The DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program seeks public input on the need for and the structure of a unified data framework that links or integrates existing data activities relating to research on biological systems, bioenergy, environmental science, and Earth system science.
The Federal Highway Administration seeks public input on the implementation of §60505, Environmental Review Implementation Funds, of the Inflation Reduction Act.
In re Maxus Energy Corp., No. 16-11501(CTG) (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 7, 2023). Under a proposed settlement agreement, settling CERCLA and RCRA defendants must pay $185 million to resolve claims concerning response actions and natural resource damages at Superfund sites in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kearny, New Jersey; Painesville, Ohio; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
EPA approved the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's request to revise or modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
EPA provided an explanation of its decisions to deny two petitions submitted under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, the first requesting that the Agency provide an exemption for the use of certain regulated substances in pain relief sprays and the second requesting that the Agency subject gas canisters of certain regulated substances to import restrictions established under the HFC Allocation Framework Rule.
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office seeks public input in updating the National Nanotechnology Initiative Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy.
A robust and growing commercial space sector is moving ahead at warp speed. While the industry today primarily offers satellite and launch services, tomorrow will bring manufacturing, research and development, resource extraction, and space tourism. What do these developments mean for the earth’s biosphere, as well as for the environments of other celestial bodies finally within humanity’s reach? This is the role of planetary protection, the principle of safeguarding both terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments from humanity’s propensity for introducing pollution into any habitat.
This Article explores the environmental justice, climate justice, and sustainable development implications of the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act, which encourages domestically produced and processed minerals for the country’s energy transition from fossil fuels.
As noted by the International Energy Agency, taxation is a necessary component of strategies to increase adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology. In the United States, taxation has supported the energy policy of increased uptake of EVs. This Article focuses on the evolving U.S. tax policy, highlighting the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. It addresses continuing challenges and ways to meet those challenges, including examining some European policies for encouraging EVs. The author concludes by recommending policies that may be consistent with existing U.S.
Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the direct targeting of nuclear power plants (NPP) was largely unimaginable in armed conflict. International humanitarian law (IHL) requires their protection, but since February 2022, Russia has directly targeted nuclear facilities, including the nonoperational Chornobyl NPP and the operational Zaporizhzhia NPP. This Article documents how NPPs in Ukraine have come under direct attack, been occupied, and used for military purposes.