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Jan 7, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Lee James |Ashleigh Myers |Kelsey Parker
Critical materials—the collective term for metals and minerals essential for all kinds of advanced technology and clean energy—are vital to the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), which has become pervasive in everyday life.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers
In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against climate change-related weather events. Takeaways New York has followed Vermont as the second state to enact a Climate Superfund law, which was signed into law by Governor Hochul on December 26, 2024, with funds due in 2026.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Robert James |Ashleigh Myers |Kelsey Parker
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Taviea Carey |Michael McDonough |Ashleigh Myers
Governor Newsom signs amended law, abandoning prior bid to provide additional time for implementation. Takeaways Despite efforts by California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide more time for businesses to comply with the new disclosure requirements, the controversial reporting deadline established by Senate Bills SB 253 and SB 261 remains set for January 1, 2026.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Sidney Fowler |Robert Lee James |Ashleigh Myers
Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as private and public actors seek to accommodate the digital and environmental imperatives for green energy. After years of fairly stable demand, punctuated by declines during the pandemic and economic slumps, electricity demand is projected to double by 2050.
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May 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Cara MacDonald |Matthew M. Morrison |Ashleigh Myers
TAKEAWAYS The rules address the listing process for critical species and habitat designations, as well as protections for threatened species. In a reversal, the rules also revise the ESA Section 7 interagency consultation process and open the door for mitigation requirements.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Cara MacDonald |Matthew M. Morrison |Ashleigh Myers
TAKEAWAYS Beginning April 12, 2024, USFWS will offer a general permit application for incidental take of bald and golden eagles for wind energy and power line projects. The general permit option will provide an alternative to project-specific permits, formerly known as Incidental Take Permits. Projects in areas with a high incidence of eagles will still be required to obtain a specific permit, but the vast majority will be eligible for the general permit.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a proposed rule aimed at modernizing and streamlining the “Type A” Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Anthony B. Cavender |Ashleigh Myers
February 26, 2024
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Both regulators and the regulated community must remain alert to accommodate the constantly changing regulatory scheme created in the post-Sackett world. TAKEAWAYS The application of Maui and Sackett in recent months confirms the rift in water jurisprudence.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a proposed rule aimed at modernizing and streamlining the “Type A” Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).
