Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2023

Enacting strong regulations on chemicals by class , rather than individually, can help protect people and the environment from serious harm while still making sure that scientific integrity is upheld and the best available science guides the process. Fortunately, EPA has begun a slow pivot toward assessing multiple chemicals at once.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The post Regulations, Smart Buildings Help Grow Energy Management System Market appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Increased investment in energy efficiency programs is also driving the market's growth.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On 5 February 2024, the European Parliament and Council of the EU announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the text of the ESG Ratings Regulation (the Regulation). The agreed text was subsequently published on 14 February 2024. Refer to this Latham blog post for previous commentary on the proposal.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 30, 2022

Abu Dhabi Global Market, the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, is partnering with AirCarbon Exchange to create the world's first fully regulated carbon trading exchange and carbon clearing house which will be established in Abu Dhabi and serve corporations.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The post Regulations, Smart Buildings Help Grow Energy Management System Market appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Increased investment in energy efficiency programs is also driving the market's growth.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 12, 2022

A management system by Wolters Kluwer can help businesses with ESG data and reporting to help manage increasing sustainability regulations. The post Sustainability Management System Helps Businesses Stay Ahead of ESG Regulations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Regulations have pushed car manufacturers to offer the most efficient vehicles ever, but much more can and must be done to address climate change.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The post Energy Transitions, Regulations Driving Energy as a Service Market Growth appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The market is expected to grow at more than 10% a year through 2027, according to a new report.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Agricultural and environmental groups have sent a letter Congress asking it to stop tying the EPA's hands when it comes to regulating emissions from livestock. The post Letter Asks Congress to Give EPA Power to Regulate Livestock Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle. Voters in parts of Cochise and Graham counties will decide whether to join the state’s more populated districts and regulate groundwater extraction. Local Regulation. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 18, 2023

In rejecting Montana’s SIP, EPA repeatedly pointed to Montana’s failure to comply with EPA’s guidelines for determining Best Available Retrofit Technology, even though the guidelines were not enforceable regulations. The post Guidance Is Still Not the Same as Regulation first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 22, 2022

Earlier this week, the Council on Environmental Quality promulgated its Phase I rule amending the NEPA regulations. I will briefly repeat my concern that Phase II of the NEPA regulations is going to be very important. I will briefly repeat my concern that Phase II of the NEPA regulations is going to be very important.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The award was given to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for a discovery of an important mechanism of gene regulation in cells

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Regulators in Australia and New Zealand havegiven the green light to growing a genetically modified banana resistant to a devastating fungal disease spreading worldwide

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

A lack of regulation allows them to provide abysmal end-of-life care Too many hospice providers in the U.S. are run by private equity and for-profit corporations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NO X ) and soot (or particulate matter, PM 2.5 ) from new heavy-duty trucks. State regulations have strict inducements, so the degree to which EPA aligns with such parameters is important. Limits on mal-maintenance/tampering.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 18, 2024

president will have to contend with regulations around AI—and the electorate is already facing AI-generated misinformation. The next U.S.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The post Food Labeling: The Regulation of Food Allergen Labels appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On September 17, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a summary report finding that 13 of 210 retail dark.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 5, 2023

After more than a year of work, MassDEP has proposed regulations that would require applicants to perform cumulative impact analysis prior to issuance of certain air emissions permits. The regulations were required by the environmental justice provisions of the 2021 Climate Roadmap Act. The public comment period ends April 7, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet on November 12 to consider a proposed regulation on notification of spills, corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds and final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 24, 2023

Specifically, the NRC determined that fusion energy be regulated under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s byproduct material framework contained in 10 C.F.R. All of the commercial nuclear reactors in service today are fission reactors, which are heavily regulated under 10 C.F.R.

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National Law Center

APRIL 25, 2024

The post Amos Miller and the Regulation of Raw Milk appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues.

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National Law Center

MAY 16, 2024

The post Department of Labor Finalizes New H-2A Regulations appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Labor is in high demand for agriculture in the United States (“U.S.”) and the H-2A visa program is an important component.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

In a new post, Dan Farber mentions performance-based regulation as a promising tool for encouraging energy utilities to be enthusiastic in supporting the transition to clean energy sources. The theory is that the regulators would establish performance targets which, if exceeded, would lead to a generous economic reward.

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National Law Center

JULY 18, 2024

The post Regulation of Food for GLP-1 Drug Users: Labeling Claims appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. In May 2024, Nestle announced its development of a new food brand created for customers who are users of GLP-1 weight-loss.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 1, 2024

The post Regulation of Food for GLP-1 Drug Users: Off-Label Advertisements appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. In May 2024, Nestle announced its intention to create a new food brand, called Vital Pursuit, specifically marketed for consumers who.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Nicotine analogs allow e-cigarette makers to avoid traditional tobacco product regulations. But data on their safety in humans are lacking

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National Law Center

MAY 14, 2024

On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released the final version of its Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule, The post CEQ Completes NEPA Overhaul with Final Phase 2 Regulations appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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National Law Center

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2023, lawsuits were filed against state governments in Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia, and Alaska alleging that state hemp laws and regulations. The post Legal Challenges to State Hemp Laws and Regulations appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

On November 12, the Environmental Quality Board approved for public comment a proposed regulation on notification of spills and corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds. Also approved was a final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 14, 2023

The new tracking service will help the cocoa and coffee industry comply with the EU’s recently released rules on regulating deforestation.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 23, 2021

Supreme Court today held unconstitutional a longstanding California regulation allowing labor unions intermittent access to agricultural workplaces for labor organizing purposes. Briefly, Cedar Point Nursery involves an agricultural industry challenge to a regulation enacted by California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The consultants, who worked for Dow, the pesticide’s manufacturer, help corporate interests defend their products against environmental and health regulations. By Liza Gross On a Southern California spring morning in 1973, a tanker truck driver jackknifed his rig and dumped the agricultural fumigant he was transporting onto a city street.

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Scientific American

JUNE 25, 2024

The outcome could affect medication approval, pollution regulation, and more The Supreme Court is considering the fate of Chevron deference, a 40-year legal principle that has shaped the role of government agencies.

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