Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to analyses by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 12 states’ whistleblower laws do not protect state employees who disclose dangers to health, public safety, or the environment, while a staggering 41 states do not protect state employees who disclose violations of ethics rules.

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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. such as the detergent industry, an industry with an inherently environmentally unfriendly track record, worked overtime to derail the eco-mark scheme. ISO standards. ,

Recycling 40

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

possibly better than anything from the Ancien Régime , that was the social and political system in the Kingdom of France beginning in the 15th century), after 2020, the “real” power consumption of a building is no longer a consideration in DPE. In the finest example of French bureaucracy (.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse 2025 Environmental Responsibility 2030 52

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.

Fossil Fuels 59

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Regulations Carbon Dioxide 59

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

As water and water runoff does not respect political boundaries, international laws on conservation and use are common and applied, especially where there is shared use and responsibility or competing claims to it. Many of the refugee problems of this current decade are considered the result of environmental disasters.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Against the backdrop of a global economy that has continued to grow, the explosive growth in sustainable industries marked a paradigm shift, with environmentally responsible practices proving to be not just a corporate responsibility but a lucrative business strategy.

2023 52

2023 Greenhouse Renewable Energy 2024 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Resident -- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby -- Slippery Rock University Engineering Alumnus Has Successful Start To Her Career In Natural Gas Industry -- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, (..)

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Natural Gas Climate Change 2023 Electricity 48

Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 9, 2022

We suggest rephrasing the query such that it is about using renewable energy to reduce the environmental harms associated with fossil fuel energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the supply of renewable energy and foster a just transition to an ESG driven economy.

Renewable Energy 52

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity Natural Gas 52

Acoel

JANUARY 11, 2022

The legal – as distinct from political – issues before the Court have to do with whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (a) has statutory authority to impose a vaccination requirement at all and (b) whether it can impose that requirement as a temporary emergency standard without complete formal rulemaking. . of Labor , No.

Clean Air Act 40

Clean Air Act Climate Change 2021 Politics 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2022

Reactions from Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), Jacobs Institute for Women’s Health , Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility , and the Union of Concerned Scientists praised some aspects of the report while expressing concerns about others.

Government 270

Government 2020 Technology Technology 270

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

In addition, the three companies contended that the City does not state viable state law claims and that the claims are not justiciable because they do not present a justiciable case or controversy; because they present political questions; and because the City lacks standing. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

” EPA also said the guide was “never deemed necessary by career staff and its development was directed by political officials serving in the last Administration.” The House bill ( H.R. EPA characterized the guide as weakening the LCPFAC SNUR and said it “inappropriately narrowed the scope.”

2021 52

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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.

Clean Air Act 245

Clean Air Act Regulations Politics Law 245

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Following the transition between administrations, EPA withdrew the January version, finding that its conclusions had been compromised by political interference.[[N:News N:News Release, EPA, EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity (Feb. 9, 2021).]]

2021 52

2021 Regulations 2020 Toxic Substances Control Act 52

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. 535 – 116 th ) that passed the US House in January 2020.

Toxic Substances Control Act 52

Toxic Substances Control Act 2020 Clean Water Act Regulations 52

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Moreover, science cannot answer questions that are at heart economic or political, such as whether the Kyoto Protocol is worthwhile. [13]. Yet this fact does not mean that global warming will cause enough damage to Earth and to humanity to require drastic cuts in energy use, a policy that would have damaging consequences of its own.

2016 40

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