Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

since 2013 have been integral to creating the conditions that led to the County’s actions, is also a member of the County coalition. The Board’s motions also track recommendations made by UCLA Law’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic in two letters sent to Los Angeles County earlier this summer on behalf of clients.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey. Companies like Pepsi have successfully deployed electric tractor trucks carrying payloads up to 82,000 lbs. on routes between 250 and 450 miles.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 20, 2023

F]ederal maritime law governs whether a claim sounds in admiralty and that the relevant substantive law governs whether a plaintiff has alleged a valid prima facie claim,” citing Blue Whale Corp. Both the time charter and the voyage charter selected the law of England to apply. Grand China Shipping Dev.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 26, 2024

The pipeline owner – Plains Midstream Canada ULC – later faced three charges under provincial law. In 2013, I returned to university to complete a master’s degree with a research focus on energy transition. In 2011, my community experienced what was the second-largest oil spill in the province’s history – 4.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In other words, who has standing to bring challenges to government action under the ERA. 2013), claims under the ERA had very little teeth without a supporting claim of a violation of some other statutory or regulatory provision, and an ERA claim often served as strongly worded bluster without any substance. 2013)) (citing Pa.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 17, 2022

When Caltrans and other state and local agencies build or approve projects that increase car traffic, state law requires them to mitigate those impacts. Senate Bill 743 , originally enacted in 2013, called for a new transportation impact measure that promotes greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and multimodal transportation.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

The shale gas wells were drilled from 2009 to 2013 in the earlier days of the shale gas revolution and never produced. Drilled in 2013 but not produced. [ Their inactive status expired without being renewed between 2019 and 2022, which means they should have been plugged three to six years ago. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3), upheld the City of Livermore’s (“City”) approval of a 130-unit affordable housing project on a downtown infill site and its accompanying determination that the project was CEQA-exempt under Government Code section 65457 (“Section 65457”). ( Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Milpitas (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 5th__ (“ SLD” ).)

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision allows greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

GEO and the roadmap advisory committee have also taken their findings on the road throughout their development process to engage with additional stakeholder groups, including Maine’s municipal government, economic development, and environmental nonprofit leaders. About the Author. Josh Rosen is an associate at Foley Hoag, LLP.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Read more here ] The Grand Jurys two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations. million in restitution for Pennsylvania landowners. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Responsible for implementing the authorities of the PA Conservation District Law of May 15,1945, Paul credits the vision and foresight of the individuals responsible for the enactment of this statue and with enabling and guiding him throughout his soil and water conservation career.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The recent successes by plaintiffs in Pennsylvania and Montana may inspire similar efforts in other states, especially if the federal government continues to fall short in combating climate change.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

The Petitioners argued that the City’s 2013 and 2015 rate methodology for the SFR class violated the requirement of Proposition 218 that rates charged to any parcel be proportional to the cost of providing service to that parcel. And as a result, agencies would be afforded greater flexibility to set rates that advance these objectives.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The trend dates to a 2013 Edison Electric Institute report highlighting the disruptive challenges of distributed resources and recommending that utilities impose higher fixed charges. The federal government has also recognized the necessity of electricity as a social good and provides assistance nationwide.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2024

He served four terms on the WeConservePA board of directors (2007-2013 and 2015-2021) and continues to serve on the WeConservePA policy council. In 1977, he graduated from Capital University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate magna cum laude. This research began his keen interest in real estate law. In 2012, WPC v.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supreme Court has agreed to hear and decide an important “regulatory takings” case from California that has major implications for federal, state and local governments nationwide. Which brings us to a quick review of applicable regulatory takings law. Finally, in the 2013 case of Koontz v. The case is Sheetz v.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. Those rights are established through case law and frequently invoked in environmental pollution cases. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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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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CEQA Developments

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since my inaugural post (which can be viewed here ) was a “top ten” list of CEQA litigation mistakes to avoid, I thought an appropriate tenth anniversary post might be a list of the ten most significant CEQA case law developments over the past decade. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (2013) 57 Cal.4th

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In so ruling, the Third Circuit split with a leading Ninth Circuit opinion holding that internet service providers (ISPs) are immune from all state intellectual property law claims. Morgan , 2013 WL 943350, at *8 (E.D. 12, 2013) (internal quotation omitted). 12, 2013) (internal quotation omitted). Background. ” Id.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

4) affirmed a judgment upholding the City of Newark’s (City) use of Government Code § 65457’s CEQA exemption for a 469-lot residential subdivision on land adjacent to San Francisco Bay. City of Dublin (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 4th 1301, 1310-1311, my April 10, 2013 post on which can be found here. ). 2016) 1 Cal.5th 4th at 1317.).

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In the ongoing legal battle, Enbridge has been found guilty of trespass on tribal territory since 2013. Article IV of the Pipeline Treaty clearly allows governmental authorities to make decisions about pipelines, and enforce laws that don’t unfairly impede the flow of oil.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an opinion that is currently under appeal in the Third Circuit, the Middle District court held that, because the federal government has authority to determine transmission system needs and potential solutions, a state cannot deny a siting permit based on its own determination that a project is not needed. FERC Order No.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2013 – as head of strategy at the ministry – I visited the University of Technology in Delft to hear about their plans to start a quantum institute. To develop quantum products and services for society, other disciplines will be important such as computer science, design, business and law. How will that be spent? Read more.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Still, given the potential for even more serious damage in the future, government at all levels is taking action to address the issue. That the federal government is proposing to make this radical change in strategy for addressing the EAB may simply illustrate how challenging the problem is. 2013 EPA Vessel General Permit.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

This new financing comes from the LEAF Coalition , a partnership between the governments of the USA, UK and Norway, alongside some of the world’s largest companies, including Amazon, Nestlé, BlackRock and Walmart. According to official data , between 1986 to 2013, Costa Rica’s forests drew down 107 million tonnes of CO2.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 4, 2021

After returning to UM in 2013, he filed non-provisional applications claiming priority to those provisional applications. After the patents issued, Dr. Islam assigned the patent rights to Omni on December 17, 2013.[[N: This Advisory is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice. Apple Inc.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The ERA is surprisingly not well known in government or by the public. Dernbach, emeritus Professor of Law, Former Director of Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Widener University and an Advisory Board member. “I Dernbach , professor emeritus, Widener University Commonwealth Law School -- Tyra Bryant-Stephens, M.D.,

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The brief also argues that Canada and Enbridge are using a faulty interpretation of the 1977 pipeline treaty, and in doing so, are encouraging the violation of international human rights law and domestic treaties with Indigenous Peoples. The amicus brief was submitted by U.S.-based based charity EarthRights International.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 788, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases (“GHG”) “[t]o the extent that greenhouse gas emissions require authorization under federal law.” In July 2013, the D.C.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 2, 2022

The leases had a term running from 2009 through 2013, with a holdover provision. Because the material facts were undisputed, the Court treated this as a question of law. Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for fifty years. Please contact Arthur F.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision requires greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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Washington Nature

JULY 20, 2023

What started as a vision for better floodplain governance has grown into an ambitious public-private partnership. Since 2013, FbD has restored miles of river, established recreation areas, reduced flood risk, improved working lands, and created jobs. SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0, In this current funding cycle, we are administering $64.5

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 4, 2021

California Air Resources Board (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th Of course, this flies in the face of the bedrock CEQA timing principle mentioned above, as well as the generally understood CEQA rules governing the role and limited options of responsible agencies. POET, LLC v. 4th 1214; CEQA Guidelines, § 15004(a).)

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