Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2019
This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be the highest priority, but that won’t be enough to prevent severe impacts, some of which are already occurring.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.
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Law Columbia
MARCH 14, 2024
These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Youngkin says he will take Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to save ratepayers money – The Washington Post. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
California Court Set Aside Environmental Reviews for Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program but Rejected Argument that Agency Failed to Consider Greenhouse Gas and Other Impacts of Program Modifications. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law. North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Circuit’s Revocation of Project Authorizations.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision the US Supreme Court handed down in June curtailed strategies EPA can use to slow climate change, but its problematic implications stretch far beyond greenhouse gas reduction. Together, these smaller actions can result in substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
ESA
MAY 17, 2021
Sean Casten (D-IL) ‘s Climate Risk Disclosure Act ( H.R. This bill requires publicly listed companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and how climate change will impact their businesses to the Securities and Exchange Commission. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Justice Dept.
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