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California Coastal Commission Concurs With BOEM’s Consistency Determination for Morro Bay WEA

Clean Energy Law

In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved swiftly toward the first offshore wind lease sales in California , currently anticipated to occur in the fall. By Nikki Buffa , Jennifer K. Roy , Janice M. Schneider , Brian McCall , and Julie Miles.

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Commercial PACE: Filing the Financing Gap for GHG Reductions in Commercial Building

Greenbuilding Law

By offering accessible financing, positive cash flow, increased property value, and significant environmental impact, commercial PACE is poised to revolutionize the way we pay for sustainability in the commercial real estate that cuts across all sectors. The webinar is complimentary, but you must register here.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Greenbuilding Law

in a state where the majority of rain in cities and towns flows into storm drains dumping into the Pacific Ocean), including a draft emergency regulation that among other things makes washing a car without a shut-off nozzle punishable by a fine. The most the state had previously cut back its water allocations was by 5%.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. Other report highlights include the cascading impacts of warming on Arctic ecosystems: The Arctic is experiencing high rates of ocean acidification, with implications for marine food chains. Ocean CDR is a set of strategies to sequester carbon dioxide in ocean waters.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Dilution of salts in our oceans can affect the ecological balance of that ocean.

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Carbon Storage in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Law Columbia

Leases are issued by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). BOEM will likely need to develop a new leasing framework for offshore carbon storage and undertake extensive environmental and other reviews.

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ESG Often Led by Renewable Energy

Greenbuilding Law

Many companies are seeking to include renewable electricity in their ESG efforts to reduce the environmental harms associated with fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions concomitantly increasing the supply of renewable energy, and fostering a just transition to an ESG driven economy.