Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 26, 2020

On 1 July the rotating presidency of the European Council is moving for one and a half years to Germany (1/July/2020), Portugal (1/January/2021) and Slovenia (1/July/2021). The European Council defines the EU's overall political direction and consits of heads of state or government of the 27 EU member states, the European Council President and the President of the European Commission.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

By Antonia Douglas. Under Governor Northam’s direction, Virginia’s Energy Policy shifted quite dramatically from when he first took office in January 2018 to what we have at the end of the 2020 Legislative Session. For years, legislators, policymakers, and business – Dominion Energy – have been avoiding the writing on the wall that climate change is having a substantial impact on Virginians, whether it be the fate of our historic sites in Williamsburg, the crop yield in the Shenandoah Valley, or

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JANZEN AG

JUNE 29, 2020

You may have missed the release of a farmer survey about ag data during the middle of the first COVID-19 wave. In May 2020, an organization called Trust in Food, a collaboration of Farm Journal and The Sustainability Consortium, released the results of its survey of 393 farmers about their opinions on ag data collection, sharing and sustainability ( Farmer Perspectives on Data ).

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Environment Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Paint is one of the most widely used materials in the world. Just think about all the cars, walls and buildings which are painted every day all over the world. Paint, in one form or another, has been used for thousands of years and has gone through significant changes over that time. From the earliest uses where the ‘paint’ was just a colouring made from natural materials, right the way through to the 1940s where synthetic pigments and a variety of chemicals were used create an almost endless sp

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Law of the Lands

JUNE 17, 2020

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : In 1980, the Ontario Legislature enacted the Trespass to Property Act in order to remedy a number of perceived shortcomings in the existing Petty Trespass Act (first enacted in 1834 as the Act to provide for the Summary Punishment of Petty Trespasses and other offences ), including the inadequacy of protections for farm landowners.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 14, 2020

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that on June 30, HarperCollins will publish my new book, Apocalypse Never. Apocalypse Never contains chapters on climate change, deforestation, species extinction, plastic waste, meat, nuclear, renewables, fossil fuels, poverty, and much more. It is the culmination of more than 30 years of my research, writing, and advocacy on environmental issues.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 22, 2020

By Max Matt. Roughly 9 percent of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture sector. [1]. As with transportation, electricity generation, commercial, and industrial activities, this fact begs the question: what can we do about it? Some activities within agriculture emit greenhouse gases inherently – for example: cows burping. [2].

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JANZEN AG

JUNE 16, 2020

While participating in a recent podcast hosted by United Soybean Board’s Tech Toolshed ( Getting to know Ag Data Transparent ), the host asked this question: What does data transparency mean? I asked a few industry leaders about what “data transparency” means to them. Billy Tiller, CEO of Grower Information Services Cooperation (GiSC) and Texas farmer: Transparency means that the farmer understands what is happening to their data.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. But the Court’s sporadic holdings regarding royalty clauses, each so specific to the particular language of the lease, have left lessees on unsteady footing. BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and

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Environmental Law Prof Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic offers lessons for leaders on every level about how—and how not— to manage complex interjurisdictional challenges, like the environment, which unfold without regard for political boundaries. In a matter of months, Covid-19 has laid bare the interdependence.

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Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL BLOGS

JUNE 24, 2020

Effective July 1, 2021 companies must report their use of additional designated PFAS chemicals under the Toxic Release Inventory program.  The list of all specific chemicals requiring reporting can be found at [link].   There is a reporting threshold of 100 pounds  and de minimis exceptions to reporting, ranging from 0.1% for PFOA and 1% for other PFA's.  See [link]   for EPA's general information discussion on PFA's.

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Law of the Lands

JUNE 22, 2020

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : Following the lead of their American counterparts, Canadian class-action lawyers have been busy commencing lawsuits in Canada against Monsanto and Bayer over allegations that glyphosate (the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup) has caused cancer in individuals exposed to the chemical. A quick Google search brings up references to at least seven different actions commenced across Canada in 2019 by various representative plaintiffs on behalf of p

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Vermont Law

JUNE 15, 2020

by Jerry Thomas. . In a stark contrast to the decision in. St. Francis Prayer Ctr. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. (hereafter, Select Steel), the Fourth Circuit in. Friends of Buckingham v. State Air Pollution Control Board. delivered a major victory for environmental justice (EJ). Select Steel created something called the rebuttable presumption defense; because emissions do not exceed the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), the emissions will not have an

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Manning Law

JUNE 11, 2020

Environment and Climate Change Canada reports that, on May 21, 2020, Scamp Industries Ltd., a fuel supplier based in Western Canada, was fined $200,000 in the Provincial Court of British Columbia after pleading guilty on June 17, 2019, to five counts of transferring petroleum products into a storage-tank system where storage-tank-system identification numbers were not visible.

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Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California.

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. The legislation empowers farmers to be part of the climate solution on a voluntary basis and creates options for people and companies to offset carbon emissions without mandates.

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2020

The weak nuclear force is the fundamental force responsible for radioactive beta decay.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

The author in Maranhão, Brazil, 1995. Lire en français ici. Leer en español aquí. On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It’s just not the end of the world. It’s not even our most serious environmental problem. I may seem like a strange person to be saying all of this.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 8, 2020

by Jacqueline R. Waller. Environmental Justice is the latest civil rights movement in the United States. Can someone say, “Finally!” But what is environmental justice? Environmental justice is the fight for equal environmental protection under the law, that includes the right to work and play in safe and healthy communities, and communities free of life-threatening conditions. [1].

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. “World Environment Day is a day of celebration. It is a day upon which, for over forty years, people the world over have advocated and acted for a healthy environment.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) – which bans employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex – prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. This decision marks a pivotal change from prior decisions of federal appellate and district courts which held that Title VII only banned discrimination based on the biological distinctions between pers

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Cresforum

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 , which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. The legislation empowers farmers to be part of the climate solution on a voluntary basis and creates options for people and companies to offset carbon emissions without mandates.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 1, 2020

By Alida Mooney. Walking up to. Kiss the Cow. farm is like strolling into a children’s book. Nestled into the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Kiss the Cow. is home to nine milking cows, five heifers, and a hearty colony of chickens, turkeys, and ducks darting between the legs of the farmers and scuttling around. Kiss the Cow. is five hundred acres of forest and pasture, all grown and maintained via sustainable means.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

By Antonia Douglas Under Governor Northam’s direction, Virginia’s Energy Policy shifted quite dramatically from when he first took office in January 2018 to what we have at the end of the 2020 Legislative Session.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

By Antonia Douglas Under Governor Northam’s direction, Virginia’s Energy Policy shifted quite dramatically from when he first took office in January 2018 to what we have at the end of the 2020 Legislative Session.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 22, 2020

By Max Matt Roughly 9 percent of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture sector.[1] As with transportation, electricity generation, commercial, and industrial activities, this fact begs the question: what can we do about it? Some activities within agriculture emit greenhouse gases inherently – for example: cows burping.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 22, 2020

By Max Matt Roughly 9 percent of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture sector.[1] As with transportation, electricity generation, commercial, and industrial activities, this fact begs the question: what can we do about it? Some activities within agriculture emit greenhouse gases inherently – for example: cows burping.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2020

Updated July 8, 2020 On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, which established, in relevant part, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan program that offers eligible borrowers the potential for loan forgiveness. For more information on the PPP and other CARES Act lending programs, click here , and for information about applying for PPP loans, click here.

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