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Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020

Environmental News Bits

E-waste GHG emissions rose 53 percent between 2014 and 2020. Researchers anticipate e-waste will annually generate 852 million metric tons of CO2 compounds … Continue reading Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020.

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Asimow Recognized by Daily Journal in Top Antitrust Lawyers 2022 Report

Arnold Porter

He was previously recognized in 2020 and 2021. In the profile, Asimow discussed his recent work with the Las Vegas Raiders in antitrust litigation initiated by the City of Oakland concerning the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas. This is the third time Asimow has been recognized by the Daily Journal in this area.

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Attorney General’s Guidance On “Best Practices” For CEQA Analysis Of And Mitigation For Wildfire-Related Impacts Is Long On Litigation And Policy Advocacy, Short On Neutral Legal Analysis

CEQA Developments

Eight of the ten largest wildfires in the state since 1932 have occurred in the last decade (five of which took place in 2020 alone). Wildfires are an unfortunate reality of life in California and have become of increasing concern over the past several years.

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Low Embodied Carbon Concrete is Here

Greenbuilding Law

We blogged in 2020, Low Carbon Concrete for the First Time Required by Law about Marin County’s prescriptive law, but that path has gotten very little traction in other jurisdictions. The State of Maryland is studying the use of cradle to cradle EPDs for concrete and is expected to issue a requirement in 2023.

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DOL Rule Clarifies that ESG Analysis is Consistent with Fiduciary Duty. Will it Preempt State Anti-ESG Laws?

Law Columbia

Nonetheless, in late 2020, the Trump-era DOL finalized rules entitled “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments” that expressed skepticism as to whether ESG factors were compatible with ERISA. Section 4 of E.O. 14030 directed the DOL to identify agency actions that can be taken to protect the life savings and pensions of U.S.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

While the country submitted nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2020 and 2022 , both were in clear violation of Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Paris Agreement, as they were not more ambitious than the country’s intended NDC. GtCO2) each year on average, comparable to the de- crease observed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

ESA

In 2020, former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt canceled plans to reintroduce grizzlies to the area, stating that the plan would hurt the bears and people in the state. Interior: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service are re-opening a plan a to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades in Washington State.

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