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Regulating the Impossible Dream: NRC decision streamlines efforts to commercialize fusion

Law and Environment

Specifically, the NRC determined that fusion energy be regulated under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s byproduct material framework contained in 10 C.F.R. All of the commercial nuclear reactors in service today are fission reactors, which are heavily regulated under 10 C.F.R.

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

In 2020, farmers and livestock operations used 187 billion gallons of water, double the amount in 2009. They irrigate 570,000 acres, or roughly 100,000 acres more than in 2009, according to state figures. Until the early years of this century, Michigan regulators and lawmakers paid scant attention to the supply of groundwater.

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Ohio River Valley Institute: Pennsylvania Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stricter Regulations On Fracking, New Poll Finds

PA Environment Daily

On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides.

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What is sustainable finance and why should the Canadian government regulate it?

Enviromental Defense

But regulations for sustainable finance still lag behind international best practices. Canada needs regulation that raises the bar to ensure finance becomes truly sustainable – not just in name. . We need ambitious regulation for four reasons: . Regulations would ensure all capital shifts in the green direction.

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Independence of German National Regulatory Authority (NRA) called into Question - Case Comment C-718/18 Commission v Germany

Energy and Climate Law

The Court of Justice of the European Union found on 2 September 2021 in case C-718/18 that Germany failed to properly transpose various provisions of the main EU Energy Directives of the Third Energy Package, namely 2009/72 (electricity) and 2009/73 (gas). How much are governments allowed to interfere with energy regulation?

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Public Pressure on ExxonMobil Works. Little Else Does.

Union of Concerned Scientists

ExxonMobil cited IPAA’s lack of support for policies related to climate change or reducing carbon emissions, as well as its opposition to strong methane regulations, as reasons for ending its membership (IPAA was also classified as “misaligned” two years ago in the company’s inaugural lobbying report, but the company maintained its membership).

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Nord Stream 2 - When is a Pipeline Really Built?

Energy and Climate Law

The German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur rejected an application of the Nord Stream 2 operating consortium to obtain an exemption from EU unbundling rules after the Gas Directive was amended in 2019. The argumentation of the regulator strikes at a crucial point - is a pipeline already built when 160 kilometres are still missing?

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