Legal Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2024

UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, & Environment (CLEE) is sponsoring a series of papers evaluating aspects of Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation publication, entitled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” which has received attention in the Presidential election campaign. Political loyalists would take their place.

2025

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2025

The state legislation does not provide any guidance on what kinds of evidence should satisfy that standard, and there is no case law clarifying how to apply that standard. A handful of states leave building codes largely up to local governments to adopt and enforce—including, for example Arizona , Mississippi , and Missouri.

Cooling

Law Columbia

MAY 23, 2025

As such, although EU and EEA law are distinct, their substance is identical with respect to the core rules of the internal market. In this sense, the EFTA Court also provides for an authoritative judicial clarification of EU law. The EEA Agreement aims to extend the core of the EU internal market to EEA/EFTA States (art.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

The charges for both of these components are governed by the utility and the specific state and do not involve PJM. The power grid is a complex machine governed by the principles of engineering, mathematics and economics. Chart: Patrick Cicero, Former PA Consumer Advocate and Counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project.

Politics

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This law is a clear setback for open and accountable energy planning and will mean Ontarians are left in the dark about how critical decisions regarding our energy system are made. By concentrating this much power in the hands of one office, the province’s energy planning will happen in backrooms, likely to the benefit of government insiders.

Nuclear Power

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2025

Canada’s leading environmental law and policy organizations are calling on the Senate to make essential amendments to Bill C-5 before it becomes law. We support responsible national interest projects,” said Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association.

Law

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Despite this, there is still great room (and need) for hope – deforestation continues to be a focus of many national and subnational governments across the tropics, with important reductions made over the last several years as I have discussed in a previous post.

Deforestation

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For many, the future we look to depends on the person in power, and because of the constantly shifting whims of politics, that future is continuously changing. State-level Green Amendments allow states to create environmental safeguards for their citizens above and beyond what the federal government provides. State of Montana.

Climate Change

HumanNature

MAY 2, 2025

Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University Despite being one of the lowest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, Africa has experienced widespread losses and damages attributed to human-induced climate change.

Climate Change

Acoel

MAY 19, 2025

Under our bylaws, ACOEL Fellows dedicate themselves to maintain and improve high standards for the practice of environmental law, ensure the administration of justice and ethics of our profession, and contribute to the development of environmental law.We ACOEL stands at the middle of this debate.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2025

She explained how new prisons light the night sky along the Central Valleys prison alleythe result of the confluence of political and economic forces embedded in, and built on, the historical power of agriculture and resource extraction in the state ( Gilmore 2007 ).

2007

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2025

Such claims were considered political and not part of the courts role in administering justice (rttskipning). Even in such cases, the Court stressed that determining climate policy remains the responsibility of the parliament and government ( Aurora para 80).

Climate Change

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2025

While no provision prohibits litigation related to the Act, it does create obstacles to using litigation as a means of government accountability. A more robust framework that allows for litigation is essential to ensure governments are held accountable for their climate commitments and actions. Other laws around the world do the same.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2025

Environmental Approvals "Data center development in Pennsylvania typically requires a range of environmental authorizations from the Department of Environmental Protection to be compliant with state and federal laws and regulations. Click Here for a copy of DEP's testimony.

Cooling

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over the last five years, at least 25 states have expressly preempted local governments from enacting requirements , or even incentives, to construct new buildings that do not rely on natural gas as a fuel source. On December 6, 2024, two local governments finally fought back in court. of Washingtons November 2024 voters.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

2,070 conventional wells-- 66% of those abandoned wells were not required to have a well plugging bond by law. 2,070 conventional wells-- 66% of those abandoned wells were not required to have a well plugging bond by law. 753 well owners covering 81,396 wells did report. 4,946 well owners were required to report.

Waste

Law Columbia

MAY 6, 2025

These pressures are further compounded by social tensions , as Indigenous communities are frequently excluded from decision-making processes, raising concerns about environmental justice and the equitable governance of natural resources. Since 1979, Decree Law No. Meanwhile, a pending case against Quiborax S.A.

Politics

Law Columbia

MARCH 10, 2025

The UNGA requested the ICJ render an opinion on the following questions: (a) What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHG) for States and for present and future generations?

Climate Change

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 24, 2025

Governments, financial experts and regulators (including the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ) have long warned about the existential nature of climate risks for companies and Canadas financial system. They are also critical for investors and companies to prepare for climate disruption.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2025

History of the Case Background to the Claim In April 2021, a group of plaintiffs led by the Czech Climate Litigation Association ( Klimatick aloba R ), and including a municipality and several individuals, filed a case against the central government of the Czech Republic and four subsidiary ministries for their inaction on climate change.

Paris Agreement

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In the past year, weve seen significant victories that inspire hope, like the Swiss KlimaSeniorinnen case, which called for an improved government climate action plan; Held v. This tensionbetween exciting breakthroughs and persistent delaysunderscores the complexity of litigation’s role in climate governance.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

Smucker -- Republican Herald: Hunger In Schuylkill County To Rise Amid Food Stamp Cuts, Official Say -- York Dispatch: Impact Of President’s Tax, Spending Law On York County?

2026

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These efforts to hinder examination of the impacts of strict state abortion laws on pregnant people are a political play that only serves to put women and families at risk of even greater harm. Ambers death was attributed to delayed care, whereas Candi felt she could not seek medical care altogether due to fear of the states law.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 18, 2024

After all, a framework document is not a rule or law, and it may seem broad and abstract. We can support states, local, and Sovereign Nation governments who want to adopt cumulative impacts analysis, and we can support the community advocacy to this end. The road to get here has been long. Why does it matter?

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2025

On June 25, Appalachian Voices and a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant programs despite a congressional directive to fund them.

Government

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.

2025

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Degnan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, will give the talk, “Repurposed Energy,” at 4:00 p.m. These obstacles include governance structures, political economy, decision-making dynamics and environmental justice concerns. By Penn State News As part of Penn State’s EarthTalks series , Alexandra Klass, the James G.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

More than 175 people turned out for the all-day symposium at UCLA Law, co-hosted by the California Lawyers Associations Environmental Law Section and co-sponsored by LA Climate Week and the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. Southern California has not violated the standard for lead since 1993. said Martinez.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2025

This would ensure that manufacturers are only compliant with the least protective regulation in any given year, including a provision that would actually allow manufacturers to simply buy their way out of compliance with the Clean Air Act, something that is explicitly disallowed under current law. automakers were shunning.

Clean Air Act

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

we learned that government experts and civil service have some leverage even under the most ideological leaders. Protecting them from political pressure should be a major priority of environmental advocates and pro-democracy groups. The bureaucracy Under both Bush and Trump 1.0,

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

MARCH 19, 2025

Once he was elected, Canadians started paying attention but the potential water grab was seen as logistically and politically problematic and unlikely to gain traction. Dont play politics Alliance CEO Joel Brammeier said: U.S. From Milwaukee, Riverkeeper Cheryl Nenn said: we should not play politics with the Great Lakes.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Billionaires funding science is not new, and it certainly isn’t all bad, but President-elect Trump’s calls to downsize government and privatize science should ring alarm bells across the nation. Uniquely, the US federal government has an obligation to steward taxpayer dollars toward state-of-the-art research that serves public interests.

Fossil Fuels

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Many initiatives outside of the Federal government aim to mitigate the Presidents environmental policies. The current political turmoil in the United States has created a shift toward greater localization of action. Climate Alliance made a public statement about upholding the United States pledge to the Agreement.

Paris Agreement

Vermont Law

APRIL 9, 2025

Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Development: The Greenland Mining Dilemma By Suhana Roy The principle of sustainable development is a principle of international law that reconciles the right to development with the need to protect the environment.-

Environmental Protection

Circle of Blue

MAY 12, 2025

The supply of fresh water is essential to our quality of life and creates a competitive advantage for our region, said Howard Learner, executive director of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center. government, economic arguments are ascendant when it comes to environmental matters. The key is cleaning it up. For the U.S.

Politics

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

ISRs are especially powerful because local air districts dont have very many effective ways to tackle pollution from mobile sources, which is typically the province of the federal government. With President Trump promising to roll back federal pollution standards, ISRs are on the verge of becoming the hot new thing in some policy circles.

Air Pollution

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Governments and philanthropies mobilized over $2 billion in grant funding for methane reduction, and new policies and regulations have been implemented to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas and waste sectors. EPA’s Super Emitter Program –a program that we hope will survive the current political turbulence.

Paris Agreement