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89 FR 40361

The president issued Proclamation No. 10746 of May 2, 2024, expanding the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

89 FR 39531

The president issued Proclamation No. 10745 of May 2, 2024, expanding the boundaries of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.

89 FR 40477

DOE announced the availability of the preliminary list of potential national interest electric transmission corridors, the designation of which would focus public and policymaker attention on the areas of greatest transmission need and unlock valuable federal financing and permitting tools to advance transmission development.

89 FR 40308

BLM finalized a rule that applies land health standards to all Bureau-managed public lands and uses, codifies conservation tools to be used within FLPMA's multiple-use framework, revises existing regulations concerning designation and protection of areas of critical environmental concern, and provides an overarching framework to facilitate ecosystem resilience on public lands. 

89 FR 35312

DOE amended its regulations for the timely coordination of federal authorizations for proposed interstate electric transmission facilities pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

Shipping's Fair Share

In July 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolved to reduce international shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero “by or around, i.e., close to” 2050. There is a long-running debate about whether the sector should decarbonize and how it could do so in a way that is equitable for states and the shipping industry. This Article is the first to normatively define shipping’s fair share of the overall climate mitigation burden using principles of international environmental law.

U.S. and Global Methane Regulation

Methane is estimated to be responsible for one-third of the global rise in temperatures from greenhouse gases; it is shorter-lived but much more potent than carbon dioxide. The United States and the European Union (E.U.) launched the Global Methane Pledge at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). At COP28’s Global Methane Pledge Ministerial last December, new strategies were announced, including the E.U.’s first-ever adoption of methane regulations and a final rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce methane from the oil and gas industry.

89 FR 35384

DOE established energy performance standards for the new construction and major renovation of federal buildings per the Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 

89 FR 35634

BLM updated procedures governing the Bureau’s renewable energy and right-of-way programs, focusing on two main topics: solar and wind energy generation rents and fees; and agency discretion to process applications for solar and wind energy generation rights-of-way inside designated leasing areas. 

89 FR 31201

EPA announced an opportunity for public input on ENERGY STAR product specification development activities.