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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Clean Energy. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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152 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Yaw: State’s Efforts Are ‘Positively Transforming’ Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- Discover NEPA: Keep NE PA’s Rivers & Streams Clean With PA Environmental Council -- TribLive: Franklin Regional Science Teacher Joins Research On Lake Erie -- Patch.com: New Hope-Solebury Students Awarded Aquetong Watershed Scholarships In Bucks County -- PA Assn.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

The research authorized by the 1963 CAA and the resulting recommendations culminated in the Clean Air Act of 1970 (1970 CAA), which set a regulatory agenda for the newly-formed EPA that included the first federally mandated vehicle emissions standards. Last year, local governments in the U.S.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Washington Court of Appeals held that the Pollution Control Hearing Board erred when it approved the Washington Department of Ecology’s general permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. June 25, 2021). Washington State Dairy Federation v.

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