Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

State of Montana , against their state government. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch? Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 15, 2024

Statement by Aliénor Rougeot, Program Manager, Climate and Energy It is good news for workers and communities that the Sustainable Jobs Act is one step closer to becoming law. The legislation faced significant challenges in Committee as Members from the Conservative Party proposed over 22,000 amendments.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

Here are 48 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Here are 50 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 31, 2023

On May 22, 2023, the Lower Colorado Basin States comprised of California, Arizona, and Nevada agreed to voluntarily conserve three million acre-feet of water over the next three years.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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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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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Liquid manure doesn’t run off of Greg Strayer’s Cumberland County beef farm and threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a new 185,000-gallon storage area made possible with cost-share funds through Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). The conservation district received a total of $3.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. But protected areas are themselves under threat from rapid climate change, and conservation planners are urgently working to understand and ameliorate the risks. Photo: UNESCO/David G.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 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. Room 8E-A East Wing.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

The Symposium will be preceded by an optional day-long field trip highlighting springs, caves and other groundwater resources in the Cumberland Valley on May 22. Groundwater professionals, natural resource managers, educators, and anyone interested in the management and protection of water resources are invited to attend.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Building on the Lower Colorado Basin States’ compromise of May 22, 2023 , under which California, Arizona, and Nevada agreed to voluntarily conserve three million acre-feet of water over the next three years, DOI began a public process on June 15, 2023 , to attempt to “modernize” the way Colorado River water is distributed.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

The demand statement focuses on upholding Indigenous rights and respecting Indigenous knowledge, bold and ambitious climate action (including phasing out fossil fuels and guaranteeing a just transition to a sustainable clean energy economy), protecting and restoring nature and establishing environmental rights in Canada.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice — Circle of Blue. POLLUTION CLEANUP: Michigan’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the California-based company FKI Hardware for violating the state’s pollution cleanup laws, MLive reports. Fresh from the Great Lakes News Collaborative. In the News.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 12, DEP, DCNR and many guests dedicated the Law Library Conference Room in the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to Franklin Kury, the legislative author of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 14, 2014

Recently, at Vermont Law School’s annual Solutions Conference, a panel discussion highlighted the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource management. On Friday, March 28, Vermont Law School (VLS) held a panel discussion, revealing the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource policy.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

In Minnesota , stricter penalties for water overuse are signed into state law. “We Permit holders are required to report their annual water use to the state Department of Natural Resources. The program’s funding comes via the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed into law in November 2021.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Tammany zoning ordinance prohibiting hydraulic fracturing was preempted under State law. [4] Tammany Parish Government v. Tammany’s attempt to ban hydraulic fracturing eight years ago, which was ultimately struck down by Louisiana courts, finding that the St. Ordinance No. Welsh , 2015-1152 (La. 3/9/16); 199 So.3d

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2023

There will be optional opportunities for you to share your experience and ideas for government support with legislators. Of Agriculture Budget Signed Into Law Spurs Innovation, Grows Future Of PA Agriculture [Posted: August 22, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Implementation of these new laws will be the true test of that statement, but they provide an exciting starting point. Prior to this new law, the state was required by law to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Here are 41 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. PaEN] Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Nature Conservancy in Washington will be a part of that bustle and working to keep people and nature at the forefront of policy and budget decision-making. workforce development An area where the Nature Conservancy in Washington will be expanding our focus is around opportunities for workforce development.

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Acoel

AUGUST 16, 2021

Article I, Section 27 provides: 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.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 3, 2022

Over a quarter of the United States is owned and managed by the federal government. They provide important natural resources, such as timber and minerals, that are both important for local economies, and for national industrial policy. America’s public lands are a national, and even international, treasure.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past several years – and especially in the past few months – Premier Doug Ford’s government has made sweeping changes to environmental protection and land use planning rules across Ontario. . Image Source: Ontario’s wetland conservation strategy (archived). Image courtesy of Conservation Ontario.

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Washington Nature

JULY 10, 2023

By Anya Blaney Cody Desautel, Executive Director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservations, brings vast experience as a leader, land steward, and forestry professional to The Nature Conservancy in Washington's board of directors, preserving the heritage of the state's forests for seven generations in the future.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 10, 2022

Conservancy forester Kyle Smith takes measurements in the old-growth forest at TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwest Washington. Several of our priorities this year seek to stem the loss of irreplaceable natural and working lands and ensure our state is empowered to plan more thoughtfully for the years to come.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

The invite-only meeting in Manaus this month – co-led by the state of Amazonas – will gather member-state governors and leaders from the private sector, civil society, Indigenous peoples and local communities, national governments, and international organizations to discuss practical steps for putting the action plan into operation.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Enhanced Recovery: Use of carbon dioxide for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery requires the creation of a unit by the Commissioner of Conservation for the purpose of secondary or tertiary recovery under La.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 20, 2022

Leaders of tribes who depend on the Colorado River say the century-old agreement on managing a resource vital to 40 million people across the West is a major factor fueling these and other water inequalities. . State laws prevent some tribes from taking water from the river if they can’t prove how much is theirs.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2022

Dernbach, Commonwealth Law School, Widener University This article first appeared on John C. The General Assembly responded by allocating much of that money to pay for day-to-day expenses at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Justice Thomas Saylor did not participate.)

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Thirty years ago, Washington passed the Growth Management Act (GMA)—legislation that has helped communities across the state plan ahead for growth while protecting the lands and natural resources that make the Evergreen State so special. It's time to finally add climate considerations into the GMA and pass HB 1181 into law this year.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. What countries have declared rights of nature?

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2022

The decision also sends a clear message to governments, individuals, and industries that those who damage or destroy protected habitat contrary to the law will be held to account. By conserving wildlife, we ensure that future generations can enjoy our natural world and the incredible species that live within it.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2023

The short answer is yes… but are state agencies and local governments collecting them? Many times state agencies and local governments look to be compensated for minerals developed under more obvious areas they own for taxpayers like parks and for certain limited oil and gas activities like drilling under a streambed. Probably not.]

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It was an incredible experience to join firefighters and The Nature Conservancy yesterday for their prescribed burn,” said Rep. The state Department of Natural Resources has a blueprint to get us to the scale needed. Schrier in a press release about her visit. It’s one thing to see photos.

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