Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In a real world example of green bleaching, we were recently asked to assist a business in bleaching all references to ESG and other environmental matters from their website and their annual report. submitting greenhouse gas data to a government as required by a BEPS program).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

Plus, a newly announced Initiative to Advance the Frontiers of Benefit-Costs Analysis and Strengthen Government Decision-Making seeks engagement from researchers to inform future changes. A companion document explains how OMB incorporated public input in these revisions.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 17, 2022

BOEM is authorized by federal law to issue leases, easements, and rights of way to allow for renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf and, in doing so, is required to coordinate with relevant federal agencies and affected state and local governments to ensure that renewable energy development takes place in a safe and environmentally (..)

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 20, 2023

Commercial PACE is a financing mechanism that enables building owners to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation projects, and the like, through private loans collected with government property tax assessment billings.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We had posted some months ago that it was hugely significant that this Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard was in Limbo because that assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 including for a real estate purchaser to avoid liability under CERCLA [the Superfund law]).

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, Simon pressured city and federal governments for nearly a decade and managed to get the U.K. government to provide the official figures on premature deaths caused by air pollution. And while progress has been made, the fight for clean air is not yet over.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 24, 2021

May 24, 2021) , attempting to clarify which settlements with the United States or a state trigger a right to settling-party contribution under section 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(3)(B). See, e.g., Trinity Industries, Inc. 3d 131 (3d Cir.

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Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the “Superfund” law.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

Thus, EPA’s analysis relies on several additional factors: Other federal financial responsibility requirements. State law requirements. EPA also found that regulated utilities pose low risk because they have reasonable opportunity to recover necessary and prudent costs through rate regulation — generally including environmental costs.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Furthermore, in July 2023, India passed a new law that has made it easier to clear forests, including for coal mines.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 16, 2008

The decade-long dispute finally ended in a compromise wherein the government agreed to pay DuPont $51M and ConocoPhillips $1M for past and future clean-up costs. The settlement comes one year after the Supreme Court decision in U.S. DuPont, et al v. 2:97-CV-00487-WJM-MF.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 10, 2016

In fact, eco-labels illustrate powerful tools of consumer-driven environmental protection and show that green-washing can be stopped through soft law approaches. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Environmental Choice. Unfortunately, the efforts by the Indian Government have not been successful.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Despite these experiences, lawmakers have done little to adopt new laws and policies directed at requiring greater protections against spills and contamination from the growing threat of extreme weather. Houston, post-Harvey, provides a good case study for examining options for better preparedness and response. Vermont. , News reports.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 12, 2023

Where in recent years climate change has sucked the air out of the room overtaking other devastating events that occur due to humanity’s impact on the environment, PFAS is now on the agenda of government, businesses, and consumers alike. It remains to be seen how efficacious government action will be (. This year began with the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 16, 2022

This guidance from the FTC may seem counterintuitive, but it is consistent with that prescript and the longstanding position of the federal government that only the party owning the renewableness may make a claim to it. The Guides are administrative interpretations of the law. yes, this blog will continue).

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This government policy, though commendable for its environmental aspirations, has negative implications for both tenants and building owners alike. Under an updated schedule, the government has mandated that from January 1, 2025, forward, buildings that are rated below F or 420 kWh per m² will no longer be allowed to rent flats.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 10, 2021

However, under existing law, those formations likely could not be used for carbon storage. The INVEST in America Act (also known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill) that just passed the Senate could change that if it becomes law. portion of the Cascadia basin but, due to a quirk of federal law, that is not currently possible.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

I named the Priority Pollutants a moment ago, which are 129 chemicals of interest under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, one of two federal laws governing hazardous wastes has several hundred “Appendix IX” groundwater monitoring compounds. I will organize my discussion by key laws. Each law has thousands of regulations.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 9, 2022

Additionally, the government disputes over all electric building codes (. Additionally, the government disputes over all electric building codes (. There are few, if any laws or for that matter even rules in this space, but from our own proprietary ESG disclosure standard, we have specific guidelines for energy.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Governments, corporations, and individuals alike embraced sustainable construction practices, energy efficient technologies, and renewable energy sources, as well as the broader green building pillars including fighting modern slavery. often poorly) winners and losers, hurting disadvantaged communities.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. It demands to be governed by as universal a rule of apportioning responsibility as is available.” applied federal common law. and non-U.S.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. In June and July 2021, Maine enacted multiple laws that regulate PFAS both in products and in the environment. The House bill ( H.R. 21-191 (S.B. N: 2021 Me.

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Acoel

JANUARY 11, 2022

9, 2022) at SR-7. In my January 2021 column for the Legal Intelligencer ’s Pennsylvania Law Weekly I suggested the opposite, or maybe an inside-out version of the same thing: “[t]he governmental response to the viral pandemic is. Often in those circumstances the law substitutes process for standards. 59,298 (Jan. 9613(f)(2).

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. New California Laws Ban PFAS in Children’s Products and Food Packaging and Establish Chemical Disclosure Requirements for Cookware. California.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. The law would also require guidance on alternative foams and equipment that do not contain PFAS. 21-1082 (D.C. filed Mar.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision the US Supreme Court handed down in June curtailed strategies EPA can use to slow climate change, but its problematic implications stretch far beyond greenhouse gas reduction. The Constitution balances power between three branches of government. Congress shares power with federal agencies.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. N:Stephen Lee & Dean Scott, Democrats to Target Trump Environment Rules, but Weigh Cost , Bloomberg Law (Jan. 1:21-cv-00462 (S.D.N.Y., 19, 2021).]] LEXIS 15655 (D.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Designating PFAS as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) would jumpstart the identification and remedial investigation of sites impacted by PFAS. Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS.

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ESA

JULY 26, 2021

Maine law banning PFAS takes effect. Still, Congressional leaders say that it is likely that Congress will pass a temporary stop-gap measure to buy more time for funding negotiations and avert a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2021. International. Scientific Community.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. If you still have a glimmer of hope that the federal government will continue to play a meaningful role and remain engaged in carbon reduction efforts under the Trump Administration, consider this: Mr. Ebell is employed at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C.

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ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

Mallory is an environmental attorney who worked in President Obama’s Council on Environmental Quality and most recently for the Southern Environmental Law Center. EPA Watchdog to Probe Alleged Retaliation Against Scientists – Bloomberg Law. . Tribal Lawsuit Halts Donlin Gold – Indian County Today . The Guardian.

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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

The government could explore two broad options for putting more land under conservation: either expanding protections for land and water already under federal oversight or offering monetary incentives and guidance to private entities and local governments to voluntarily conserve their land, according to the report. “It

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