PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 13 [PaEN] -- PA Firefly Festival Update: Applications For 2024 Firefly Festival Ticket Lottery Available Jan.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

District Court for the District of Montana vacated NWP 12, concluding that the Corps acted arbitrarily and capriciously by issuing the permit in 2017 without consulting the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, as required by the Endangered Species Act.

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Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2024

The Manchin-Barrasso Bill seeks to exploit concerns by climate advocates that delays in permitting new transmission and renewable energy will stall America’s clean energy transition. But without extensive surgery, this bill should not pass.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plaintiffs charged that the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Virginia stopped construction again , raising the question of whether the FRA was Constitutional, and challenging that the move violated the Endangered Species Act. This brought the case to the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2025

The President said zero-based regulation uses the bureaucracy against itself.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 6, 2024

In its April 2024 and May 2024 motions for preliminary injunctions, Green Oceans asked the court to halt all construction during the adjudication of Green Oceans’ claims.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service where she contributes to data management and field surveys for the threatened Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in Tucson, Arizona.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Accepting Entries In Student Imagine A Clean Energy Future Contest [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Build Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - By Bob Donnan, Bobscaping Blog -- Tribune-Democrat: Conemaugh Twp. 13 [PaEN] -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Dec.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation – Inside Climate News. New York voters overwhelmingly pass Environmental Bond Act – Times Union. NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel. International. 7, 2022, to Dec.15, 15, 2022. .

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

USFWS: The agency granted threatened species protections for the Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) under the Endangered Species Act. The Emperor Penguin is native to Antarctica and is the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species. War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Wind developers are allowed to self-report violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The federal government rarely stops wind projects or requires changes in wind turbine locations or operations.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

Agencies are directed to use, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, the ESA regulation on consultations in emergencies, to facilitate the Nations energy supply. Click Here for the entire executive order. Click Here for the entire executive order.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. They asserted claims under the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. Northern Plains Resource Council v. B294231 (Cal.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

Applegate is a career USGS employee who has served as the acting USGS director for the past year. USFWS: The agency is proposing listing two freshwater mussel species – the western fanshell and Ouachita fanshell – as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Members of the House Science Committee introduced bipartisan bills aimed at increasing collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy ( R. 2988 ) and the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy ( H.R. NOAA NMFS – Proposed Rule To List the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

White House: The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it is creating an energy division, which will work to develop national clean energy innovation plans and ensure the United States reaches net-zero emissions by 2050. is top contributor to plastic waste, report shows – The Washington Post.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

ESC – Statement to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board On the Critical Role the DOE Office of Science Plays in Responding to the Climate Challenge and Clean Energy Transition (Jan. ESA Correspondence for Policymakers. ESC – Statement in support of Asmeret Berhe to be the Director of the DOE Office of Science (Jan.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.

2020 40

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ESA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

ESC – Statement to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board On the Critical Role the DOE Office of Science Plays in Responding to the Climate Challenge and Clean Energy Transition (Jan. ESA Correspondence to Policymakers. ESC – Statement in support of Asmeret Berhe to be the Director of the DOE Office of Science (Jan.

2022 98

2022 Climate Change Natural Resources Conservation 98

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. In addition, we encourage states to implement clean energy strategies that reduce emissions. NSF receives $9.63 billion, a $793 million increase. Senate Committee advances NOAA nomination. Executive Branch.

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ESA

MARCH 28, 2022

Request proposes increasing non-defense discretionary spending and spending on climate and clean energy across the government. Innovation and Competition Act to conference committee. USFWS proposes listing the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species. In this issue: Biden Releases Budget Request.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2024

AFPI scoffs at renewable energy. That means maxing oil and gas, which are “central to America’s energy ecosystem.” ” AFPI rejects clean energy policies because they “artificially undermine the viability of existing technologies such as coal and natural gas-fired power plants.”

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

USFWS: The agency issued an emergency listing rule, listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species for 240 days, starting April 7. While this emergency rule is in effect, USFWS will accept public comments about whether the agency should extend Endangered Species Act protections beyond these 240 days.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Perciasepe said the administration would likely include efforts to expand natural carbon sinks, the next generation of regulations for vehicle emissions, and the likelihood of new clean energy and electric vehicle tax credits. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims.

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ESA

APRIL 25, 2022

Endangered Species : The US Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for the Clear Lake hitch, a freshwater minnow found in California, after environmental groups challenged the agency’s 2020 decision not to list the species.

2022 98

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ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

The Trump orders were “found to be inconsistent with, or present obstacles to, the policy set forth in” President Joe Biden’s January executive order directing agencies to focus on combating climate change and bolster clean energy jobs, the secretarial order states. “I

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

4 that he “probably” can come to agreement with other Senate Democrats regarding the climate and clean energy provisions of the bill. The agency finds that designating critical habitat for the species is “prudent, but not determinable at this time.” The bill will need all Senate Democrats to support the bill to pass.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

Spain approves ‘milestone’ clean energy climate bill – Al Jazeera. NOAA NMFS – 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Shortfin Mako Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act. Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change in the UK: A Report by the British Ecological Society.

2021 60

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This goal directs 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments in environmental cleanup, climate mitigation and clean energy to disadvantaged communities. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. View more letters and testimony from ESA here.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. .

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The federal district court for the District of Montana largely rejected challenges to federal approvals of revisions to the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana but remanded without vacatur for additional analysis of certain issues under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA

JULY 26, 2021

billion for climate and clean energy-related research. This includes research about atmospheric composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavior and economic research on human responses to climate change. million acres.

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