Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I am now demanding every company to come back to me with a clear plan for what they are doing on every storm overflow, prioritising those near sites where people swim and our most precious habitats." The law has always allowed for discharges, subject to regulation. Storm overflows have existed for over a century," she said.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. However, the Government has now failed to deliver against one of the most important legal requirements of that Act – to set binding legal targets to improve environmental health. Nature cannot wait.”. million hectares.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The first, the Nature Restoration Law, includes plans to restore 20 percent of degraded ecosystems in the EU. The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Despite years of progress by leading corporations toward ESG, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental health and safety (EHS) and sustainability goals, the reality is that board members overseeing these companies are still trying to discern how all of this applies to them. Add ESG to your next board meeting agenda.

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NRDC onEarth

MAY 19, 2023

CARMEL, IN – Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) released the results of its Planning Resource Auction, its annual process to facilitate adequate resources needed to meet peak demand in the MISO region. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C.,

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

If this happened, it would jeopardise the health and livelihoods of over 40 million people who rely upon the lake as their main source of freshwater. In addition, there’s the risk that an oil spill could impact Lake Victoria , a cross-border lake that is the source of the Nile River and which the pipeline passes near.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage. For example, if the spill affects neighbouring land there can be claims for clean-up costs under the law of nuisance. But it doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Manifesto by young people signals demand for climate action from business. Business regulation and tax policy could be subject to a 'future generations law' to assesses its impact on young people if a new 'Youth Manifesto' is enacted.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2024

As millions of voters across the EU prepare to head to the polls from 6-9 June, conspiracy theories and misinformation on food and farming could pull voters towards the far right and parties opposing climate-friendly laws. In the eyes of its critics , green reforms agreed in the last EU term would destroy farming.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“The interest in precision farming among the industry players is driven by their intention to withstand competition amid increasing risks of crop failure caused by climate change-related weather extremes and ever-growing food demand. A National Forest Law prohibits lumbering in these areas adopted at the end of 2007.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

As demand rises for battery raw materials, EV industry players are working to reduce the environmental costs of extraction. Mineral mines can contaminate surrounding waters and ecosystems, jeopardize the health and safety of local communities and workers, and run roughshod over sacred Indigenous lands,” writes author Jordan Brinn.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Experts estimate that the known lithium resources in the Salton Sea could meet more than one third of today’s global lithium demand—and the market for lithium is expected to grow dramatically. “But America is sitting on an enormous competitive advantage with the amount of lithium in Southern California.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The charities are also urging members of the public to add their name to demands for stronger nature recovery action from all political parties at: [link] Notes [1] The Freedom of Information response from Defra can be found here.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The SDS Greywater on Demand (GWOD) system uses “a state-of-the-art ultrafiltration technology, unique to the UK, together with smart controls, to deliver a space-saving, low-energy and responsive water reuse system, for commercial buildings, hotels and leisure centres.” High quality water is available immediately on start up.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. 13 Tips to Creating a More Sustainable Law Firm.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me. The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

billion allocated to EV charging infrastructure under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, flow to disadvantaged communities,” says the company. The health and safety of our planet demands that every community is able to participate in the transition to electric mobility,” said Vince Cubbage, Interim CEO at Volta.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. Supporters counter that these costs are offset by the long-term benefits of sustainability, such as improved soil health and increased water retention. And in some cases, sustainable agriculture is even being mandated by law.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

Animal agriculture giants are waging a disinformation war, threatening public health and the planet,” said Nicholas Carter, the report’s lead researcher. “We Major changes in law, education and academic institutions could strengthen media and scientific literacy and promote transparency around emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Canadian pipeline company TC Energy is aiming to expand the volume of methane gas that it ships through a long distance pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, potentially locking in higher gas use despite laws in western states that chart a path away from fossil fuels in the years ahead.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This report is an excellent starting point for how to meet what is demanded of this moment: a healthy and safe environment for all humans. Change state laws that restrict agencies from purchasing goods and services like childcare and food, in order to support broad public participation in government processes.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As global awareness of the impact of poor air quality grows, so too does the demand for monitoring. Ultra-Low Emission Zones (ULEZs) for example – an increasingly deployed tool in the armoury of local councils – are driving demand. “It Particulates and health. target to 10 µg/m3 by 2040.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The UK economy could enjoy a clean air dividend of £1.6bn if World Health Organisation (WHO) targets for air quality were met, a major new report has calculated. If businesses and government work together to ensure clean air for all, we can protect our health and re-energise the economy at this critical time.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The ease of refuelling, coupled with the high-energy output of hydrogen fuel cells, perfectly meets these diverse demands. However, costs are expected to decrease as demand for such systems increases. Compliance with safety regulations, building codes, zoning laws and health regulations would be crucial.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2024

In January, Delaware’s Superior Court denied oil companies’ motion to dismiss the state’s case against them while granting a few concessions, including that out-of-state emissions were the territory of the Clean Air Act, beyond the limits of state law. Emissions that originated in Delaware, however, were fair game.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South. Danielle Purifoy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

AUGUST 11, 2022

This law should go a long way in increasing the percentage of ZEVs and helping the Commonwealth achieve its clean transportation goals. Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. The Department shall approve the rebates not later than June 30, 2023; and.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The intervention from the CCC came as the government faced criticism over a key pillar of its post-Brexit farming subsidy scheme unveiled today, which is set to see around 1,000 farmers incentivised to improve soil health from next year.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 7, 2023

( Print Version ) In a win for climate and health, WA’s utility commission requires Puget Sound Energy to do more to ensure clean energy implementation plan is equitable Clean energy and environmental justice advocates sought and won sweeping changes to the state’s largest utility’s four-year plan.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 17, 2021

Thanks to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam — and other kind and dedicated Virginians — the Virginia Humane Cosmetics Act became law this month. to make a law prohibiting cosmetic animal testing. In 2018, California became the first state to pass a law banning animal testing for cosmetics.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

The Deeper Decarbonization Scenario shows California can rapidly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while creating jobs and improving public health. includes important new metrics to track the economic, environmental, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate policies. The updated California EPS–from model version 1.4.3

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

When Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas secured the grants to electrify school buses and add solar power to the Stockton Unified School District, he helped to reduce air pollution for many thousands of school kids, cut demand for fossil fuels, save money for the district, and build a community of supporters along the way.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While using a free speech defense to protect oil companies from liability for deceiving the public about climate change, Gibson Dunn is simultaneously representing them in a slew of lawsuits that accuse their critics of violating the law.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

It follows a debate in the House of Commons yesterday over the government's Retained EU Law Bill, which proposed a deadline of the end of 2023 for all EU-derived legislation - including an estimated 1,000 environmental laws - to be reviewed and retained, or scrapped altogether.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. tobacco companies faced along the way to a federal court judgment in 2006 for more than half a century of deceiving the public about the health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke. the spokesperson stated. While the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution.

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