The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2021
On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. The Trustees for this incident include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 21, 2024
A decade ago, California stood out–and not in a good way–as the only Western state without comprehensive state laws monitoring and regulating groundwater pumping and use. In the fall of 2014, the Legislature enacted and Governor Brown signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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Legal Planet
MAY 16, 2023
That was repealed in 2014, and the ensuing period saw little progress. In 2022, the Labor coalition passed a law mandating that Australia cut greenhouse gas emissions 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. This March, Australia adopted a follow-up law to implement these targets.
Legal Planet
JUNE 24, 2024
Streamgaging Network (credit: USGS.gov) Recently I’ve posted stories about efforts to enforce California’s water laws in the face of efforts by some diverters to evade and ignore limits on their ability to privatize public water resources–especially in times of critical drought.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals. Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol.
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
First authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (“RCPP”) is a voluntary conservation program administered by the. The post Building Blocks: The Basics of the RCPP appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Acoel
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Extended producer responsibility [“EPR”] laws are intended to place a significant share of the environmental costs of a product on the manufacturer or “producer.”. In the United States, approximately 40 states have enacted EPR laws since 2008. For an earlier (2014) perspective on EPR in this blog space, consider this article.
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