Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Yesterday and today the European Parliament approved of the central backbone legislation of the European Green Deal, the so called European Climate Law. The initiative came from the European Commission and it is undergoing the ordinary legislative procedure, under which the European Parliament and its Committees first have to form an opinion, before negotiations with the European Council shall then result in a final law.

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Environment, Law, and History

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A recurring theme in scholarship on environmental regulation is the roots of the American approach to environmental regulation , and to what extent this approach is exceptional. April's issue of Studies in American Political Development has an article in this vein by David Brian Robertson, "Leader to Laggard: How Founding Institutions Have Shaped American Environmental Policy".

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports. Any effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will undoubtedly rely heavily on reducing the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Water Research & Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We are delighted to share with you a hand-picked selection of papers recently published in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology ( ESWRT ). HOT papers – as recommended by our referees. Low-cost desalination of seawater and hypersaline brine using nanophotonics enhanced solar energy membrane distillation. Ibrahim A. Said et al. Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater.

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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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Montrose

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Robbinsville, NJ (September 18, 2020) – PARS Environmental, Inc. (“PARS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Montrose Environmental Group, Inc., and Verina Consulting Group, LLC (“VERINA”), are pleased to announce the approval of the VERINA-PARS Joint Venture (the “JV”) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under the SBA’s 8(a) business development (“BD”) program.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 6, 2020

One of the most destructive myths of modern times is the idea that somehow conservatism is incompatible with good climate policy. But nothing could be further from the truth. Conservatives have overseen some of the most enduring legacies of American environmental policy. Republican Presidents created the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments, the Oil Pollution Act into law, adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang

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Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) went into effect on June 21, 2020. The NWPR greatly reduces federal jurisdiction over both streams and wetlands. Most significantly has been the impact to ephemeral streams (i.e. streams that have water only when it rains or there is snow fall). However, even intermittent streams have less protection.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 6, 2020

One of the most destructive myths of modern times is the idea that somehow conservatism is incompatible with good climate policy. But nothing could be further from the truth. Conservatives have overseen some of the most enduring legacies of American environmental policy. Republican Presidents created the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments, the Oil Pollution Act into law, adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang

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