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No More ‘House of Horrors’ Thanks to These New Laws

Legal Planet

From cancer-causing food dyes to lung-damaging fiberglass in our furniture, California’s State Legislature and the Governor have enacted legislation this session to protect consumers. Here is a look at a handful of these new laws aimed at increasing health and safety for Californians.

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New Environmental Laws Focus on Public Health

Legal Planet

Despite the wide range of issues the legislature was contending with, many innovative environmental protection issues advanced, especially those aimed at tackling environmental health challenges in our most disadvantaged communities. Time for Targeted Neighborhood Electrification.

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EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan

National Law Center

On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its. The post EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability. the EPA or FDA), staffed with experts, to interpret and implement laws within their purview effectively.

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NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part I)

Legal Planet

In what could turn out to be another loss for environmental protection in the Supreme Court, the Court is about to decide a major case about the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v.

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Rightwing Authoritarianism vs the Environment

Legal Planet

It also wants to destroy environmental regulation, especially climate law. The combination of authoritarianism, extreme conservative ideology, and anti-environmentalism is common globally, not just in U.S. Researchers have found links between two psychological dispositions and hostility to environmental protection.

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Apply Now! Free PA Industrial Energy Audits Available To First 20 Facilities To Apply

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is offering free industrial energy audits to the first 20 facilities that apply to the PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program. Department of Energys State Energy Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Visit the PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program webpage for all the details.

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