Laws & Regulations

Massachusetts Rejects Request To Discharge Radioactive Water Into Bay

"Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered nuclear power plant to release more than 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters) of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay."

Source: AP, 07/26/2023

"Bug-Eating Venus Flytrap Won’t Get Endangered Species Protection"

"The Venus flytrap—a toothy, insect-eating plant native to wet pine forests in the Carolinas—will not be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday in a decision that refutes the findings of 26 scientists who petitioned for the plant’s protection."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/25/2023

"Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules"

"The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international agency charged with overseeing the work concluded late last week that it needed more time to finalize mining rules."

Source: NYTimes, 07/25/2023

"Canada Releases Framework To Phase Out Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies"

"Canada on Monday released a framework for eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, making it the first G20 country to deliver on a 2009 commitment to rationalise and phase out government support for the sector."

Source: Reuters, 07/25/2023

"The World’s Moving Closer To Deep-Sea Mining. There Are No Rules."

"With a Canadian company preparing a bid to mine the Pacific Ocean for minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries, an international oversight agency is meeting in Jamaica this month to come up with permitting rules."

Source: E&E News, 07/24/2023

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Laws & Regulations