2002, Law and Natural Resources - Environmental Professionals Connection

Board Of Education Posts Education Standards Eliminating Environment, Ecology & Agriculture K-12 Academic Standards For Comment; Environmental Educators Oppose

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council met last September to hear an overview of the proposed changes to the standards. Jean Devlin, a Natural Resource Program Specialist for DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, told the Council, "(I)f something is a mandated standard it will be assessed, and therefore it will be taught.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources 2002 2008 2011

Green Building may be our Best Hope to Repair the Planet

Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 8, 2023

That substantive list is substantially the same as the original version of TRACI released by EPA in August 2002. The TRACI compilation of environmental effects was the basis of the US Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating program.

Climate Change

Climate Change 2002 Ozone Fossil Fuels

PA Assn. Environmental Educators Urge You To Attend Dec. 1 Virtual Board Of Education Committee Meeting On State Environment & Ecology & Agriculture Education Standards

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council met last September to hear an overview of the proposed changes to the standards. Jean Devlin, a Natural Resource Program Specialist for DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, told the Council, "(I)f something is a mandated standard it will be assessed, and therefore it will be taught.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources 2002 2019 2008

How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

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.

2001

2001 2010 Conservation Government

Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Hawkins , 381 F.3d

2002

2002 Law Politics 2004

Second District Confirms Parking Is (Still) Not A CEQA Impact, Reverses Judgment That Found EIR For San Gabriel Mountains Wilderness Recreation And Preservation Project Deficient For Not Sufficiently Analyzing “Impact” Of Reducing Recreational Parking

CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

City & County of San Francisco (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th Based on the nature of the wilderness area improvement project before it, the Court held “the parking reduction here may have an adverse social impact for those who must recreate elsewhere, but it will prevent further adverse physical impacts on the environment.”.

2012

2012 Law 2002 Conservation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Your Help Needed To Restore PA Environment, Ecology And Agriculture K-12 Education Standards

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

Since 2002 Pennsylvania students and teachers have benefitted from having local stream and water quality investigations supported by the environment and ecology standards. Action Needed Now. Pauletta, PA Student Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board Of Trustees [Posted: June 7, 2021] PA Environment Digest

2002

2002 Natural Resources Regulations 2021

Keep PA Beautiful Reports 42% Reduction Of Cigarette Litter In Participating State Parks

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2021

Armed with a $20,000 Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) grant, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful collaborated with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in 2020 to reduce the number of cigarette butts carelessly left behind, by a combined total of 42 percent in participating state parks.

Recycling

Recycling 2002 Waste Natural Resources

October 10 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

22 Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Nov. 10 EarthTalks Lecture To Discuss Solar And Agriculture Land Use Competition Natural Areas Assn. 22 Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Nov. 10 EarthTalks Lecture To Discuss Solar And Agriculture Land Use Competition Natural Areas Assn.

2002

2002 Fossil Fuels Conservation Waste

U.N. Human Rights Committee finds that Australia is violating human rights obligations towards Torres Strait Islanders for climate inaction

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Each community is distinct, with their own traditions, laws, and customs. Australia argued that the international legal framework of climate change law is immaterial to the interpretation of the ICCPR because they are outside of its scope. Ryan [2002] HCA 54). The Decision. Admissibility. Right to a life with dignity.

Climate Change

Climate Change Sea Level Fossil Fuels Law

Environmental Groups File Suit to Compel EPA to Review and Revise Oil and Gas Waste Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

MAY 12, 2016

The suit relies on RCRA Sections 2002(b) and 4002(b) (42 U.S.C. §§ 6912(b) and 6942(b)), which require EPA to review and, as necessary, revise RCRA regulations and guidelines for state solid waste management plans at least every three years.

Regulations

Regulations Waste 2002 2013

Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2017

Therefore, the trial court did not err in ruling, as a matter of law, a notarial affidavit of correction cannot be used to correct the omission of a mineral rights reservation in a sale of land, since reservation of real rights is a substantive issue which implicates the thought process and intention of the parties to the transaction. [14]

2004

2004 Law 2003 2002

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.12.24

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 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.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Politics Carbon Dioxide

Michigan’s 20th Century Water Systems Too Big For Its Shrinking City Populations

Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

By 2002, Flint was $30 million in debt and the state of Michigan stepped in with an emergency financial manager. . The law mandates that 49% of those funds must be provided as grants and forgivable loans to disadvantaged communities. Then once again in 2011, the state stepped in with an emergency manager when Flint faced a $19.1

2022

2022 Government 2018 Climate Change

Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

T accusing the companies of violating consumer protection laws and engaging in fraud by concealing the use of substandard metal components in vehicles. Toyota Probed Possible Bribes To Top Thai Judges Frank Runyeon | Law 360 | March 29, 2021 More than six months before Toyota disclosed concerns to U.S. Kobe Steel, Toyota hit with U.S.

Clean Air Act

Clean Air Act 2019 2018 2014

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). 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.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

56 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17 [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 21; And Above Ground-- Oct.

Conservation

Conservation Natural Gas 2002 Electricity

From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I:

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Though plants and seed were historically interpreted to be products of nature and thus, not patentable per existing patent law, the American Association of Nurserymen successfully lobbied the federal government to pass the Plant Patent Act of 1930.

Conservation

Conservation Biotechnology Climate Change 2019

The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. The Supreme Court ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands.” — Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.

2023

2023 Clean Water Act 2002 Sea Level

Analysis: Ecocide in Gaza: Who will hear and heal its dying environment?

A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2024

This brings up important questions about whether Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Gaza could lead to significant violations of international laws protecting the environment during wars. The term, while not officially recognized in international law, is gaining traction as the environmental impacts of war become increasingly apparent.

Waste

Waste 2002 Law Greenhouse

House Hearing Today: Let’s Work Together To Make Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Practices Cleaner, Respect Property Rights, Protect Taxpayers And Prevent New Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

It is a financial problem, an environmental problem and the waste of a natural resource. Landowners invite operators onto their land to extract a natural resource that is valuable to the operator and the landowner in a relationship that can last 60 years or more.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Natural Resources Nuclear Power

November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

2017

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act

1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%

Conservation

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change

Board Of Education Posts Education Standards Eliminating Environment, Ecology & Agriculture K-12 Academic Standards For Comment; Environmental Educators Oppose

Green Building may be our Best Hope to Repair the Planet

Trending Sources

PA Assn. Environmental Educators Urge You To Attend Dec. 1 Virtual Board Of Education Committee Meeting On State Environment & Ecology & Agriculture Education Standards

How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

Second District Confirms Parking Is (Still) Not A CEQA Impact, Reverses Judgment That Found EIR For San Gabriel Mountains Wilderness Recreation And Preservation Project Deficient For Not Sufficiently Analyzing “Impact” Of Reducing Recreational Parking

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Your Help Needed To Restore PA Environment, Ecology And Agriculture K-12 Education Standards

Keep PA Beautiful Reports 42% Reduction Of Cigarette Litter In Participating State Parks

October 10 PA Environment Digest Now Available

U.N. Human Rights Committee finds that Australia is violating human rights obligations towards Torres Strait Islanders for climate inaction

Environmental Groups File Suit to Compel EPA to Review and Revise Oil and Gas Waste Regulations

Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.12.24

Michigan’s 20th Century Water Systems Too Big For Its Shrinking City Populations

Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

56 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I:

The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

Analysis: Ecocide in Gaza: Who will hear and heal its dying environment?

House Hearing Today: Let’s Work Together To Make Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Practices Cleaner, Respect Property Rights, Protect Taxpayers And Prevent New Abandoned Wells

November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

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