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MMA Opens Public Consultation on Regulation of the National Policy on Payment for Environmental Services

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Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) has launched a public consultation on the draft decree intended to regulate Law No. 14,119/2021, which established the National Policy on Payment for Environmental...more

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New Environmental Justice Regulations for New York Environmental Review

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New York has joined states like New Jersey and Maryland, which have enacted environmental justice laws. New York's Environmental Justice Siting Law (EJSL) (Chapter 840 of 2022 [S8830/A2103-D] amended by Chapter 49 of 2023...more

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Proposed NEPA Revisions Seek to Ingrain Environmental Justice into Permitting Decisions

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The Council on Environmental Quality recently published the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,” the second in a two-phase approach to revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation...more

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Proposed NEPA Rules Address Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Efficiency of Environmental Reviews

On July 28, 2023, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations governing how federal agencies review the environmental effects of major federal...more

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EPA Proposes Class VI Primacy Approval for Louisiana

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With little fanfare, EPA has finally proposed to approve Louisiana’s Class VI underground injection control (UIC) well program. The proposal to approve Louisiana’s program comes nearly two years after the state submitted its...more

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NJDEP Publishes Draft Rules for Implementation of New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law - June 2022

What You Need to Know- •The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has published draft rules for implementation of the state’s Environmental Justice Law, which requires an evaluation of the environmental and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

NJDEP’s Groundbreaking Environmental Justice Regulations Published for Public Comment

On June 6, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP or Department) published its long-anticipated Environmental Justice rule proposal (EJ Rule Proposal)—the nation’s first proposed environmental...more

McCarter & English, LLP

NJ DEP Proposes New “Environmental Justice” Permitting Rules

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) released on June 6 proposed new rules that would implement parts of the Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157, requiring certain industrial facilities to...more

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A Dialogue with Mike Rolband, Director of Virginia DEQ

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Mike Rolband was appointed Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in January 2022. Recently, Channing Martin, a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Williams Mullen, had the...more

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Justice Department Launches Actions to Advance Environmental Justice

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan recently announced a series of significant actions to advance environmental justice. The U.S. Department of Justice...more

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HHS Seeking Public Comment on 2022 Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline

Key Points: The OASH under HHS is soliciting input from the public on its 2022 Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline. Comments are due to HHS by May 19, 2022. The 2022 HHS Environmental...more

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PADEP Releases Updated Environmental Justice Policy for Public Comment

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On 11 March 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released for public comment a draft updated Environmental Justice Policy (Draft EJ Policy), which would significantly expand the scope of DEP’s...more

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Environmental Justice: NRC’s Last Meeting Before End of Comment Period

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The NRC held a public meeting on October 21 to discuss the status of its evaluation of environmental justice (EJ) in its programs, policies, and activities. During the meeting, the NRC reviewed recent EJ efforts and feedback...more

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MEPA Office Issues Revised Protocols on Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation...

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After reviewing and responding to initial public comments, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has issued its revised draft Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Interim...more

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U.S. EPA's Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal Lacks Adequate Precision

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Section 7361 of the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") for Fiscal Year 2020 requires the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to "publish interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and...more

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New Jersey Enacts First-Of-Its-Kind Environmental Justice Legislation

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Since his inauguration in January 2018, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy has steadily advanced an aggressive environmental justice agenda. On April 20, 2018, he signed Executive Order No. 23, which directed the New Jersey...more

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