations relating to Class VI wells utilized for injecting and sequestering carbon dioxide in geologic formations. Click here to read the RRC document and here for more detailed information on the regulation of Class VI wells.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sharon Hewitt) updates the Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act which is designed to pave the way for a CCS market in Louisiana. Second, Louisiana already has a developed pipeline infrastructure that is necessary to transport carbon dioxide to where it can be utilized and stored. Section 45Q U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports. Any effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will undoubtedly rely heavily on reducing the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A federal court enjoined that resolution on the basis that the parish does not have the authority to regulate CCUS operations. [2] A second bill has been filed that would prevent the Commissioner of Conservation from permitting any activity related to carbon dioxide sequestration in St.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. Ecological Conservation.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sharon Hewitt) updates the Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act which is designed to pave the way for a CCS market in Louisiana. Second, Louisiana already has a developed pipeline infrastructure that is necessary to transport carbon dioxide to where it can be utilized and stored.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

Additionally, approximately 13% of the world’s net carbon dioxide. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. is an offshoot of the Commerce Clause in Article I of the US Constitution that delegates to Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

First, new research has traced to just 90 fossil fuel firms the following percentages of anthropogenic carbon dioxide and methane emissions, global mean surface temperature (GMST), and global sea level rise (GSL): From 1880 to 2010: GHGs: 57% GMST: 42–50% GSL: 26–32%. From 1980 to 2010: GHGs: 43% GMST: 29–35% GSL: 11–14%.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Invest in research for utilizations of captured carbon and life cycle analyses to understand their overall impact: The capture and use of carbon dioxide to create valuable products has potential to lower the net costs of reducing emissions and remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In a 2022 press release introducing New York’s then-unprecedented Climate Superfund bill, one of the bill’s sponsors directly stated that the bill was inspired by source attribution research (specifically, research on carbon dioxide and methane emissions attributable to fossil fuel and cement producers).

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2024

Read the full story at Carbon Brief. The EU’s law to restore nature was given the green light by the European parliament this week. The long-awaited “nature restoration” law aims to repair the EU’s damaged ecosystems over the next few decades.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. The National Academies will hold a webinar about Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal (Ocean CDR) Jan 20 as part of a monthly climate webinar series.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Six of the nine House CCS bills have now been effectively killed in the House Natural Resources Committee. Helena would have eliminated any CCS projects in that parish and could have set a precedent for other areas of the state to seek the same local control over what is otherwise a statewide regulated industry.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Six of the nine House CCS bills have now been effectively killed in the House Natural Resources Committee. Helena would have eliminated any CCS projects in that parish and could have set a precedent for other areas of the state to seek the same local control over what is otherwise a statewide regulated industry.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Revenue Ruling 2021-13 addresses the application of section 45Q to carbon dioxide captured with carbon capture equipment installed at a methanol plant that had existing carbon dioxide separation equipment.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities. The conventional regulations were challenged in Commonwealth Court by conventional oil and gas operators. Read more here. [In Read more here.]

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies: Investor Fraud Lawsuits: The first category of climate change litigation alleges that oil and gas companies defrauded investors by falsely stating that the company had fully considered the risks of climate change regulation and had factored those risks into its business operations.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. National- $3.62

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. National- $3.58

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

Various Senate Republicans also challenged the publication of the regulation in other court action. Unless appealed, the preliminary injunction will remain in place until the full case against the RGGI regulation can be heard this Fall. Read more here. throughout the Commonwealth.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2023

The Willow Project is expected to produce as much as 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak and result in around 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent over its lifetime. stimulations of th[e] lease, [and] the Secretary of the Interior’s regulations and formal orders.” (It

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These impacts are only beginning to be understood, but preliminary analysis projects significant short-term climate impacts that can far exceed those of carbon dioxide. kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of hydrogen production (2.5 Click Here for a copy of NRDC's comments.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2022

Supreme Court Decision Did Not Affect EPA’s Ability To Regulate Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant, Has No Impact On DEP's RGGI Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

That is why we are grateful for the Committee’s hearing on the benefits of cutting methane pollution, including sealing methane leaks that waste our nation’s precious natural resources at a time when families cannot afford any wasted drop. Impacts On Unborn As pro-life evangelicals, we have a special concern for the unborn.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The EPA agrees to a timeline for considering a petition to strengthen water pollution regulations for CAFOs. According to NOAA measurements, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide rose rapidly. “It’s The Interior Department signs a drought funding agreement with the Gila River Indian Community.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. These operators include-- -- Chesapeake Appalachia, Inc: Stoorza Well Pad, Terry Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.:

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

1 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Nature Knows Best - DCNR Grant Program Aims To Convert Lawns To Native Meadows, Aid Pollinators -- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awards Mini-Grants; New Grant Round Now Open [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grants Awarded, 2nd Application Round Announced -- PA Capital-Star: PA To Receive $47.3

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.: 28 to Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The economic fallout from recently cancelled or stalled natural gas projects suffocated by litigation from the far left is already unfolding before us, he warns, and it’s only going to get worse. In April and May, four DEP advisory committees voted to move the final RGGI regulation forward [ Read more here ].] Yudichak said.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Ohio and some other states argue that the waiver unconstitutionally gives California more power to regulate than it gives them. EPA to overturn Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

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