Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For decades the fossil fuel lobby has masterfully weakened, derailed, and outright blocked government climate policy. We need governments to regulate industry. Under Baiton’s leadership, CAPP has lobbied the federal government 74 times in the first 9 months of 2023 – that’s once every 2.5

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

PAEP presents these awards to Pennsylvanians who made unique and creative contributions to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. The awards were presented at the PAEP annual conference in State College.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 7, 2022

The dissent reasoned that CEQA, a powerful and mandatory regulatory statute operating in areas duplicative of FERC’s FPA licensing authority, “stands as a clear obstacle to the Congressional objective of vesting exclusive control over hydropower licensing and regulation in FERC.”. North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Act of a third party (must be the sole cause) Government negligence (must be the sole cause) Responsible Party Denied Use of Defenses Responsible Party loses defense if he fails to: 1. Violation of a federal safety, construction, operation regulation; or 3. Report a spill 2. Cooperate in response 3. Failure to a. Cooperate; c.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Here are 20 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Other tools we have to reduce production emissions include ensuring EV batteries are recycled, creating efficiency regulations for electric vehicles that address size and weight , and ensuring that we protect natural carbon sinks when mining critical minerals. The federal government has a key role to play.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The EU is facing a key challenge in climate and energy governance. By contrast, while the new 2030 Renewables Directive (2018/2001) demands that the Member States must collectively reach 32% renewables by 2030, it no longer allocates targets to individual countries. Configurations, Dynamics and Mechanisms of Multilevel Governance.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2022

A biologist by training, Dunn came to state government by way of the nonprofit sector, where she ran the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Pennsylvania program for ten years. She served on the PEC Board of Directors from 1999 to 2001. Tickets and more information are available online. Visit PEC’s Audio Room for the latest podcasts.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 8, 2023

46 days after publication allowing for a comment period, the Department will be free to adopt the 2021 IgCC by regulation. . In 2001, Maryland was one of the first states to incentivize green building, to reduce GHG emissions, with an income tax credit. The backstory is important. the Department [ may ] SHALL: . (1)

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Following SWANCC v.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Following SWANCC v.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

4] Some energy experts and reporters have contended that Texas regulators did not expect to rely on wind to provide much electricity during the cold snap, and rather had relied on natural gas and other thermal power plants. This hour saw a difference of 28.9 GW between expected demand and delivered generation. [4]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

As we have previously written , the AML Act is the most significant overhaul of the BSA and related anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and the CTA itself has the potential of reducing certain aspects of BSA compliance for financial institutions. Please also describe what specific information should be provided. (36)

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

By Adam Barnett DeSmog catalogues how oil and gas firms have forged ties with the highest levels of government, the media, and influential think tanks. Jolyon Maugham, director of the Good Law Project, told DeSmog: “Abraham Lincoln spoke of government ‘of the people, by the people and for the people.’ Graph credit: DeSmog.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are 90 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As directed by the CTA, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing regulations that would require reporting companies to disclose to FinCEN the identity and other information of every individual who is a beneficial owner and every individual who is a company applicant of the reporting company (Proposed Rule).

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Montrose

JANUARY 9, 2023

Frontier, formed in 2001, is comprised of a group of elite chemists/analysts who offer more than 80 years of combined experience in providing mass spectrometry identification and quantification of trace level organic pollutants from a wide array of matrices. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in El Dorado Hills, Calif.,

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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The Energy Law

JULY 21, 2016

Since its 2001 designation as an endangered species, an estimate of 100 adult frogs are known to only exist in Harrison County, Mississippi. Third, the Court held that the ESA did not exceed Congress’s powers to regulate commerce under the Commerce Clause.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 17, 2021

The New SCCs—replacing the controller-to-controller and controller-to-processor SCCs (Prior SCCs), which were adopted in 2001, 2004 and 2010—are intended to address concerns set out in last year’s groundbreaking European Court of Justice (CJEU) Schrems II decision. provide appropriate safeguards. The UK and Switzerland.

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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. Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta have all been accused of using their market power to undermine competition and limit consumers’ choices. The average U.S.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Our analysis looked at drought responses within the upper Klamath Basin—an 8,000-square-mile ecological region that encompasses most of Klamath County and parts of northern California—and drew from interviews from dozens of sources, including scientists, agricultural groups, tribal representatives, conservation experts, and government officials.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2024

Grid failures start fires From 2001 to 2023, roughly 92 million acres in the United States have been burned by lightning-caused fires , and about 68 million acres have been burned by fires caused by human activity , electrical operations being just one example. So how extensive is this problem and how does it happen?

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

He argues that the government should stop issuing mining licences in protected forests or conservation areas. “It It is important to note that once a mining permit is issued in a forested area, there must be deforestation, but the problem is that current mining regulations in Indonesia still allow such a thing to happen.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Commissioner Barrow Background Barrow has been involved in the utility regulation industry for more than two decades. Gardner, where she provided legal advice regarding utility regulation, reviewed draft public utility legislation, and authored statements of policy for the Commissioner.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 31 to Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2025

Tom Ridge was elected twice for governor of PA and served from 1995 to 2001. Next Challenges In 2006, he moved on to serve as a valued member on the governing board of the National Wild Turkey Federation for twelve years. Clear-cut logging and the hunting regulations of the times resulted in an overpopulation of deer.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Strategy puts forward numerous proposals for legislative reforms that are likely to affect the regulation of the entire life cycle of a medicinal product. Some of these revisions also affect the regulation of medical devices. securing supply and controlling shortages of medicinal products. medical devices); and.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2024

See in particular Doll and Hill’s famous 1954 paper on the British Doctors’ Study , a long-term prospective cohort study that lasted from 1951 to 2001. In 1998, the US government won a famous lawsuit against the tobacco companies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2024

In a bit of rhetorical ecstasy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan proclaimed that the federal government “is finally slamming the door on a chemical so dangerous that it has been banned in over 50 countries.” The legacy of death and disease from disinformation and “disappeared” information haunts us to this day.

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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 674 / House Bill 1207 make several changes to the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, which was established by executive order in 2001 and codified in 2003.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Police break up three-month protest outside VW dealership using Covid-19 regulations James Baggot | Car Dealer Magazine | February 15, 2021 Two protesters who set up camp outside a VW dealership in London have been moved on by police using Covid-19 restrictions. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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