Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 20, 2022

For example, equity weighting would increase the social cost of carbon but would also raise questions about regulations that raise the price of electricity, an important expense for poor people. Second, there are political and legal problems with equity weighting. with conventional cost-benefit analysis, which is based on that goal.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog post is adapted from testimony delivered at the New York City Department of Buildings hearing on proposed rule §103-14 , Procedures for Reporting on and Complying with Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Certain Buildings in connection with the City’s building performance standard, Local Law 97. Additionality.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign into law tomorrow. Senate Bill (SB) 271 requires utilities to achieve, at a minimum, renewable energy-generated electricity sales of 50 percent in 2030 and 60 percent in 2035. An equitable clean energy transition is not just about the technologies used to generate electricity.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the State of California joined the State of New York in adopting legislation that allows state authorities to bypass local laws in permitting large-scale renewable energy projects. Law § 94-c(2)(h). Credit: New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting. b)(1) (emphasis added); and. emphasis added).

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

Solar PV Project in Cuba (Photo credit: IRENA ) Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) jointly published a new report titled Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Opportunities and Challenges. The report also explores how a bilateral dialogue between the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 16, 2024

Much of our electricity system is 50 to 70 years old, yet current plans for domestic manufacturing, electric vehicle fleets, community solar gardens and more clean energy all depend on a modern grid. New demands for electricity and the need to reduce climate-changing emissions are driving new grid planning efforts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you call it updating, modernizing, or reforming, changes to the water rights system have long been considered a political third rail —the electric kind you don’t touch. The bill would give the State Water Resources Control Board (the Water Board) the authority to verify pre-1914 appropriative and riparian water rights.

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Legal Planet

JULY 11, 2022

EPA lacked expertise on running the electricity system. A: The Court doesn’t address this question directly, but the major questions doctrine doesn’t seem to be a rule of constitutional law. . Q: When does an issue have “major political significance”? . A: “Political significance” seems to have a narrow meaning. .

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot. While state-level decisions this year are about money, local initiatives focus on law and policy.

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Emissions trading systems are often launched with relatively lenient design features, typically justified as giving the system a chance to “learn-by-doing” and to gain political buy-in for approval of a program. – Continual reform to improve ambition, integrity, and buy-in. Most ETS have fallen on the prices-too-low side.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It is rare that a law professor gets to say with some justification, “I told you so.” Or, more precisely, Mark Wu and I predicted the current conflict pitting the United States against the rest of the world in our 2015 Northwestern Law Review piece, “ Next Generation Trade and Environment Conflicts.”

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Texas and a number of other states have passed laws banning what they call “boycotts of fossil fuel companies.” Besides being fundamentally misguided and difficult to implement, these blacklist laws are incompetently drafted and quite likely unconstitutional. Is this as opposed to a political purpose on the part of the managers?

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Circle of Blue

JULY 14, 2022

With less water in reservoirs, generators crank out fewer megawatt-hours, raising the cost of electricity and increasing the risk of summer blackouts. This year, Glen Canyon Dam is operating at just 60 percent of its maximum electrical generating capacity due to the drying of Lake Powell. 4) Drought Is Political.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. This year’s projections are a bit grim. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A new Sabin Center report, Cities Climate Law: A Legal Framework for Local Action in the U.S. , by Amy Turner and Michael Burger, offers a comprehensive guide for local law- and policy-makers in developing climate programs that consider and comport with federal and state law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Like many other public-serving institutions throughout society, electricity and gas utilities are facing calls to be more equitable in their operations, planning, and treatment of customers. That law created the state’s Community Air Protection Program focused on reducing exposure in communities most impacted by air pollution.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

J)–while providing 65% support for a state tax on high incomes to fund electric vehicle investments (Prop. Local leaders should first conduct a funding analysis focused on the revenue sources available to them under state and local law and current revenue streams, especially those with the capacity for expansion.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This target has been incorporated into the National Climate Agreement, a binding law that ensures political commitment to implementation. For instance, Kevadia in India has become the country’s first electric vehicle city, with a restricted area where only electric vehicles are allowed.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Starting as a staff attorney at the Commission in 2001, she spent several years practicing administrative regulatory law. Prior to her career at the Commission, Barrow spent time working as a Law Clerk for the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board in Harrisburg. She received her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

. -- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Lost $1 Billion Opportunity By Not Implementing RGGI - By Patrick McDonnell, PennFuture -- Warren Times Editorial: Renewables Are Barely A Blip On State Electric Grids -- DEP Invites Comments On Modern Landfill NPDES Water Quality Permit; Hearing Oct.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

In addition, many of the world’s top car companies are German – think Volkswagen, BMW etc which have lobbied heavily against ambitious climate laws and a slow down to the transition to electric and hybrid mobility. It goes without saying that their number one priority should be getting out of coal as soon as possible. .

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Ministry of the Environment appealed on points of law to the Supreme Administrative Court. The ruling clarifies requirements for standing under primary EU law to challenge a Commission regulation. The Philippines Commission on Human Rights published report on Carbon Majors’ responsibility for climate change. In Greenpeace v.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Civil law cases. In both cases, the so-called greening of human rights is observed, where the citizens attempt to incorporate the interests to not have their health damaged by GHG emissions into personal rights that are commonly used as a legal basis for an injunction in civil law cases. In September 2017, in Sendai Citizens v.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Witmer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues, as well as cybersecurity and the impact of environmental regulation on energy markets. “I In addition, he ran the State Energy Office and was charged with coordination of renewable energy and energy efficiency issues.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. By Lauren M. Williams, Esq.,

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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. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

TODAY 1:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology, Utilities Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1578 (Mullins-D-Lackawanna) training and bonding retail electric and natural gas energy suppliers. Million In 2022 To Influence Health Insurance, Health Care Laws In PA -- York Daily Record: Mask Mandates? formal notice) Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

18 Webinar On Unlocking The Power Of Hydrogen [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project Executive Director Alison Steele Selected For Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab Climate Change And Adaptation Initiative -- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn.

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MGKF Law

JUNE 30, 2022

The major questions doctrine requires that a federal agency have “clear congressional authorization” when acting on issues of great “economic and political significance.” ” Id. citing Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA , 573 U.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

An entity classified as an “arm of the state” would be entitled to sovereign immunity provided by the Eleventh Amendment; in contrast, a “political subdivision” is not afforded the same protection. The burden of proof falls on the entity seeking immunity and SRA-L failed to meet its burden. Stallworth v.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

The creation of NYCI follows the 2019 passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), under which New York State’s electricity sector must reach zero emissions by 2040. NYCI’s immediate linkage with WCI could also be seen as politically desirable. Unfortunately, no reforms of the cap have been made.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

22 -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change?

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the first few months, he will have to implement a new law on climate change, reform the law governing water use and tackle a mega-drought so severe that it has even cast doubt on the country’s commitment to close its coal-fired power plants.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2021

On Verge Of Major Electric Vehicle Moment - Chad Duppstadt, PA Army National Guard -- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh Becoming First City In Eastern U.S. House returns to session Jan. 4, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan. 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: U.S.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. A peer-reviewed study by EPA found that IRA would most likely drive emissions from the electricity sector 34% below what they would have been in 2030 without the IRA. climate pledge.

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