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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. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Although the district court acknowledged that BLM provided “a lengthier explanation” of its reasons for not quantifying foreign emissions than the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provided in the earlier case, the court found that BLM still did not “thoroughly explain” why an estimate of foreign emissions was impossible.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.6.21

PA Environment Daily

ArtsQuest Center At Steel Stacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 19 - Biodiversity Jam [PaEN] -- Governor’s Office: Publishes Latest Catalog Of Nonregulatory Documents [PaEN] -- PA Bulletin: Dept.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

World leaders gather in France for ocean summit. World leaders descend on France for ocean summit as Macron puts spotlight on seas – The Guardian. ESC – Statement to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board On the Critical Role the DOE Office of Science Plays in Responding to the Climate Challenge and Clean Energy Transition (Jan.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Washington Court of Appeals held that the Pollution Control Hearing Board erred when it approved the Washington Department of Ecology’s general permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. June 25, 2021). Washington State Dairy Federation v.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board. Stanford Professor Sued Scientific Journal and Article Authors Who Critiqued His Work. Center for Biological Diversity v. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C., filed Oct.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. ESC – Statement to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board On the Critical Role the DOE Office of Science Plays in Responding to the Climate Challenge and Clean Energy Transition (Jan.

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