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EPA Proposes to Use Science to Identify Waters of the United States. I’m Shocked, Shocked.

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Last week, EPA and the Army Corps proposed a new rule to define what constitutes “waters of the United States.” The post EPA Proposes to Use Science to Identify Waters of the United States. Déjà vu all over again. I’m Shocked, Shocked. first appeared on Law and the Environment.

Regulations

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The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 20, 2023

Farmworkers face many hazards while performing the labor that props up the $1.264 trillion US food and farm economy, yet a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that federal agencies focused on agriculture and health invested an average of only $16.2

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Renewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever

NRDC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.

Renewable Energy

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New England states unite to build new offshore wind HVDC transmission, seek DOE funding

Law and Environment

MARCH 14, 2023

Four New England States – Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island – recently submitted a concept paper to the U.S. The states’ approach is likely to result in regional cost savings, further reduce the cost of offshore wind energy, and mitigate potential environmental impacts associated with transmission.

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InductEV and ChargePoint Join Forces to Expand Wireless EV Charging Solutions in the United States

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2023

The post InductEV and ChargePoint Join Forces to Expand Wireless EV Charging Solutions in the United States appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. InductEV's technology can deliver up to 450kW of high-power transmission, making it an ideal solution for fast-charging commercial EVs.

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DOE Report Outlines How the United States Can Sustainably Produce More than One Billion Tons of Biomass Per Year

Nanotech

APRIL 2, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of the Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), the fourth in a series of assessments of potential biomass resources available in the United States. BT23 provides estimates of biomass resource potential in response to market demand scenarios.

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EuropaBio Publishes Biomanufacturing Global Series Reports on the United States, India, and Japan

Nanotech

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To date, EuropaBio has published the following one-page summaries, providing information on a country’s policies, targets, and investments: The post EuropaBio Publishes Biomanufacturing Global Series Reports on the United States, India, and Japan appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation

Environmental Leader

JANUARY 11, 2022

Solar and wind power and battery storage continue to see significant growth and will drive renewable energy sources in electricity generation in the United States in 2022. The post Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Climate in the United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The United States has experienced a wide variety of extreme weather over the last 125 years, impacting people, communities, and geographies. This tool from USAFacts allows users to track monthly data on how counties experience severe weather, including precipitation and temperature.

Climate Change

Eight ways the United States can help mobilize loss and damage funding

NRDC

JANUARY 9, 2024

The United States has a particular responsibility and capacity to lead the global funding response to climate impacts. Here's how.

United States Supreme Court Dismisses Mississippi v. Tennessee Groundwater Lawsuit

National Law Center

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The post United States Supreme Court Dismisses Mississippi v. This blog was guest authored by Tiffany Dowell Lashmet. Tiffany is an agricultural attorney with Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension. Tennessee Groundwater Lawsuit appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

Environmental News Bits

JULY 11, 2023

While research on methane emissions from oil and gas production has grown rapidly, there is comparatively limited information on the distribution of impacts of this sector on … Continue reading Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

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United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions

Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The United States and China say at COP26 they agree to work together to reduce emissions. The post United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Dams and tribal land loss in the United States.” DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acd268 [open access] Abstract: Indigenous peoples in the United States have faced continued land dispossession for centuries. Heather Randell and Andrew Curley (2023). ” Environmental Research Letters. 18(9), 094001.

2023

Textualism and Waters of the United States

Environmental Law Prof Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

On New Year’s Eve, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers released their latest effort to define “the waters of the United States,” a key phrase from the Clean Water Act. The rule comes close on the heels of oral.

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Trends in Costs and Capacity of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies in the United States

Environmental Law Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2024

Trends in Costs and Capacity of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies in the United States Rachel Jean-Baptiste Tue, 01/02/2024 - 05:54 Volume 54 Issue 1

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Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation

Environmental Leader

JANUARY 11, 2022

Solar and wind power and battery storage continue to see significant growth and will drive renewable energy sources in electricity generation in the United States in 2022. The post Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 9, 2024

Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities. However, clean-energy researchers … Continue reading Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities Arkhurst, B.

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Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 14, 2022

As the United States explores the potential for large-scale carbon dioxide removal and utilization, some of the most important developments are taking place in America’s heartland. With funding from the U.S.

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International Agricultural Trade Update: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) went into effect. The post International Agricultural Trade Update: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The new agreement replaces the North American Free Trade.

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Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City’s appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court

Acoel

APRIL 18, 2024

The United States’ brief somewhat successfully addresses the City’s and County’s complaint that the “applicable water quality standards” part of EPA’s “narrative prohibition” is too vague. If the Supreme Court agrees to hear this case, as I expect it will, I’d bet pretty much anything on the outcome.

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WOTUS Update: EPA Releases Highly Anticipated Final Rule to Redefine “Waters of the United States”

National Law Center

JANUARY 5, 2023

The post WOTUS Update: EPA Releases Highly Anticipated Final Rule to Redefine “Waters of the United States” appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On December 30, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its long-awaited rule to redefine the definition of “waters of the.

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Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 9, 2022

Environmental and climate justice are broad concepts that incorporate many more national, state, and local-level policies and practices than are examined here. Most … Continue reading Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States.

Climate Change

The United States of Highways: Beyond Vehicles, Asphalt, and Concrete

HumanNature

APRIL 16, 2024

Candidate in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University Have you been to a drive-through to grab a meal, withdraw money, or even test for COVID-19? Consider the interstate system that connects all of the contiguous states.

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Webinar: Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Please join the Environmental Policy & Culture Program at Northwestern University and the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy for this webinar on direct air capture facility development in the United States.

Carbon Dioxide

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Looming United States Water Wars

Vermont Law

MARCH 27, 2024

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law was founded in 1996. It is a student-run organization dedicated to publishing scholarship on environmental issues.

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Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If previous … Continue reading Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths The most recent report said that 180 people have succumbed to heat-associated illness in the county this year so far. But everyone agrees that number is off.

Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice Receives 5 Recognitions in 2024 Edition of Benchmark Litigation United States

E2 Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Benchmark Litigation United States recognized five Greenberg Traurig attorneys in the firm’s Environmental Practice as Litigation Stars in its 2024 edition. Benchmark Litigation is a guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

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Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States.” Stoiber, T., Campbell, C., & Naidenko, O. ” AWWA Water Science, e1252.

2021

Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. “Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.” ” Energy Research & Social Science, 108, 103375.

2024

United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions

Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The United States and China say at COP26 they agree to work together to reduce emissions. The post United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

. “Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice.” ” International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health, 11(1).

2024

United States Fifth Circuit Weighs in on La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2 Notice Requirements

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

This acreage was included in two drilling units created by the Commissioner of Conservation under La. On appeal, the United States Fifth Circuit noted it was undisputed that Aethon failed to timely send reports in response to the December 15, 2017 letter or timely cure this failure in response to the April 17, 2018 letter.

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Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 19, 2023

“Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income.” Bechle, Dylan B. Millet, and Julian D. Marshall (2023). ” Environmental Science & Technology Letters 10(10), 844-850. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00507

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Wildfires have erased two decades’ worth of air quality gains in western United States

Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 22, 2024

A new study concludes that wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased air quality gains over the past two decades and caused an increase of premature deaths in fire-prone areas and downwind regions, primarily in the western U.S. Read the full story from the University of Iowa.

The UN Nuclear Ban Treaty is Leading Resistance to Nuclear Autocracy

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 13, 2023

During the week of November 27 th , under a cloud of international conflict and unease, delegates, politicians, activists and academics convened for the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the UN Headquarters in New York. They have a history of failing to do so.

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Drinking water quality and social vulnerability linkages at the system level in the United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 27, 2023

. “Drinking water quality and social vulnerability linkages at the system level in the United States.” ” Environmental Research Letters 18, 094039.

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Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the United States

Environmental News Bits

MAY 10, 2023

In 2014, EPA began building a dataset of names and locations of anaerobic digestion facilities processingfood waste to better understand the practice and prevalence of food waste digestion in the United States(U.S.). … Continue reading Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the United States

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Executive Actions to Ensure Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States

Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 30, 2024

Controlled field trials and other in-ocean research is critical to improve scientific and societal understanding of ocean CDR techniques that could … Continue reading Executive Actions to Ensure Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States

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Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in relation to environmental justice related variables in Wisconsin, United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 26, 2023

. “Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in relation to environmental justice related variables in Wisconsin, United States.” ” Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 9 Sept 2023.

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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Cultivated Meat Burger Patty in the United States

Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 18, 2023

. “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Cultivated Meat Burger Patty in the United States.” As a result, this industry is in a period of change to alternative meat to mitigate … Continue reading Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Cultivated Meat Burger Patty in the United States.

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United States takes on Google in biggest tech monopoly trial of 21st century

Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

United States takes on Google in biggest tech monopoly trial of 21st century Dara Kerr pratap Sun, 09/17/2023 - 20:32 Monday, September 11, 2023 [link] Wallabag ID 17339328

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CFIUS Confirms Excepted Foreign State Status of New Zealand and United Kingdom and Demonstrates Increased Scrutiny on Certain Investments

Arnold Porter

MARCH 6, 2023

The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), recently announced New Zealand and the United Kingdom will retain their status as excepted foreign states (EFS) and excepted real estate foreign states (EREFS) under CFIUS regulations.

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Data-driven placement of PM2.5 air quality sensors in the United States: An approach to target urban environmental injustice

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 24, 2023

air quality sensors in the United States: An approach to target urban environmental injustice.” link] Abstract: In the United States, citizens and policymakers heavily rely upon Environmental … Continue reading Data-driven placement of PM2.5 . “Data-driven placement of PM2.5

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EPA Proposes to Use Science to Identify Waters of the United States. I’m Shocked, Shocked.

The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

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Renewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever

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New England states unite to build new offshore wind HVDC transmission, seek DOE funding

InductEV and ChargePoint Join Forces to Expand Wireless EV Charging Solutions in the United States

DOE Report Outlines How the United States Can Sustainably Produce More than One Billion Tons of Biomass Per Year

EuropaBio Publishes Biomanufacturing Global Series Reports on the United States, India, and Japan

Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation

Climate in the United States

Eight ways the United States can help mobilize loss and damage funding

United States Supreme Court Dismisses Mississippi v. Tennessee Groundwater Lawsuit

Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions

Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

Textualism and Waters of the United States

Trends in Costs and Capacity of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies in the United States

Solar Power to Lead in 2022 United States Electricity Generation

Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities

Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

International Agricultural Trade Update: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City’s appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court

WOTUS Update: EPA Releases Highly Anticipated Final Rule to Redefine “Waters of the United States”

Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States

The United States of Highways: Beyond Vehicles, Asphalt, and Concrete

Webinar: Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Looming United States Water Wars

Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice Receives 5 Recognitions in 2024 Edition of Benchmark Litigation United States

Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States

Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.

United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions

Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice

United States Fifth Circuit Weighs in on La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2 Notice Requirements

Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income

Wildfires have erased two decades’ worth of air quality gains in western United States

The UN Nuclear Ban Treaty is Leading Resistance to Nuclear Autocracy

Drinking water quality and social vulnerability linkages at the system level in the United States

Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the United States

Executive Actions to Ensure Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in relation to environmental justice related variables in Wisconsin, United States

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Cultivated Meat Burger Patty in the United States

United States takes on Google in biggest tech monopoly trial of 21st century

CFIUS Confirms Excepted Foreign State Status of New Zealand and United Kingdom and Demonstrates Increased Scrutiny on Certain Investments

Data-driven placement of PM2.5 air quality sensors in the United States: An approach to target urban environmental injustice

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