National Law Center

JANUARY 11, 2022

At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food. The post From 2021 to 2022: Food Law Litigation and Regulation Update appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The proposed amendment is a brief but powerful statement of principle, according to John Dernbach, a law professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water. Dernbach told Circle of Blue. It doesn’t need to be long.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Coal mine cleanup law is still built for the industry’s roaring ’70s. So in August of 1977, when the nation’s coal mine cleanup law went into effect, it reflected the market’s optimism. To enforce cleanup, the law allowed states to revoke mining permits, a prized commodity. . In the eastern U.S., In the eastern U.S.,

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National Law Center

JULY 15, 2021

In April, 2021, the State of Indiana adopted a new law concerning the regulation of interstate wetlands. The post New Law Changes Wetland Regulation in the State of Indiana appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Senate Bill 389 (“SB.

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National Law Center

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. The post Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The law is clear and has been since 1991. Lawyers with Salmon and Trout Conservation lodged a complaint with the post-Brexit environmental watchdog in the United Kingdom, accusing the government and Ofwat of failing to enforce the law to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers. appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings. This blog post discusses Local Law 154, unpacks Judge Abrams decision, and ends with a refresher on California Restaurant Association v.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The regulations aim to provide a legal framework for China’s carbon allowance trading market by strengthening requirements and designating responsibilities. The Regulations fill in the regulatory vacuum that has existed since 2021. The Regulations fill in the regulatory vacuum that has existed since 2021.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 31, 2023

That means a lot of energy law profs to teach them — many more than we have today. Law schools are waking up to the need to hire in the area. So if you’re thinking of law teaching, it could be worthwhile to dive into this field. John Erwin did a study of the entry-level professors hired in 2021, a very active hiring year.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) found a sizeable gap between groundwater management regulations and implementation. The post The Stream, December 28, 2021: Groundwater Laws Lack Enforcement in India appeared first on Circle of Blue. billion ringgit ($2.33

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

On October 13, 2021, the State of California, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board (CARB, and together, the State), filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or the District) adoption of Rule 2305. By Joshua T.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

The SWRCB is currently using watershed-based emergency regulations under Water Code section 1058.5 In 2021, curtailments would have been warranted beginning in April, but the SWRCB didn’t adopt emergency regulations requiring maintenance of drought minimum flows until mid-August 2021, finally issuing curtailment orders in early September.

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 5, 2023

After more than a year of work, MassDEP has proposed regulations that would require applicants to perform cumulative impact analysis prior to issuance of certain air emissions permits. The regulations were required by the environmental justice provisions of the 2021 Climate Roadmap Act.

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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. The California Court of Appeal agreed in a 2021 decision. The decision came in the case of Chevron U.S.A.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 16, 2024

Texas went first in 2005, with a law called SB 20. The law authorized the creation of new transmission to serve “renewable energy zones” and a process to identify and select such zones. Nevada adopted a law called SB 448 in 2021, directing utilities to build transmission that meets state goals.

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Law and Environment

JULY 2, 2021

On June 29, 2021, a cohort of New York local governments (including many where large-scale solar projects are currently proposed), community organizations, and avian interest groups filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court (the State’s trial-level court) against the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) said he thought it was outrageous DEP has a process where any citizen can petition the agency for a change in its regulations. One deals with [ shale gas well plugging] bonding [accepted for evaluation in November 2021 ] in the natural gas industry. EQB regulations at 25 Pa. No rule or law.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2024

On April 30, Senate Bill 1174 (Stefano-R-Fayette) was reported out of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee with unanimous Republican support that would allow any “public utility” to petition the Public Utility Commission to waive any law, regulation or policy under the Commission’s jurisdiction, if it benefits ratepayers.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Illinois utilities Ameren and Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) are preparing distribution grid plans for the first time under new requirements established by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) , which the Illinois Legislature passed in September 2021. The ICC will review the plans and issue a decision by end of 2023.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Even if the resolution is adopted, it would not be binding in the same way as a formal international agreement, but it could still impact how countries regulate marine CDR. But in-ocean research could implicate various international and domestic laws that might affect whether, when, where, and how projects take place.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 27, 2022

Throughout 2021 Latham lawyers reviewed each of the 51 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appellate cases, whether published or unpublished. In 2021, the California Courts of Appeal issued 51 opinions that substantially considered CEQA while the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued one opinion.

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Law and Environment

JUNE 11, 2021

As Anne Reynolds, executive director of the Alliance for Clean Energy – New York (“ACE-NY”) stated when the law was enacted, “[Section 94-c] improves the process and will hopefully get people to work, building wind and solar projects.” ORES’s determination is the next step in that process.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2024

He will describe how the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, new programs have been established to inventory and properly close orphaned wells. The law allocates $4.7 billion for plugging, remediation, and restoration activities on federal, Tribal, state, and private lands.

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Vorys Law

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The MSGP is a general permit that regulates stormwater discharges from various industrial facilities. Like the current 2021 MSGP, the 2026 MSGP would only apply in DC, MA, NH, NM, and certain other jurisdictions; however, states often look to the Federal MSGP when revising their own industrial stormwater permits. On Friday, Dec.

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Environmental Law Centre

JULY 24, 2024

The post Regulating Pollution and Contaminated Sites in Alberta: Case Study of the Verte Homesteader Community appeared first on Environmental Law Centre. Cover Photo – “Fencing around the old Domtar site” Photograph. CTV News Edmonton. link] Imagine that you invested your life savings in buying a home.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics has made an unusual change that will make the regulation of PFAS chemicals even harder , potentially letting thousands of these dangerous “forever chemicals” escape EPA regulation, thereby endangering the health of millions of people.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 25, 2021

Hotspots H2O: Longstanding Drought in Iran Begets Farmer Protests, Power Outages, and Widespread Water Rationing – A decades-long drought in one of the warming world’s most arid regions, heightened by what many consider to be governmental mismanagement, has set the state for a severe, dangerously dry 2021. law to block their distribution.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Water regulators investigate nearly 1000 reports of violations to the Water Management Act in New South Wales. More than 150 landholders in New South Wales were penalized last quarter by the National Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) for breaching state water laws. ON THE RADAR.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

DEP inspections include both scheduled and unscheduled on-site visits to permitted facilities, as well as document reviews to verify compliance with environmental laws and regulations. DEP also issued 495 compliance orders, consent agreements and took other enforcement actions against conventional operators.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

This is where the analysis behind AEO2022 dates itself to November 2021. From their thinking in November 2021, EIA projects that wholesale gas prices will remain less than $4.00/ million BTU through 2050, lower than gas prices in 2021. EIA also recently reported that US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2021

At a contentious board hearing on May 7, 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved a first-in-the-nation rule to regulate trucking emissions from warehouses by a 9-4 vote. A local air district approved a rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. By Joshua T.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 17, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – June 17, 2021. A rough estimate from the Public Policy Institute of California found that if groundwater levels decline at the same rate as in the last drought, about 2,700 wells could go dry in 2021. Counties, not the state, regulate new wells. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. Amendments to the Climate Action Law are adopted, setting a binding 2045 date for carbon neutrality, with a 2031 target of a 65% emissions reduction compared with 1990. Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A new law in Wisconsin will fund more sustainable, watershed friendly farming methods. million homes over the next decade in Ontario, also changes environmental protections and regulations required for development plans. Find all the work here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By Ken Sansone and Valentina Marastoni-Bieser, SL Environmental Law Firm Farmers, the backbone of our food supply, could be facing an invisible enemy that lurks in their soil and water: PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals.” Tighter regulations for PFAS in food products could also become a reality.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By Eli Francovich, Columbia Insight — 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 If climate change forecasts prove accurate, the summer of 2021 was a dress rehearsal for the future. World of scarcity’.

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