Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This is despite numerous assurances from industry, and repeated promises from the government of Alberta, that these ponds full of toxic waste from industry operations will be cleaned up. She added, “We can smell the toxins in the air, they’re in our water and have been for years, but no one in government cares.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

The Louisiana Legislature’s 2023 Regular Session begins on April 10th, and last Friday, Louisiana Senator Allain of District 21 filed SB 154 proposing to enact a statutory framework directly governing the rights and obligations of parties to renewable energy leases.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 3, 2020

When the idea of ecological civilization and green development became part of China’s national strategy, the issue of illegal exploitation and utilization of natural resources in nature reserves and other special regions also became a public concern. New Paragraph.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

State of Montana , against their state government. Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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Legal Planet

MARCH 19, 2023

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the last natural resources cases on its docket this Term: Arizona v. Remarkably, however, and despite the fact that the federal government negotiated two important 19th century treaties with the Navajo Nation, the U.S. Navajo Nation Reservation (credit: KNAU) Today the U.S. Navajo Nation.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 13, 2023

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, California’s principal energy agencies – the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) – held a first-of-its-kind, joint en banc hearing at Cal Poly Humboldt with Tribal government leaders and all 10 commissioners of the CEC and CPUC.

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ESA

JULY 2, 2024

Natural Resources Defense Council (1984). For over 40 years, the application of the Chevron doctrine principle served the public interest well by deferring the interpretation of unclear laws passed by Congress to experts in federal agencies to create polices and regulations. Department of Commerce, No.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 14, 2024

But it’s rare indeed when such water rights violations are prosecuted criminally, especially by the United States government. That’s true for two reasons: first, the federal government plays only a modest role when it comes to administering and enforcing water rights laws. That’s because across the U.S.,

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Environmental Professionals Radio

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On today’s episode, we bring back Fred Wager , partner with Venable, LLP to talk about Practicing Law, Policy Updates, and Infrastructure. Prior to joining Venable, he spent more than 20 years in private practice at a national law firm focusing on environmental and natural resources issues. Read his full bio below.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2022

From the contamination of land and the destruction of forests to the plunder of natural resources and the collapse of management systems, the environmental consequences of war are often widespread and devastating.”. The Ukrainian government says that it intends to seek compensation based on the Gulf War precedent.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Within the first six weeks of 2022, both state and federal governments have taken steps toward offshore wind energy development off the coast of Louisiana. This action entails collaboration between Louisiana agencies and the federal government, as well as transmission planning agencies, energy regulators, utilities, and the private sector.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Tad Macfarlan is an experienced environmental and land use lawyer and a partner in the firm's global Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group. Tad's practice focuses on the environmental aspects of project development, transactional, litigation, and government enforcement matters (both civil and criminal).

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Energy & the Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

COG sued for declaratory judgment that it has the sole right to the produced water by virtue of its leases and surface use agreements and common law. There is a clear distinction in the law between the two. Cactus Water counterclaimed that it had ownership of produced water under its own agreements. 16 TAC 3.8(a)(29)

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The law is clear and has been since 1991. What is missing is the strength of will within government to get this sorted.” – Guy Linley-Adams, a solicitor for Salmon and Trout Conservation. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In Case You Missed It: . Sustainable Urban Planning Could Help Solve Mexico City’s Water Scarcity Problem.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

Hopefully, Assembly Bill (AB) 3233––a new bill introduced last Friday by Assemblymember Dawn Addis––can clarify the essential role of local governments in phasing out fossil fuel extraction here in California. Monterey as a cudgel to dissuade local governments from rightfully exercising this authority.

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Legal Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment ( CLEE ) and UCLA Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment are releasing today a new policy report: Branching Out: Waste Biomass Policies To Promote Wildfire Resilience and Emission Reduction. Phil Saksa, Ph.D.,

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Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A few months ago the NYU Law Review published an article by Vanessa Casado Pérez and Yael R. Lifshitz, "Natural Transplants". Often, instead of carefully tailoring a regime to the new resource, decisionmakers simply rely on mechanisms they are familiar with. Linnaea Mallette, Wind turbines in the ocean

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Act of a third party (must be the sole cause) Government negligence (must be the sole cause) Responsible Party Denied Use of Defenses Responsible Party loses defense if he fails to: 1. Natural resources damages 6. Natural resources damages assessment costs 7. Loss of subsistence use of natural resources 1.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 11, 2024

Enable ICARP to provide navigation support for practitioners and applicants through structural and financial support, formalizing ICARP’s existing role as a resource in the adaptation landscape. Sustain ongoing funding for resilience grant programs, particularly for initiatives that support the planning to implementation pipeline.

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E2 Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Eid – Native American Law, Denver Julie P. Andras – Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Chicago Giuliano Apadula – Environmental Law, Philadelphia Ryan T. Hopper – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Tampa Raymond D.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 14, 2014

Recently, at Vermont Law School’s annual Solutions Conference, a panel discussion highlighted the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource management. On Friday, March 28, Vermont Law School (VLS) held a panel discussion, revealing the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource policy.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. 27 Released 1.1

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Legal Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

The regulatory decisions made by the Governments of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile in the following months and years will set the course for the lithium industry, with significant consequences for the planet’s future. Bolivia has the largest lithium reserves in the world; however, it does not produce lithium carbonate at an industrial level.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2021

When efforts by county officials to resolve the dispute informally with LADWP failed, the County sued, arguing that LADWP’s unilateral action violates California’s most iconic environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Earlier this year, a trial court agreed, ruling in the County’s favor. But it’s not.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 15, 2024

Statement by Aliénor Rougeot, Program Manager, Climate and Energy It is good news for workers and communities that the Sustainable Jobs Act is one step closer to becoming law. In December 2023, the government used a motion to force the committee to make a decision on the bill and send it back to the House for Report Stage and Third Reading.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 11, 2024

This edition also includes maps and data visualizations that were prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Blue Raster LLC. An increasing number of local governments have adopted ordinances prohibiting solar energy systems from farmland. There has been significant litigation against offshore wind projects.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Her expertise in environmental law, policy, community engagement and fundraising are well-aligned with ALT’s conservation mission. “We I look forward to working alongside the team to build on the momentum of the great work they’ve already done, and to strategize and implement new ways to protect the region’s natural resources.”

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

State of Louisiana through the Department of Natural Resources , 22-0625 (La. In 2006, a group of landowners filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“LDNR”) concerning the ownership of riverbanks in the Catahoula Basin. In Crooks v. 1/1/23), So.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It also wants to destroy environmental regulation, especially climate law. There’s no logical connection between a belief in authoritarian government, upholding traditional hierarchies, and views about protecting the environment or the reality of climate change. That’s not a coincidence. Other factors may also be relevant.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2023

A more thorough history would include the settling and colonization of California by the Spanish (1500s) and Mexican (early 1800s) governments, but for brevity, I focus here on the intentional and duplicitous actions of the California state government (established in 1850) and its co-conspirator: the United States federal government.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

The demand statement focuses on upholding Indigenous rights and respecting Indigenous knowledge, bold and ambitious climate action (including phasing out fossil fuels and guaranteeing a just transition to a sustainable clean energy economy), protecting and restoring nature and establishing environmental rights in Canada.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 7, 2022

Industry-specific reviews of government subsidies have been much more common than analyses examining several natural resource sectors at once. Indeed, it is the combination of support provided by multiple levels of government and government programs, across numerous natural resource areas, that can… Read more →

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Only one CCS bill remains active and it moves closer to becoming law. Six of the nine House CCS bills were effectively killed in the House Natural Resources Committee. The remaining bill, HB 571 by Speaker Schexnayder, passed the Senate Natural Resources Committee without any new amendments and moved to the Senate Floor.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 27, 2023

Nature crime, as described by the Alliance, constitutes one of the largest illicit economies in the world, inflicting devastation and destruction upon people and planet. Nature crimes threaten our collective security. The overarching objective is to halt criminal activities that exploit natural resources worldwide.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 12, DEP, DCNR and many guests dedicated the Law Library Conference Room in the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to Franklin Kury, the legislative author of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

The state failed to show that the MEPA limitation serves a compelling government interest,” the decision reads. That’s not unique to Montana , even though this case focused on state laws. The decision builds off of the plaintiffs’ own proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. that justified the harm. “The

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Department of Interior (DOI) is seeking public comments on new strategies to replace the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead that will expire at the end of 2026.

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