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In natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) cases, the discount rate used to convert effects across different time periods to present value equivalents is a critical parameter. This rate directly influences both the scale of...more
The United States and the European Union have legal tools to remedy damages to the environment. However, neither the U.S. nor the EU approaches explicitly address injuries and damages caused by armed conflict....more
A recent article by Integral economists Ted Tomasi, Will Cooper, and Dave Anning, published in the December 2024 issue of The Environmental Claims Journal, undertakes a comprehensive examination of the process of discounting...more
Abstract - Determining the amount of restoration needed to compensate the public for injury to natural resources is central to estimating natural resource damages (NRDs). Formal restoration scaling methods have not...more
January 27, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s announcing his Justice40 program as part of his approach to building environmental justice (EJ) broadly into decision-making. In December EPA announced it...more
This is a continuing series of posts on the latest environmental and legal developments affecting oil and gas operations and development and other industries in Los Angeles and adjacent counties, as well as the southern San...more
The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) may be the most important piece of energy and environmental legislation most people have never heard of. It authorizes the appropriation of federal funds to support the U.S....more
On March 31, 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources published general administrative provisions in the Official Gazette of the Federation. These administrative provisions establish the guidelines for...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Interior Chief defends federal hydraulic fracturing regulations -- Bloomberg - Jul 18: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell drew on her experience as a former oil-industry engineer to defend...more
On June 17, 2013, Illinois P.A. 98-0022 (the Act), consisting of the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act (225 ILCS 732/1-1 et seq. (2013)) (HFRA) and the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act (35 ILCS 450/2-5 et seq. (2013))...more
This is a revised alert reflecting updated information in a July 19 National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) media release, which clarified prior NETL statements on the hydraulic fracturing study contained in earlier...more