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What Does the New Political Reality Mean for Climate Action in Canada

Enviromental Defense

All political leaders should be bolder on climate. At the top of the list of key climate regulations that need to be finalized before March 24th is the governments cap on pollution from the oil and gas industry. Liberal leader hopefuls and political parties should all be paying attention to what people in Canada want.

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Robust Public Participation Makes for Better Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

We at the UCS Center for Science and Democracy work to make sure that government decisions are informed by the best possible science and evidence, free from political interference, and responsive to diverse community voices. You can find more information about the process of submitting public comments here.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. A TMDL also is supposed to give regulators the authority to compel point-source polluters to reduce their foul wastes. . By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.

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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

The absence of baseline regulation of dairy operations isn’t limited to greenhouse gas emissions. But here’s the thing: CARB itself has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from dairies. CARB can regulate dairy methane. Timestamp at 2:05:10). Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated.

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California Must Not Abandon its Climate Leadership

Legal Planet

The program has been so successful in replacing high carbon petroleum-based fuels with lower emissions vehicle fuels that interest groups from all sides of the political spectrum have come forward to demand radical changes that they argue will fix problems. But it’s never easy. It’s what CARB must do again now.

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Will We Ever Stop Overestimating the Cost of Complying with Environmental Regulations?

Law and Environment

Earlier this week, Greenwire (subscription required) had an interesting story about the role that EPA’s estimate of the cost to comply with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule played in the politics and judicial review of the rule. The post Will We Ever Stop Overestimating the Cost of Complying with Environmental Regulations?

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

Indiana regulates the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Navigator responds that it has complied with state regulations, which require the company to notify landowners in the pipeline’s path and consider citizen safety when routing the project. The company is seeking powers of eminent domain from state regulators.