On November 17, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced that $38 million in grant funding is available in fiscal year 2023 for fish passage projects. The goal is to award this funding to projects that address outdated, unsafe, or obsolete dams, culverts, levees, and other barriers. This funding effort is part of an
Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note
The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. Preliminary details from the state’s roadmap—the focus of this post—clearly indicate that Maine is preparing to seize the significant opportunity presented by the Gulf of Maine offshore wind resource.
Maine’s
Net Zero Pledge Standards for Business Released at COP27
UN releases standards for Net Zero emission pledges by non-state actors
US Government Proposes Rule Requiring Major Federal Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Establish Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets
As noted in our COP27 recap, this year’s climate summit in Sharm el-Sheik involved both the historic creation of a fund to compensate countries most impacted by climate change, as well as lost opportunities to adopt more ambitious and accelerated climate mitigation commitments. Perhaps hidden between these headlines, President Biden announced an initiative with
Attorney General’s Guidance On “Best Practices” For CEQA Analysis Of And Mitigation For Wildfire-Related Impacts Is Long On Litigation And Policy Advocacy, Short On Neutral Legal Analysis
“We didn’t start the fire….”
-Billy Joel
Wildfires are an unfortunate reality of life in California and have become of increasing concern over the past several years. Eight of the ten largest wildfires in the state since 1932 have occurred in the last decade (five of which took place in 2020 alone).
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of November 21, 2022
Municipal Regulation: Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Developer Sues Louisiana County Over Moratorium on Seismic Surveying and Well Construction
On November 18, 2022, Air Products Blue Energy filed a lawsuit against Livingston Parish’s government and Council, which had passed an ordinance prohibiting seismic surveying, construction, and drilling of carbon storage wells for one year. The complaint
COP27: A Flawed Though Still Consequential Climate Summit
The United Nations annual climate change conference—officially known as the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCCC”), or COP27 for short—held in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, finally concluded early Sunday morning. COP27 was held amidst the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine and its consequent economic turmoil, as well
EPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate List
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5) and accompanying technical support document.
By way of background, contaminants listed on the drinking water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) are not currently subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water standards. EPA’s CCL does
Stand up for Animals
No, this does not mean what you may think. I believe the best way to protect animals, is to provide for their humane care by their owners. This position is juxtaposed to those who believe animals should be considered “persons” and have rights similar to those afforded to people.
Fortunately, a growing number of courts
Fatality Rates from Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Higher Among Minorities
By: Adam R. Young, Daniel R. Birnbaum, A. Scott Hecker, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent data continues to show material disparities in serious injury and fatality rates among employees of differing races or ethnicities, with African-Americans and Hispanics showing considerably higher rates.
The National Safety Council has published its Injury Facts