PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency visited four this spring to assess any potential for water quality problems locally or for the Chesapeake Bay. Nonetheless, work in Lancaster County constitutes something of a sea change in the agency’s approach to addressing farm runoff. That may seem like a drop in the bucket.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 7, 2022

In a 5-2 opinion filed August 1, 2022, a divided California Supreme Court held the Federal Power Act (“FPA”; 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) County of Butte v. Department of Water Resources (2022) Cal.5th 5th , Case No. North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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Washington Nature

JUNE 14, 2023

Many of us were struck by how much we didn’t—and don’t—know about the experience of Indigenous people in North America and about the depth and duration of the systematic actions taken by the U.S. government (and others) to undermine, erase and assimilate Native Nations. We are working to approach this learning with humility.

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cal-Am’s Multi-Component, Cross-Jurisdictional Water Supply Project Cal-Am is a CPUC-regulated investor-owned water utility that supplies water to much of the Monterey Peninsula, a semi-arid area prone to frequent drought conditions that is heavily reliant on historically over drafted groundwater aquifers for its water supply.

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Recent cases such as League to Save Lake Tahoe Mountain Area Preservation Foundation v. In the words of the document itself, “This guidance is designed to help lead agencies comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, section 21000 et seq. County of Placer (2022) 75 Cal.App.5th

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Constitution, the legislature adopts the laws under which state agencies operate, but responsibility for implementing those laws rests with executive branch agencies like DEQ. Aside from the constitutional issue, legislative intervention in a permitting action sets a precedent for direct political intervention in permit decisions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

In a previous blog post about the federal Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent report about how the White House can better implement its Justice40 initiative, I noted that the GAO should have said the program needs much more transparency at multiple levels. Read part 1 of this blog post series on the White House’s initiative.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 15, 2023

In so doing, the Court applied and explained numerous principles governing both motions for intervention as of right and motions for permissive intervention. In so doing, the Court applied and explained numerous principles governing both motions for intervention as of right and motions for permissive intervention. 2023) Cal.App.5th.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 20, 2022

May 9, 2022) is worth a look given its analysis of CEQA’s statute of limitations and its extension by emergency actions of the Judicial Council, as well as its handling of the tricky scenario of what happens when an approving agency is dissolved by operation of law. City of Seaside , H049031 (6th Dist., Background.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

India has been one of the biggest benefactors of this trend, and the 2023 Union Budget , coupled with the “Visit India” regime , reflects the government’s continued commitment to empowering this industry. On this, the CEO of Agoda, an online travel agency in Asia, John Brown, recently commented : “. By Tejaswini Kaushal , B.A.

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Ivy Protocol

JULY 25, 2023

Ambition needs to be fueled by well-informed action. That includes understanding and navigating the ‘grey area’ of the VCM. We must challenge our beliefs and push for transformative changes which align corporate finances with climate initiatives, thereby supporting global goals. What drives them? Mitigation Hierarchy.

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CEQA Developments

JULY 6, 2021

In a published opinion filed June 30, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal applied well-established CEQA statute of limitations rules, and a “persuasive dictum” from one of its prior decisions addressing the requirements for valid tolling agreements, to affirm a judgment dismissing a CEQA claim as time-barred. Save Lafayette Trees, et.

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 27, 2023

8) affirmed the trial court’s judgment rejecting CEQA challenges to the City of Pomona’s (City) use of a statutory exemption – under Public Resources Code § 21083.3(a), In a published opinion filed June 13, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div.

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CEQA Developments

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the course of affirming the trial court’s judgment upholding the EIR and contract amendments against CEQA, Delta Reform Act, public trust doctrine, and other challenges, the Court of Appeal applied numerous well-established CEQA principles in the enormously significant and complex context of continuing long-term SWP contracts.

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 20, 2023

3) reversed the trial court’s judgment granting a writ of mandate in consolidated CEQA actions and upheld the adequacy of the UC Regents’ EIR for vegetation removal actions planned to occur within about 800 acres of hilly, forested and fire-prone land on UC Berkeley’s Hill Campus. The Claremont Canyon Conservancy v.

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CEQA Developments

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Project and the Commission’s Actions and Findings on the CDP. Friends, Artists and Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough v. While the dispositive rule is a simple one, the case’s more complex facts and procedural history make it interesting – and somewhat disturbing – on a number of levels.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

Defendant Watershed Conservation Authority, a joint powers agency of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers Mountain Conservancy and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, is the lead agency for CEQA purposes. Save Our Access – San Gabriel Mountains v. Watershed Conservation Authority (2021) Cal.App.5th.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Lo first became interested in this area while studying physics and astronomy at Durham University , UK, where her final-year project looked at how to calibrate telescopes to correct for atmospheric effects on the radiation they detect. Eunice Lo , researcher, University of Bristol, UK. Courtesy: David Pratt).

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CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

FERC allows relicensing to be undertaken by the state agency in a process involving consultation with interested parties and stakeholders in order to reach a “settlement agreement” consensus that can then be blessed by FERC at its conclusion; this is the process DWR followed. DWR’s activities weren’t limited to the relicensing.

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CEQA Developments

JANUARY 2, 2023

In a published opinion filed December 6, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed in part and affirmed in part the trial court’s judgment denying writ petitions in consolidated actions challenging the EIR for a major state government project affecting the Historic State Capitol Building and Annex in Sacramento.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the past five years, the installed capacity of photovoltaic systems has grown 1,300 times in rural areas, jumping from 0.58 Yet, only 13% of the installed solar power in Brazil lies in rural areas, according to 2020 data from the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association (Absolar). of the country’s energy generation.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 12, 2017

Article 13 of the Agreement states that the Transparency Mechanism should “provide a clear understanding of climate change action… including clarity and tracking of progress towards achieving Parties’ individual nationally determined contributions… including good practices, priorities, needs and gaps” (p.

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Washington Nature

MAY 26, 2023

And those forests are important for many reasons — including carbon sequestration, but also providing habitat for fish and bolstering the resilience of coastline communities to climate change, through buffering effects of wave action and storms. Ailene Ettinger joined TNC in 2019 as a Quantitative Ecologist. Photo: Ailene Ettinger/TNC.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Some were introduced for practical purposes, like. along riparian areas in the Southwest. Controlling the introduction and spread of invasives presents a vexing legal and policy challenge. It is not practical to quarantine, inspect, find, and/or remove invasives throughout an ecosystem twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

League to Save Lake Tahoe, Mountain Area Preservation, et al./California California Clean Energy Committee v. Both parcels are undeveloped coniferous forest and they border, and in small instances cross into, the Lake Tahoe Basin to their south. acres of commercial uses. acres of commercial uses.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The City adopted the IBC Vision Plan and Mixed Use Overlay Zoning Code Planning Process (Vision Plan) as a 2010 General Plan amendment, and certified the 2010 PEIR as its CEQA compliance for that action. In a published opinion filed February 6, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v.

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Law and Environment

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Yesterday, Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer issued a report detailing how “to implement the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s whole-of-government approach to addressing the climate crisis.” These recommendations will set Massachusetts up as an example to other states on how to be a catalyst for climate innovation.”

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

Agencies have made their own attempts to streamline their processes, partly under statutory mandates applying to specific types of government projects. Agencies will also be experimenting with different ways to streamline other parts of their process. These suggestions do not call for dramatic changes. Continuity.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 24, 2022

On January 10, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) published a new draft guidance (Draft Guidance) on manufacturer’s requirements to report certain medical device shortages. The Draft Guidance does not take immediate effect, and it is being issued for comment purposes only. Background.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That announcement came from EPA Administrator Michael Regan in the form of a final methane rule by his agency, which takes effect next year. Also on Saturday in Dubai, about a dozen philanthropies announced they will invest $450 million over the next three years to help countries launch national actions to tackle methane. Not at COP28?

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