Environmental Law Centre

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since 2018, Alberta has had legislation which supports PACE programming via the Clean Energy Improvements Regulation (CEIP Regulation) and amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[1] 1] The amendments to the.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. For background on the REPS law, see an earlier post on the first of several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the REPS standard.) law, but it can guide the use of existing authority.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The 2018 bill did not pass, but the idea never faded. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a recent opinion released by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court declined to vacate a deficient environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prepared in connection with two offshore lease sales held in 2018, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The German Federal Constitutional Court decided yesterday that the way in which compensation under the Atomic Energy Amendment Act of 10 July 2018 has been organized infringes the German constitution. It was initiated nine years ago, but now it comes back to haunt the German government with a vengeance.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

But large-scale battery storage has actually gotten much safer in recent years, with the failure rate dropping 97% between 2018 and 2023. Governments and developers should work to educate the public about the safety mechanisms incorporated into battery storage systems. First responders have been injured.

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Environmental Law Centre

AUGUST 20, 2024

By June 2018, the federal government released a. The post Another step in the long, slow road to protect Woodland Caribou in Alberta: Draft Regulatory Details Released appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% In 2018, Russia agreed to supply fuel for the CFR-600 for seven years. U-235) for China’s CEFR.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Last year, the California Legislature enacted SB 9 , which required local governments to allow duplexes (and with ADUs, sometimes triplexes and quadraplexes) in single-family zones. Now the Terner Center has a report on discussions with developers revealing that we still have quite a long way to go to make the law work as intended.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 27, 2023

This is consistent with Sedona Principle 6, which has long recognized that “a responding party is best situated to preserve, search, and produce its own ESI.” The Sedona Principles for Addressing Electronic Document Production, 19 Sedona Conf.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Bunge”) in 2018; Bunge subsequently voyage chartered the vessel to ADM International Sarl (“ADM”). 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. 3d 488, 495 (2d Cir.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Arnold & Porter was named to the Financial Times list of "Top 20 Most Innovative Law Firms in North America" in the "Practice of Law" category. The ranking highlights firms that excel in areas of legal practice, business and operational management, inclusion, and environmental, social and governance issues.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now).

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 28, 2018

July 28, 2018. In addition to the environmental policy changes in the budget, several bills amended environmental laws. 14 of House Bill 374 (2018 Regulatory Reform Act) directs the Environmental Management Commission to study delegated local stormwater programs to identify: 1. Among the more significant changes: Stormwater.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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Law and Environment

JULY 10, 2023

Covered buildings will be required to gradually reduce emissions, relative to a 2018–2019 baseline, over compliance periods starting in 2026 and 2030. While other cities, including the City of Boston, have passed laws requiring net zero emissions for certain buildings, Cambridge is among the first to set any such target for 2035.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2022

In this blog post, we summarize our research on how some local governments in California are regulating development in high fire areas. These blog posts summarize our recent article in Ecology Law Quarterly , coauthored with my collaborator Moira O’Neill. The second blog post (summarizing the relevant law) is here.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2018, the Fourth National Climate Assessment report of the US Global Change Research Program warned that climate change was disrupting agricultural productivity, causing severe food insecurity and loss of farming jobs. . Their rights are only covered under human rights law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2024

A 2015 survey by UCS and the international climate disclosure organization CDP found that few companies were willing to disclose their memberships or discuss whether their public stance on climate change aligned with the groups they funded (associations are not required by law to disclose their members or boards of directors).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

See Public Law 101-606 (11/16/90) 104 Stat. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was published in November 2018. We explained that each of these factors makes it less likely that local governments will undertake the ambitious climate policies described throughout the chapter. 3096-3104, § 101(b). 175577 (Exhibit C).

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MARCH 21, 2024

For more than a century, the United States has recognized this, and maintaining roads and bridges has been a core function of federal, state, and local governments. The federal government embraced a role in supporting transit in the 1970s, but this was cut back for the past 40 years and didn’t rebound until the pandemic.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It galvanized the environmental movement and it pushed the federal government and Congress to carry out scientific research on pesticide contamination and to act on that research. Carson also explicitly called out the hypocrisy inherent in government agencies at the time. These concerns are still alive today.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2023

This year, many on the far-right are attempting to rebrand Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing as “woke capitalism.” While ExxonMobil left ALEC in 2018 , Chevron includes ALEC on its most recent list of trade association memberships , and the company has even sponsored the organization’s annual meetings.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It’s the lowest level for the month of August since 2018 and it continues a downward trend. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency. But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. percent compared to last August.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

In 2018, the GCF Task Force endorsed Guiding Principles for Collaboration and Partnership Between Subnational Governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. A key element of the actions that GCF Task Force states and provinces are taking to reverse these trends is close partnership with Indigenous peoples and local communities.

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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 Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__ 5th__ (“ SLD” ).)

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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. In 2018 state leaders updated the CEQA guidelines to recommend VMT as the preferred impact measurement.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whole Foods did not break the law by banning Black Lives Matter apparel, judge rules CNN PaulaR Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:37 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Read more Ramishah Maruf New YorkCNN — Whole Foods did not act unlawfully by banning employees from wearing items with Black Lives Matter messaging, a judge ruled Thursday.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 19, 2022

But today, there is virtually no climate policy in place in the province, and the Ontario government has resorted to becoming a climate pretender. In fact, practically nothing from the 2018 Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan has been implemented. Once upon a time, Ontario was a provincial leader in fighting climate change.

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Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Last month, the California Secretary of State appealed the decision by a California Superior Court striking down as unconstitutional California’s board diversity law, which required all publicly traded companies headquartered in the State to include a minimum number of female directors. That motion is pending.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

And while state laws across the region regulate how, when and why water rights are sold, some worry it won’t be enough to hold back the tide. “I A 2018 deal showed the tremendous speculative value of land/water deals in the Columbia River Basin. Because if water law is anything, it’s complex. It’s not only land acquisitions.

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