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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Here is a look at a handful of these new laws aimed at increasing health and safety for Californians. AB 347 requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to enforce and ensure compliance with three existing laws that set limits for (PFAS) in food packaging, textiles, and juvenile products.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The California Legislature has enacted and Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 389 , an important water law reform measure authored by State Senator Ben Allen. SB 389 is part of a broader initiative by the Legislature–and public interest groups–to reform and update California’s water laws.
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Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The hunger crisis worsened along with the country’s political deterioration, which culminated in the Taliban takeover in August. Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The law requires that these support structures account for no more than 15 percent of the LIHWAP funds.
Energy and Climate Law
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Yesterday and today the European Parliament approved of the central backbone legislation of the European Green Deal, the so called European Climate Law. This blog entry takes a look at the main points of the proposed European Climate Law, the European Parliament`s take on it and the likely prospects of the law.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 6, 2023
Last week, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an initiative measure that would have imposed severe restrictions on oil and gas development in Monterey County is preempted by state law and therefore invalid. But the good news is that this goal can still be achieved through other legal and political strategies.
Law and Environment
JUNE 16, 2021
On June 10, 2021, the Transportation Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) states released a final model rule creating a regional cap-and-trade-program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. The post TCI Update: Final Model Rule Addresses EJ, but Political Will May Be Lacking first appeared on Law and the Environment.
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