National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

Under that process, NRCS will classify an area as being either a type of wetland, a converted wetland, or an area not subject to Swampbuster regulation. The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.[]” U.S. 3822 (a)(5).

2013 52

2013 2014 2012 2015 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

For nearly seven years-- since July 18, 2018 when the spills were first discovered-- DEP has been trying to work with Benko to get the multiple spills at the site cleaned up. A March 28, 2019 DEP inspection report found no change in site conditions from the original July 18, 2018 inspection. Benko in Economy Borough, Beaver County.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas 2018 2024 2023 77

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

DEP Compliance Response Klapkowski said, “In response to this non-compliance, DEP has undertaken significant efforts to compel compliance with Pennsylvania’s rules and regulations or penalize operators. Read more here. From January 2024 through today, DEP has assessed over $1.3

Waste 115

Waste Law 2025 Carbon Emissions 115

Law Columbia

MARCH 19, 2025

3] Best interests of the corporation is further defined to include the following factors: (a) the interests of shareholders, employees, retirees and pensioners, creditors, consumers, and governments; (b) the environment ; and (c) the long-term interests of the corporation. [4] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

Law 59

Law Fossil Fuels Government 2021 59

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

For nearly seven years-- since July 18, 2018 when the spills were first discovered-- DEP has been trying to work with Benko to get the multiple spills at the site cleaned up. Benko in Economy Borough, Beaver County. Read more here.

2025 89

2025 Waste Natural Gas 2023 89

Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2025

Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is supporting a new regulation that would stabilize glyphosates continued use by immunizing it from any claims of injury. might follow the trend in Europe and severely regulate glyphosate. Government investigators discovered that IBT faked its rat and mouse studies.

Biotechnology 242

Biotechnology 2015 2018 Politics 242

Circle of Blue

APRIL 2, 2025

New C in Arizonas Economic Geography The server fervor extends to the highest reaches of government. The Arizona Commerce Authority, the regulating agency, says that 64 data centers have received the exemption that covers purchases of hardware and software. Chandler was the first municipality in the state to regulate data centers.

Cooling 273

Cooling Electricity Regulations Technology 273

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Read more here.] -- Grand Jury Report Finds Government Agencies Failed To Protect Pennsylvanians From Risks Of Shale Gas Development. DEP is inspecting shale gas wells drilled in the early days of shale development-- 2009 to 2013-- to determine their status which is resulting in most of the violations. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

Air Pollution 109

Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas 2023 109

Circle of Blue

MARCH 13, 2025

The water ministry intends to present the plans for government approval in the near future. The Big Sunflower River, a tributary of the Mississippi, has earned the dubious distinction of the nations most endangered river of 2018 from the environmental organization American Rivers. The pumping project had been promoted for years by U.S.

2018 130

2018 Clean Water Act Ocean Cooling 130

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.

2013 52

2013 2012 2014 2015 52

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2025

DEP noted the original Act 14 notices to Wyalusing Township and Bradford County were received by those local governments on October 17, 2018-- nearly 7 years ago. The deadline for public comments is August 11-- 30 days after the notice.

Natural Gas 65

Natural Gas Electricity 2026 2018 65

Legal Planet

JANUARY 17, 2025

Elon Musk wrote that the biggest factor is that crazy environmental regulations prevent building firebreaks and clearing brush near houses. So contrary to Musks claim, regulations are helping, not hurting, here. And it directs the State to work with local governments to find other ways to speed the rebuilding process along.

Climate Change 300

Climate Change Politics Law Electricity 300

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

million for multiple, serious violations related to the construction of the Mariner East Pipelines and the Revolution Pipelines starting in 2018 that resulted in an explosion, contamination of water supplies, pollution of the Marsh Creek State Park lake and the lake at the Raystown Lake Recreation Area. Read more here.] Read more here.

Natural Gas 67

Natural Gas 2018 Regulations 2026 67

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Leaning on the federal government and federal funding is no longer a viable option. In 2018, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) agreed to pause permitting the practice, but the agency stopped short of issuing a formal ban. As a result, the dumping continued.

Natural Gas 103

Natural Gas Waste Electricity 2018 103

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

The administration has officially filed proposed regulations to reinstate Schedule F but renamed Schedule Policy/Career. HEATEDs Emily Atkin had the best take on this new front in climate denial used as a justification for scrubbing the federal government of climate science. Schedule F 2.0:

Earth Day 207

Earth Day Climate Change Endangered Species Act 2015 207

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 13, 2025

Her proposed solutions to record-high egg prices and a looming bird flu pandemic include a rollback of government regulation, billions in new federal spending, and even raising chickens in our backyards. We are working with the Department of Government Efficiency to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of wasteful spending.

Climate Change 264

Climate Change 2023 2018 Government 264

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

However, in 2021, under direction from the 2018 Farm Bill and the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14002 , the USDA re-evaluated the TFP according to other factors. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, a similar re-evaluation based on these factors was required to occur every 5 years. per person, per month.

2013 52

2013 2014 2012 2015 52

Legal Planet

MAY 28, 2025

In 18 years of working in newsrooms around Los Angeles, I talked with lots of political campaigns but a phone call from Antonio Villaraigosa in early spring of 2018 stands out. Heres what else I see this week Good news The federal government cant just shut down New Yorks (so far very successful) congestion pricing program.

Politics 174

Politics Climate Change 2018 Clean Energy 174

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

State Agency Closure Notice: State Government Offices Under Governors Jurisdiction Closed Monday, January 6 In These Locations - Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. House Floor. March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission. House Floor.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Natural Resources Conservation 2024 82

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2025

There’s a lot to unpack on how poorly the Trump administration’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handled this disaster, as well as the roles the local and state governments had in contributing to the tragedy.

Government 246

Government Climate Change Regulations 2016 246

National Law Center

JULY 1, 2025

There is good news though for small business owners – almost every state in the country has passed laws or regulations allowing entrepreneurs in similar situations to produce and sell certain food products made in private homes with very little or no regulation or oversight. What Are Cottage Foods? Particularly, the U.S.

Law 52

Law 2013 2014 2012 52

National Law Center

JULY 17, 2025

Later, in 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12 , a ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork products. It prohibits standards or requirements that are “in addition to” or “different from” those imposed by the federal government. NALC Explainer here ). 301 et seq.] 1451 et seq.],

Law 52

Law 2013 2014 2012 52

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

SB 17 prohibits governments and individuals who are citizens of or domiciled in a “designated country” from purchasing or acquiring any interest – including leasehold interests of less than one year – in real property located in Texas. SB 17 is set to go into effect on September 1, 2025.

Law 45

Law 2013 2012 2014 45

Scientific American

JULY 22, 2025

systems that exist today, let alone more powerful ones,” wrote New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose in March, “and that there is no realistic plan at any level of government to mitigate the risks or capture the benefits of these systems.” ” He’s right.

Precautionary Principle 79

Precautionary Principle Technology Technology Regulations 79

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 14, 2022

But regulations for sustainable finance still lag behind international best practices. The federal government launched an Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance in 2018 and recently appointed a Sustainable Finance Action Council. We need ambitious regulation for four reasons: . Shouldn’t mitigating the problem be step one?

Regulations 105

Regulations Government Fossil Fuels 2008 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2024

The governing bodies that regulate California’s energy system are almost as complicated and arcane as the sprawling network of wires, poles, and power plants they oversee. That starts with one of the state’s most important, but historically inaccessible regulators. California needs a new approach. Really important decisions.

Clean Energy 289

Clean Energy Regulations Fossil Fuels Government 289

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.

2018 280

2018 Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 280

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Taken together, the need for governments to meaningfully regulate these super polluters has never been clearer. Advisory opinions provide a court or judge’s interpretation of a law, and are delivered in response to a question from an official, agency, or government. What is an advisory opinion?

Climate Change 300

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Law Government 300

Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. As a result, the Conseil d’Etat requested the government to justify how the reduction path to 2030 can be respected without stricter measures.

Paris Agreement 240

Paris Agreement 2018 Climate Change 2019 240

Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Now the german government decided to, once again, amend the EEG to accelerate the faltering energy turnaround. This blog entry critically reflects upon the main amendments to the EEG that the government proposes and identifies four crunchpoints. OGEL , 2018 (2).) So what is being proposed and where are the crunchpoints?

Renewable Energy 247

Renewable Energy 2021 2030 2017 247

Legal Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Founded in 1871, the National Association of Insurance Commission represents insurance regulators in all fifty states. Voluntary” is in quotes because about 80% of the insurance market is regulated by states that mandate the survey. However, the group has just issued a new “voluntary” survey for insurance companies about climate risks.

Regulations 246

Regulations Climate Change 2018 Government 246

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.

Nuclear Power 350

Nuclear Power 2016 2017 2018 350

Law and Environment

JANUARY 9, 2023

That is in spite of the discovery in 2018 of “rogue” use of chlorofluorocarbons, probably from factories in China. Even in this day and age, release of the 2018 report and the resulting attention brought to the issue was apparently sufficiently embarrassing to the Chinese government to cause it to crack down on the use of CFCs.

Ozone 247

Ozone 2018 Atmosphere Environmental Protection 247

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.

Renewable Energy 246

Renewable Energy Government Regulations Electricity 246

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. But localities can deal with their own regulations.). Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2018 April 24. Duplex: The NIMBY’s Nightmare.

Government 246

Government 2018 Regulations Law 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs? Source: ERM 2022 ).

2007 300

2007 Nitrogen Oxides Regulations 2004 300

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.

Fossil Fuels 332

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2021 332