PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

we hold that the income generated from the revenue streams at issue must be returned to the corpus as a matter of trust law.” Read more here. The PA Supreme Court said in its July decision, “.we The Court continued-- “We conclude that the bonus payments, rentals and penalty interest qualify as income and not the sale of trust assets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

While private-sector innovations will play very important supporting roles, our state’s legislative and executive branches must develop and pass laws and regulations to lay the groundwork for growth in employment in the clean energy sector, and for a safe and adaptable future for people and natural resources.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Today, as a partner at Cascadia Law Group and a Trustee of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington, Maia is a bridge between Tribal Nations, U.S. The watershed in Eastern Washington is a tributary to the Yakima River and has historically been a valuable yet contentious resource among neighboring communities.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, Felt Across Eastern PA; 4.0

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Previously, I taught law school, practiced solo, worked in the Appellate Section of the Justice Department’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division – and way back, I, like you, had the great honor of clerking for Justice Stevens. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases. In Texas v.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 29, 2021

Wells Environmental Clinic at UCLA School of Law is representing Los Angeles Waterkeeper on matters related to the subject of this post. The Superior Court sided with the boards and upheld the 2012 permit, and NRDC and LAW appealed. See Natural Resources Defense Council v. State Water Resources Control Board , No.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

This is another in a years-long attempt by Republicans to reverse the unconventional shale gas fracking moratorium adopted by the Commission in various forms starting in 2010. Note: Pennsylvania’s experience with new pipeline construction shows state laws are not strong enough to prevent environmental damage or protect public safety.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

These annual marine heatwaves (MHWs) have increased by 54% during the last century, and eight of the ten worst MHWs have occurred since 2010. Diverse Indigenous peoples have managed Pacific salmon for thousands of years, developing complex socio-cultural systems that include traditional laws, harvesting practices, and spiritual beliefs.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Water rates more than doubled between 2010 and 2020, while income of the city’s poorest one-fifth of residents inched up only 12 percent. While previous efforts to give legal personhood to natural resources have sprung up around the world, from Bangladesh to Bolivia, so-called “rights of nature” laws are few and far between in the U.S.,

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

maritime law experienced two significant changes on December 23, 2022—one pertaining to liability for oil pollution, the other concerning small passenger vessels. After significant changes, the SPVA was signed into law on December 23, 2022, as part of the nearly 2000-page James M. The Law of Admiralty 919 (2d ed.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 30, 2021

In Oscoda, high levels of PFAS chemicals were found in drinking water supplies in 2010. Although Indian officials say plans to increase coal production include supplying locals with clean water, campaigners and researchers say the proposals don’t properly mitigate effects of mining on natural resources.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The mere fact that the in-house lawyers were employed by a subsidiary of a company established in the Netherlands and performed activities ultimately in the interests of the head office in the Netherlands was insufficient to justify Dutch law on the charter being applicable. Significance. 5) [[N: Three Rivers DC v Bank of England (No.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 25, 2021

117-2) into law in March 2021. 99- 272), signed into law April 7, 1986 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-509), signed into law October 21, 1986.]] higher education reforms,[[N:Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. N:Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L.

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Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Some highlights: The start of commons scholarship can be understood as growing out of a rejection of Hardin’s prediction of natural resource degradation unless managed by governments or through private property rights ( Poteete et al.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 6, 2014

For decades natural resources on the Island of Enchantment have been threatened. The proposed Puerto Rican Model Forest Act attempts to mediate the conflict between humans and nature. _. By focusing on sustainable development, model forests attempt to mediate the coexistence of humans and nature. Summary: Though the U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JULY 13, 2021

But more aggressive enforcement of the FCPA—and other federal anti-corruption laws—may not be far away. Meanwhile, other countries around the world—including Brazil, Italy and the United Kingdom—have been flexing their anti-corruption law enforcement muscles this year. Table of Contents. US Enforcement Updates.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The regulatory process leading to the Vineyard Wind Project offshore Massachusetts began in 2010. To date, the development of offshore wind in federal waters has largely been limited to the east coast. The Construction and Operations Plan for this project was approved by BOEM in 2021. federal waters. 585.107(f).

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2014

Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE). 3304, issued June 29, 2010. The head of the IRU reports to the BSEE Director. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.),

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”. The impact of climate change on Caribbean tourism demand.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. How successful are these rights of nature lawsuits?

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For example in 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled over 10 million vehicles over unintended acceleration problems and in 2016, Toyota recalled 1.4 T accusing the companies of violating consumer protection laws and engaging in fraud by concealing the use of substandard metal components in vehicles. Kobe Steel, Toyota hit with U.S.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

Summary: A brief look at the fracking industry in Northern Michigan, the laws and regulations, and how fracking is impacting the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes. since the late 1980s throughout the northern lower peninsula’s Atrim shale and Collingwood/Utica shale, which contain vast sources of natural gas.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Circuit and Supreme Court; and. * Gerald Torres , a professor at Cornell Law School whose recent work has focused on interactions between social movements, litigation, and legislative change. Lorenzen , an attorney at Crowell & Moring LLP who has led the coalition of petitioners challenging the Clean Power Plan before the D.C.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015. Since 2010, the agency has collected over $19.5 The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. 7 (2016). [1]

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

In 2010, Congress empowered OSHA to administer claims arising under the SPA. Bouchard, III; Brendan Bouchard; and Kevin Donohue’s reckless disregard for the law and callous indifference for seamen’s rights under the SPA and egregious conduct Click here for a copy of the OSHA press release , along with a copy of the SPA.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources. As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist , Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN] -- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, Nov. It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist , Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN] -- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, Nov. Williams, Esq.,

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 9, 2022

In 2010, the real parties applied for a design permit, planned development permit (PDP), tentative map, general plan amendment, and rezoning to build 40 residential units on the parcel. The court found these to be sufficiently specific, detailed, and mandatory so as to be enforceable and lawful mitigation measures.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Arctic Law & Policy Institute, explains why. _. Certain states, including Alaska, wrote individualized versions the public trust into their constitutions, laws, and court decisions. The resulting variations can draw additional resources into the public trust ambit. State law determines the scope of the public trust doctrine.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

In 2010, Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC (“Black Elk”) owned and operated a production facility on the West Delta 32 Lease Block located in the Gulf of Mexico. Wood Group issued the hot work permit for this task on November 16, 2010. United States v. Moss, et al , No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tyler Larson was diagnosed in 2010 with neurofibroma sarcoma, which resulted in tumors on nerve endings. The group has also elicited the help of two natural resources districts — the Lower Elkhorn and Upper Big Blue — which have a regulatory role in Nebraska over issues like water quality and soil erosion.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

The natural gas industry could even start drilling on the 65 percent of State Forest land it leased in 2008 and 2010, but never developed for gas. Frustration in the ability of state law to prevent damage caused by pipeline construction related to the Mariner East Pipeline can be illustrated by a 2018 quote from Republican Sen.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

On January 7, 2021, the FWS published a final rule adopting Opinion M-37050 “as a matter of law and policy.” Meanwhile, the Second and Tenth Circuits have held that actions which proximately cause migratory bird deaths can be considered “takes” under the MBTA. United States v. FMC Corp. , 2d 902, 908 (2d Cir. 1978); United States v.

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