PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

PennFuture celebrated 25 years of fighting climate change and industrial pollution by holding anniversary celebrations in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to honor seven Pennsylvanians for their contributions to restoring and protecting the environment. from Villanova University School of Law.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Monterey County Oil Field (credit: Monterey County Weekly) For the first two decades of this century, and under the able leadership of former Chief Justices Ronald George and Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the California Supreme Court was quite active in interpreting and shaping California environmental law. Well, break’s over.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Cattle grazing a warm season cover crop on Vilicus Farms (Photo Credit: Vilicus Farms) On August 16, 2022 when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, it solidified an historic investment in addressing the climate crisis and reflected key priorities lifted up by the farmers and communities that NSAC’s members serve.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Despite the ongoing debate on whether ITLOS has jurisdiction to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, if the Tribunal asserts jurisdiction (on jurisdiction, see here and here) , there is still much to uncover. Assuming the ITLOS will assert jurisdiction, this post’s objective is twofold.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2024

This critical legislation was originally expected to be signed into law by the fall of 2023, but a chaotic schedule—and an often dysfunctional Congress—got in the way. From conservation to nutrition to crop insurance, this mammoth legislation covers a lot of ground.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 23, 2024

Vincent Nolette joins our team at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law as the Equitable Cities Climate Law Fellow. His work will support the Center’s Cities Climate Law Initiative and include research on city-level law and policy at the intersection of climate and racial wealth equity.

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Law and Environment

JULY 12, 2021

Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the Berkeley ordinance essentially banning use of natural gas in new construction was not preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The post At What Level of Government Are We Going to Regulate Climate Change? first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 9, 2024

Last week, the 9 th Circuit voted against rehearing en banc its decision from last April finding the City of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas connections in new construction to be preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Judge Friedland, joined by seven other judges (and three senior judges!)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

April 10, Allegheny Courthouse, 4:00 p.m. -- Center For Climate Integrity: PA Municipalities Face $15 Billion In Costs By 2040 To Protect Infrastructure From Climate Change -- Delaware County Hosts 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference May 30 At Widener University [PaEN] -- Reading Eagle: Forested Land In Robeson Twp.

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Environment, Law, and History

JULY 25, 2023

Susan Bartie (ANU), Ben Pontin (Cardiff), and I are organizing a double session on environment, law, and history for the 4th World Congress of Environmental History , to be held (in hybrid format) in Oulu, Finland, 19-23 August 2024.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

A first ever trial on constitutional protections from climate change is underway in Montana. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch? What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A new law in Wisconsin will fund more sustainable, watershed friendly farming methods. Eleven riparian conservation projects in Michigan will receive $1.7 Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. This March, Australia adopted a follow-up law to implement these targets.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

On March 28, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Cashman’s Hardware Store in Adams County to promote Pennsylvania’s updated fertilizer law and educate consumers on best practices to manage their lawn care in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way. The revisions to the Pennsylvania Fertilizer Law, signed by Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

On August 8, The Nature Conservancy-PA released the results of a bipartisan statewide survey that found majorities of Pennsylvania voters and labor union households support gradually transitioning to 100 percent of energy being produced from clean and renewable sources over the next 15 years. One that benefits people and nature."

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By Bruce Ledewitz, Duquesne School Of Law -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Participation In RGGI Matters More Than Other States, Here’s Why - By Clean Air Council -- PUC’s Stephen M. DeFrank Thanks Gov. Martin Interim President Of PPL Electric Utilities -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Awards $14.9 York County Receives $5.8

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 20, 2022

Conservation groups in Canada claim an electric utility is failing to appropriately restore habitats destroyed by hydroelectric dam projects. The shortages, caused by years of mismanagement and overextraction, are being exacerbated by climate change. Conservation groups say B.C. The Elk River. Photo © waferboard / Flickr.

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A Greener Life

MAY 5, 2024

In a case brought by organisations Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and the Good Law Project, the High Court ruled that the government had not done enough to cut emissions and ordered it to redraw the plans. In line with that, what the government does on climate and energy could significantly change with a change of government.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 13, 2020

were created to do just what the Youth Plaintiffs are vindicating; relief from the effects of climate change and preserving the planet for future generations. That Court ruled that the Dutch government has human rights obligations to its population to aggressively tackle the effects of climate change. Due Process Clause.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 11, 2024

Farmers from across the country discussed firsthand how the IRA has provided much-needed, long-sought federal funding to bolster farmer-led conservation efforts. Conservation can bolster bottom-lines and support farm productivity while protecting and enhancing natural resources.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

The series will dive into the material, financial, and equity concerns prompting the law, the practical design challenges for its implementation, and the ideological divisions between its supporters and critics. The Legislature’s stated intent in shifting a portion of rates from volumetric charges (i.e., So, who will pay how much?

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Climate change could hike the cost of maintaining Ontario ’s transportation infrastructure by over $1.5 Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice — Circle of Blue. Climate Change Could Cost Ontario Over $1 Billion Every Year. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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MGKF Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2024), the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the City of Berkeley’s attempt to prohibit the use of natural gas pipelines in new buildings through a local ordinance conflicted with the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”), 42 U.S.C. § City of Berkeley , 89 F. 4th 1094 (9th Cir.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Central American nation has won praise for its conservation efforts, including in reforestation, and continues to attract international finance to support its initiatives. The Central American nation has secured more than US$135 million in finance for nature in recent years, another leaf in its conservation success story.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. In the past several years, UCLA law students from both our Frank G.

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SPR Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC or the Department) issued two policies that incorporate climate change considerations into Departmental decision making and ensure compliance with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 (CLCPA).

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers. The law is clear and has been since 1991. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Steve Sorenson Takes Home PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you call it updating, modernizing, or reforming, changes to the water rights system have long been considered a political third rail —the electric kind you don’t touch. This year, one of those water rights bills, Senate Bill 389 (SB 389) made it through the gauntlet of the legislature and will become law if Governor Newsom signs it.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

At the time, I thought it was possible his mischaracterization of CEQA was a one-off, but it’s now apparent that Klein has joined the all-out crusade against the law that has existed in one form or another for decades. According to Klein, CEQA has hobbled government, keeping it from tackling the most pressing problems of our day.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

of the Interior, in coordination with the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce and the Council on Environmental Quality, invites public comment regarding the development of the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas , a new tool that will be used to reflect baseline information on the lands and waters that are conserved or restored.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now).

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Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Smith's The Conservation Constitution: The Conservation Movement and Constitutional Change, 1870–1930 (University Press of Kansas, 2020). A recent issue of Perspectives on Politics has a review by Richard Andrews of Kimberly K. After some minor criticisms, Andrews adds: Read more ».

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 21, 2023

It is one of Canada’s most fundamental environmental laws, and plays a key role in ensuring sound decisions over projects affecting nature, communities, and Indigenous rights. However, it makes important strides forward, including legally requiring assessments to consider a project’s climate impacts.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Wolf: Proposed EPA Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards To Help Pennsylvanians Breathe Easier, Save Money -- New Conservative Energy Network Poll: 84% Support Govt. [PaEN] -- Lancaster Clean Water Partners To Begin Accepting Applications For Clean Water Implementation Grants On Jan.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 2, 2024

Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal © 2023 by Ocean Visions Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is attracting increased attention as a possible climate change response strategy. That sort of in-ocean activity could raise a host of issued under international law. degrees Celsius. Read the full paper here.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Last week I had the tremendous honor of providing expert testimony on the ocean effects of climate change to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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