Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in particular, has been focused on creating a more digital, traceable, and safer food supply, releasing a "New Era of Smarter Food Safety" framework to advance food safety regulation and use technology to reduce foodborne illness.

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address, in which she endorsed a suite of progressive environmental policies including product stewardship laws governing the paper and packaging industry, the New York Legislature has introduced a bill targeting environmental sustainability disclosures in the fashion and apparel industry.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 6, 2022

Restructuring generally addresses one of two parts of the electricity industry: generation and retail. Retail restructuring focuses on giving end-user consumers choices as to whom they purchase electricity from. Generation restructuring focuses on creating competition in the generation of electricity.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2022

With a series of live announcements held across the country, the federal government finally released the final regulations to ban six single-use plastics – straws, stir sticks, check out bags, cutlery, some takeout containers, and six pack rings. . The government estimates that the bans will mean 1.3 Big news this week!

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Groundwater use will total about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually, and local governments and citizen groups have objected. . Just over 6,000 are completed and house 16,000 residents.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Retailers don’t ensure product safety. Government doesn’t test products for known hazards before they go on shelves . Only two PFAS substances (PFOS, PFOA) have been regulated thus far. Most action on PFAS as a class has been voluntary, with retailers like Patagonia committing to a phase-out.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 17, 2023

(It’s no April fool’s day prank) Our lobby bot marked oil and gas industry lobbyists had over 90 meetings with government officials in April. That’s a lot of face time with the people who are making decisions about how to tackle climate change and regulate the oil and gas industry. with 11 meetings NorthRiver Midstream Inc.,

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. SB 6 and AB 2011 enable residential development in zones where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Regulators and policymakers began to reevaluate their approach to rate design. In some states, the elevation of economic efficiency spurred a growing interest in setting retail rates at as close to marginal cost as possible, which had implications for fixed charges. Regulators are acting on these redistributive concerns.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

Workers who ask people to show their vax cards or to mask-up or who are simply wearing masks themselves are also frequently subject to abuse–such as flight attendants, retail and restaurant workers, transit drivers, and others ( here, here, here , here ).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Each of these spheres is regulated at the federal, state, and local levels. It is beyond dispute that the federal government, through regulatory standards promulgated pursuant to EPCA, has the authority to set – and does set – energy conservation standards for many common consumer and industrial appliances. DOE Brief 8).

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Today, the Government of Canada announced that draft regulations prohibiting certain single-use plastics have been published for public comment. It is the Government’s intention to finalize these Regulations and bring the ban into force as quickly as possible and as early as late 2022 after reviewing and considering comments received.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Drafted in coordination with federal, state, and local agencies, and in consultation with tribal governments and stakeholders, the Strategic Plan (the Plan) consists of three volumes: Volume I provides an overview, Volume II constitutes the main report, and Volume III consists of appendices.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

At the other end of the spectrum, a recent poll of “retail” investors—individuals with investments such as mutual funds or stocks—found that 70 percent support the SEC requiring corporate climate-risk disclosure. Stronger steering by regulators and policymakers has the potential to close this gap.”.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 25, 2023

You can tell the government to stand up to Big Oil by clicking here to send a letter to the federal government. There are numerous stories of the Irving’s using their status (and veiled threats to relocate businesses out of New Brunswick) to get preferential tax treatment and block government policies it doesn’t like.

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Acoel

MAY 11, 2022

Peatland protection is receiving greater attention since last November’s COP 26 Climate Summit where 141 government signatories, including the United States, pledged to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. government proposal to end retail sale of peat for horticultural use in England and Wales.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2022

When governments want to be sneaky, they make announcements when they think no one is paying attention. Canadian regulations require that hazardous chemicals such as anhydrous ammonia be stored 1.5km from any town boundary or building to be occupied by people due to the danger of explosions, with a best practice of 3km.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2022

of retail commercial space. We need to ensure development in the region is responsible, preserves our existing green spaces and critical natural assets, and that this is done in consultation with the community under today’s environmental conservation standards and regulations, not those of last century. 300 hotel units.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Investment from Chinese and international oil majors could transform Guyana’s economy – with attendant climate and governance risks. Since establishing ties in the 1970s, China has become a major contributor to Guyana’s economic development, with a presence in infrastructure, forestry, fisheries, wholesale and retail service?s?

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 27, 2023

In 2018 and 2019, the City adopted ordinances to tax and impose licensing procedures and regulations on commercial cannabis businesses, but it was also required to designate certain parcels in the City where cannabis-related land uses would be permitted before it could accept permit applications.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 15, 2021

With ransomware attacks on the rise, potential targets in sectors including retail , food , healthcare and life sciences, critical infrastructure , financial services, and government must face the increasing likelihood that nefarious global actors will take their most critical systems hostage. Am I the Victim of Ransomware?

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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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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

After June 30, 2020, advisers and brokers will be required to provide retail investors with a copy of Form CRS. Form CRS is only required for SEC registered advisers who provide services to retail investors – natural persons, or their legal representatives, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Available at [link].

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. Potential adoption of the regulation is slated for consideration in 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2022

Comprised of diverse-minded and cross-sector organizations in southwestern PA including representatives from community groups, nonprofits, businesses, and local governments, the Collaborative’s work is centered around education, policy recommendations, and pilot projects via three respective working groups.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Canada’s pension regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has also warned that directors and administrators of federally regulated pension plans may be exposed to liability risk for failing to fulfill their legal/fiduciary duties with respect to the climate crisis.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 28, 2016

By encouraging food donation and streamlining food-recovery policies the federal government can build a national framework to combat the massive accumulation of food waste and begin to change people’s food-waste habits. The federal government should take the lead in providing solutions to the problem of food waste. By Bonnie Smith.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Considering social commentary, we look at Black History Month, the UK government’s review into the Human Rights Act and the plight of refugees from Afghanistan, as well as considering the FCA’s discussion paper on improving diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector and reviews of the Metropolitan Police.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2024

In a 2023 national poll , 60% of respondents across party lines said that Big Tech has too much power, and nearly half said government should do more to regulate these companies. If the merger goes through, just five retailers will control an estimated 55% of US grocery sales. The average U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2020

The Order requires closure of certain nonessential businesses, such as entertainment venues, personal care and grooming businesses, and retail shopping businesses. Indeed, there have been failed attempts to pass legislation in Louisiana which would have authorized and regulated the use of RON, as has been done in several other states.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

Under the law, “carbon neutrality” means that for every ton of CO 2 emitted in the state by a regulated EGU an equivalent amount of CO 2 must be reduced, removed, prevented, or offset. regulated by the Utilities Commission; and 2. The law limits offsets to 5%. The reduction goals apply to electric utilities that are: 1.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2022

Aren’t social and economic justice issues intimately linked to public health and environmental issues, and isn’t the objective of UCS advocacy to promote better, scientifically based federal and state policies—in this case, policies that regulate agriculture? KPS: Right. Everything in our food system is connected to everything else.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Later the company was exposed for using another tool called “Greyball” to evade police and government officials as well as unwanted customers. The first scandal to surface at the company was the use of customer data to spy on them using a tool called "God View.”

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Later the company was exposed for using another tool called “Greyball” to evade police and government officials as well as unwanted customers. The first scandal to surface at the company was the use of customer data to spy on them using a tool called "God View.”

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In 1970, the federal government enacted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which required federal agencies to evaluate the environmental effects of a wide variety of federal actions, including direct federal undertakings, funding, and permitting. Background. Climate Change Analysis and Guidance.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Affordability advocates say these trends are exacerbated by income-blind rate structures which have urban ratepayers buy water at the retail price, while wealthier suburban water suppliers pay the discounted wholesale price—the subject of an ongoing feud between Toledo and its suburbs.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. Senate Bill 349 makes changes to the statute governing the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to conform State law to federal law. Stormwater Management. Maryland Environmental Service. Neonicotinoids.

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