Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A local air district is developing a rule that would require both existing and proposed warehouses to reduce trucking emissions or pay a mitigation fee. By Joshua T. Bledsoe. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District) is developing a so-called Indirect Source Rule (ISR) that would require Southern California warehouses to reduce emissions associated with trucking activity and on-site equipment.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

One of the world’s most productive ecosystems, the Bristol Bay watershed, has shaped the southwestern Alaskan landscape. A broad range of species find sanctuary in the watershed, including all five species of Pacific Salmon. These salmon raise, rear, and then run in the watershed, with the sockeye salmon run yielding roughly 46% of the world’s sockeye catch.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The saga of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) ten-year effort to amend its interpretation of key components of the Jones Act continues. After failed attempts to expand the scope of the Jones Act’s prohibition on activities by non-coastwise endorsed vessels in 2009 and 2017, CBP recently published a notice of proposed modification and revocation of certain ruling letters interpreting the Jones Act ( see [link] ).

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Heavy industry produces more carbon dioxide than the entire US.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Bayer, the German drug corporation and Monsanto’s parent company, is currently consumed by litigation concerning their Roundup weed killer product. Those who have had extensive exposure to Roundup followed by a diagnosis of cancer have looked to the courts for retribution. Currently, about 18,000 U.S. lawsuits are pending against Monsanto claiming that “. exposure to the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma and that Monsanto hid the risks associated w

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

What’s destructive, disruptive, and invading all over? Invasive species! An invasive species is commonly defined as a non-native organism “. whose introduction causes or is likely to cause environmental harm, or harm to human, animal, or plant health.” According to a. February 2019 senate hearing. , there are more than 5,000 invasive species in the United States, which cause more than $120 billion in annual economic damage.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Top 10 Environmental Watch List addresses important environmental issues that Vermont Law School faculty and. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. editors predict will arise in the upcoming year. For each environmental issue, faculty members and editors worked collaboratively to discuss the relevant legal framework and explain what readers should expect in 2020.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As we head into 2020, the upcoming presidential election in the United States looms large. The Top 10 Environmental Watch List is not about politics on its face, but as any 1L taking Constitutional Law can tell you, law and politics are fruit of the same tree. One need only look to the focus on. judicial appointments. in the 2016 election and years since, or the feverish tracking of.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

. Repeated failures to properly regulate, manage and maintain water resources and infrastructure creates enormous risks and consequences, across the U.S. and beyond. Applying those lessons, this study of facts, data, and law foreshadows a water management disaster in Florida. At the South Florida Water Management District, a critical regional agency, budget and staffing are now below 1996 levels.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Many strong criticisms have been leveled against federal cannabis prohibition, including its lack of scientific basis, its origins in racial animus, the racial disparities in its enforcement, and the negative impact it continues to have across society. Recent scholarship has added a new argument to the list: cannabis prohibition is terrible for the environment.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The United States boasts some of the world’s most stunning vistas, picturesque landscapes, and diverse sceneries. From the Green Mountains in Vermont to the mesas of Utah, the federal government carefully manages and protects many of the most pristine examples of America’s beauty. However, these lands are under attack. In the West, local governments are forging roads across federal public lands.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

A green alternative to the gas boilers used to heat many homes

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fireworks injure thousands and pollute the air.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

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Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It has been a busy year for climate litigation and 2020 promises even more fireworks. The continuing saga of. Juliana v. United States. , the landmark securities fraud trial in New York against Exxon, and the proliferation of state nuisance cases against oil companies will put courts in the position to answer important questions on how they will handle climate issues.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 1953, famed Indian law scholar Felix Cohen . wrote. : “It is a pity that so many Americans today think of the Indian as a romantic or comic figure in American history without contemporary significance. In fact, the Indian plays much the same role in our society that the Jews played in Germany. Like the miner’s canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, reflects the

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