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The ICVCM and REDD+ Standards: Implications for Voluntary Carbon Markets

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REDD+ stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, with the "+" representing the additional focus on conservation, sustainable management, and forest carbon stock enhancement. Originally formalized...more

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New Guidance for Defining the ‘Waters of the United States’

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced March 10 it will be revising the definition for the Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS). In a news release it said, “[t]he agencies will move quickly to ensure that a revised...more

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NYDEC Expands its Jurisdiction over Wetlands

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Expansive changes to New York’s Freshwater Wetlands Permitting Program took effect on January 1, 2025, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands. The changes came after the New York State Department of Environmental...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Again Addresses NEPA’s Scope

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On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana v. FERC, rejected a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and Natural Gas Act (NGA) challenge to FERC’s...more

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