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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National Law Center

MAY 11, 2023

The post BLM Looks to Expand Conservation appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a.

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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. Vincent received his J.D.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (“ACEP”), private landowners, land trusts, and other entities work with the United State Department of. The post Building Blocks: Basics of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2024

will receive the WeConservePA 2024 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award at the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference at the Thursday night dinner on April 4. He has engaged in countless behind-the scenes, ad hoc task groups and conversations addressing the threats and opportunities for conservation. Schiffman, Esq.,

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National Law Center

APRIL 13, 2023

The post BLM Proposes New Conservation Rules for FLPMA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a.

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Yale E360

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019, Brazil has approved 57 pieces of legislation that weaken environmental laws, from relaxing forest protections to declassifying the toxicity of dozens of pesticides, according to a new analysis published in the journal Biological Conservation.

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Law and Environment

MARCH 17, 2023

Lands and easements taken or acquired for such purposes shall not be used for other purposes or otherwise disposed of except by laws enacted by a two thirds vote, taken by yeas and nays, of each branch of the general court. The PLPA turns much of the EEA’s draft policy into law and adds more procedure and substance.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

Law school clinics are where the proverbial rubber meets the road. Often, they are a law school’s most important form of public service. Environmental law clinics have blossomed across the country. They introduce students to the realities of lawyering. Today’s post provides a directory to the clinics.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Steel For Air Pollution Violations At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works, 2 Other Facilities [PaEN] -- TribLive: Feds Approve US Steel Agreement With Allegheny County, Environmentalists Over 2018 Plant Fire -- Save Carbon County Files Lawsuit In Philadelphia Court Against Stronghold Digital, DEP, Governor, PUC Over Cryptocurrency Operations At Panther Creek (..)

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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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Washington Nature

JANUARY 14, 2022

Sign in Pro to support Conservation Futures The Conservation Futures bill (HB 1672) is in the House Finance Committee. Washington’s Conservation Futures program has helped counties across the state ensure and expand access to parks and open space for residents for more than 50 years. Not sure how this works?

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New Scientist

MARCH 13, 2024

As a new law is introduced in England, requiring developers to create 10 per cent more wildlife habitat than they destroy when developing a site, does it really work to destroy nature in one place, but preserve it elsewhere, asks Graham Lawton

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Environmental Law Centre

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Accounting for Nature: The Kananaskis Conservation Pass In 2022, the Environmental Law Centre (“ELC”) will be releasing a report about the funding of conservation. The post Accounting for Nature: The Kananaskis Conservation Pass appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

On March 13, nearly 60 members of the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed met with their members of Congress to urge support for the protection, restoration, and conservation of the Delaware River Watershed. million in match, for a total conservation impact of $134.3 million in funding to 195 projects, which generated $79.2

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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

MARCH 26, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz visited Centre County to see first-hand the positive impact ClearWater Conservancy is having on local and downstream water quality. Every mile of stream restored, every bank stabilized, and every riparian buffer planted makes a difference.

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Acoel

APRIL 1, 2022

On April 21, Earthx2022 will feature a law symposium, entitled “ Responsible Corporate Conduct and the Environment—The “E” of ESG.” Other conferences include programs on energy, wildlife conservation, farms, ranches, and forests, Latin America, corporate impact, island nations, NGOs and donors, and EarthxE-Capital.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Energy Policy & Conservation Act Following Berkeley’s 2019 gas prohibition ordinance, a trade group representing members “interested in opening a new restaurant or in relocating a restaurant to a new building in Berkeley,” brought suit against the city. Berkeley : Berkeley’s Ordinance Preempted by U.S. Under EPCA, the U.S.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Read more »The post No Taxation with Conservation: State Tax Credits for Conservation Easements and the Health of the Chesapeake Bay appeared first on Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. From Jamestown and Yorktown, to the founding of the capital.

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Environment, Law, and History

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Recently published in the American Journal of Legal History is William B Meyer's "Class, Conservation, and the Police Power in the American Gilded Age: The Origins of Lawton v. The matter reached the courts in a challenge to state laws permitting the summary destruction, without legal process, of nets placed illegally.

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Endangered Species Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This January, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce announced updated civil monetary penalties for violations of federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws including the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2023

Other Conservation District Jobs Visit the PACD Jobs webpage to learn about positions open in other county conservation districts. Click Here for more information and instructions on how to apply.

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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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National Law Center

MARCH 29, 2022

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 29, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .

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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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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. Conservation Groups Claim Canadian Electric Utility is Misusing Funds Meant for Habitat Restoration. Conservation groups say B.C. The Elk River. Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 8, 2021

If you want to work in the field of marine conservation, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are three things to keep in mind as you dive into marine conservation. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Some jobs in marine conservation require advanced degrees. Enter Your Email.loading.

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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. By late 2021, after a decade of conservatives control of the executive branch, Australia was ranked last of sixty countries in terms of climate policy, below countries such as Saudia Arabia and Kazakhstan.

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The bill would also have changed the procedures employed by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for issuing permits under the Environmental Conservation Law. . This will be especially relevant in New York City, where DACs exist in numerous corners of the city.

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National Law Center

MAY 17, 2022

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 17, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Wells Clinic in Environmental Law, Cara Horowitz, Julia Stein, and I filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of seven law professors in the Ninth Circuit case California Restaurant Association v. Wells Clinic Faculty File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Law Professors in California Restaurant Association v. Download as PDF.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 17, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .

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National Law Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 4, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .

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National Law Center

JUNE 30, 2022

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 30, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .

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Legal Planet

MAY 2, 2024

We should know by the end of next month whether the current conservative super-majority on the Court will overrule Chevron. In the meantime, it’s illuminating to put the current dispute in the context of the last 80 years of judicial doctrine regarding deference to agencies on issues of law. Chevron, USA v. United States v. Gonzales v.

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