Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This Bill would remove the power of Conservation Authorities to regulate or prohibit sprawl developers and land speculators from destroying wetlands, river or stream valleys, within their jurisdiction, in almost every case. SCHEDULE 4: MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001. It does this through Section 7 of the Bill, which would amend s. Sections 8. (3)(a),

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Court’s majority acknowledged such actions would contravene FERC’s “sole jurisdiction” over licensing process disputes and be preempted under longstanding federal law. (18 4.34 (i)(6)(vii); First Iowa Coop. Federal Power Comm’n (1946) 328 U.S. 152, 164 (“ First Iowa ”).). North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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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 MS4 permit is an important document that regulates how municipalities can allow stormwater to flow through the MS4 system and out into natural (or modified) waterways. Disclosure: The Frank G.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire September 11 PA Environment Digest 90 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic We Remember Sept.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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Law of the Lands

AUGUST 13, 2024

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I probably shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was surprised upon learning recently of a municipal by-law requiring landowners to keep grass and weeds down below a maximum height on the municipal boulevard abutting private properties. Is it legal?

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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

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2001 et seq. , The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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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. Live webinar “Does Your Lease Address New GHG Laws?”

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Even with its Director, Kenneth Blanco, departing this week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has been active in taking steps to implement the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), which was enacted into law on January 1, 2021 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA).

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. ACOE (2001)- Overruled ACOE jurisdiction of isolated wetlands based upon the migratory bird rule. potentially regulated wetlands). Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA which significantly reduced which wetlands are federally protected. Following SWANCC v.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. ACOE (2001)- Overruled ACOE jurisdiction of isolated wetlands based upon the migratory bird rule. potentially regulated wetlands). Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA which significantly reduced which wetlands are federally protected. Following SWANCC v.

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Acoel

AUGUST 4, 2021

CERCLA did not specifically provide for ICs and state laws were often not sufficient to make ICs enforceable. Even when remedies relied on institutional controls, regulators often failed to ensure they were implemented. In 2001, the Colorado legislature took these issues head on. You can see why I never became a standup comic).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2001 et seq. , The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The European Green Deal and the proposed European Climate Law reinforce the EU’s goal to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050, meaning that the EU will emit no more greenhouse gases than it removes from the air (for example through reforestation). However, it is increasingly struggling to fulfil them.

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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. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), such decisions “committed to agency discretion by law” are not reviewable in federal court under the APA.

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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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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.

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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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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

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept.

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The Energy Law

MAY 17, 2011

159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. After the agencies receive comment on the proposed guidance, they plan to finalize the guidance and then propose revisions to the existing regulations to further clarify which waters are covered by the CWA. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. United States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006).

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

On April 21, 2015, CPUC administrative law judges (ALJs) McKinney and Halligan filed a proposal that suggests implementing a two-tiered system, with a 20% maximum difference in rates for customers. 1] Investor-owned utilities are for-profit entities owned by private shareholders who are allowed a fair rate of return on their assets.

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

The 2028 deadline proposed in the less stringent alternative is more realistic, and is consistent with timelines under other federal regulations. Trisko (BA, NYU, 1972; JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1977) is an attorney in private practice. He may be contacted at emtrisko@earthlink.net.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

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.’ million to the party since 2001, including £38,000 to Rishi Sunak’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid. Moynihan has donated £584,000 to the Conservatives and its candidates since 2001.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

Michael Lillis (“Lillis”) was one of the producers who sold natural gas to Kachina, dating back to 2001. Seller will regulate its[] pressures so as to not exceed the maximum allowed operating pressure (MAOP) as set from time to time by Buyer for deliveries into Buyer’s gas pipeline.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In 2001, the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), a federal agency that manages the agricultural water supply within the basin, began paying farmers to pump large amounts of groundwater out of the aquifers below. Then came new conservation regulations and litigation that complicated USBR’s water obligations.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

More Specifics DEP regulations now require well operators to prepare and develop a site-specific Preparedness, Prevention and Contingency (PPC) plan prior to storing, using, or generating regulated substances on a well site. The PPC plan generally requires disclosure of “regulated substances,” as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 78a.1.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

of DEP’s regulations. Unconventional (shale) oil and gas drilling companies are prohibited by DEP’s regulations from disposing of their drilling wastewater on dirt and gravel roads, even though conventional wastewater is very similar and comes from the same source-- deep underground rock formations. From 1991 to 2017 over 240.4

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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 10, 2023

Bills Pending In Key Committees Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania. EPA Read more here. Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. Senate Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 4 Hearing In Washington County [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Sept. 31 to Sept. 11 Webinar On $396.1

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

“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. Thus it is necessary to assess this regulation,” Hariadi says. In 2001, East Kalimantan had 126,000 sq km of primary forest.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Reschenthaler 1 Of 2 PA Lawmakers To Vote Against Santos Expulsion -- York Daily Record: Republican Con. 25 to Dec. 25 to Dec. 25 to Dec. 25 to Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By Bruce Ledewitz, Duquesne School Of Law -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Participation In RGGI Matters More Than Other States, Here’s Why - By Clean Air Council -- PUC’s Stephen M. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp. DeFrank Thanks Gov.

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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. Finally, the Strategy considers how competition law enforcement can help address affordability concerns.

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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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