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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, filed an amicus brief today in the case of Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al., which is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Carper and Pallone filed their amicus brief in support of 50 public interest groups and state and local governments ...

Dumping in paradise: The efforts people go to avoid tip fees 29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read DoCs Waikato District biodiversity and recreation and historic supervisor helps remove 180 tyres from the Te Toto Gorge near Raglan last year. Photo / DoC Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz New Zealands clean, green image is being tarnished by "idle people" who choose to dump their unwanted whiteware, furniture and old car parts in some of the countrys most beautiful spots...

President Biden's order telling his agencies to review the Trump administration's fuel economy mandates has drawn scant notice, but ratcheting up those standards would spell bad news for consumers.

LAGUNA, Jan. 28 -- Tarantulas and scorpions as pets? Think again. The head of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) expressed concern over the recent cases of illegal wildlife trafficking seemingly influenced by trends of keeping these threatened species as pets. The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week reported the seizure of a package containing 20 endangered tarantula spiders and 8 scorpions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on 6 January 2021. Records showed the package...

Introduction Hydrogen holds significant promise as an alternative low-carbon energy source in a range of applications and sectors. Hydrogen is light, versatile, storable, transportable, and energy dense. At BLG we advise on the applications of hydrogen in high value sectors such as transportation, energy and utilities, technology, agribusiness and infrastructure. We also recognize that the hydrogen economy will develop uniquely in each industry sector and geographic region, with available feeds...

Media Release: Visitors to Te Toto Gorge, a picturesque, and culturally significant site, just south of Raglan, are being urged to report people rubbish...

Stuff Te Toto Gorge is down the coast from Raglan. It overlooks the Tasman Sea and was once the site of Māori gardens. The amphitheatre-shaped gorge overlooks the Tasman Sea on the southwestern slopes of Te Maunga o Karioi, west of Pirongia Forest Park. It was once the site of Māori gardens. Visitors who see bad behaviour are asked to help DOC by gathering information on the dumpers. “Registration numbers, vehicle descriptions and photographs are very useful to us in pursuing the dumper...

On behalf of members of Congress, five UCLA faculty members file amicus brief on vehicle pollution rules UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Cara Horowitz says the amicus brief demonstrates “that far stronger standards are totally practicable, both economically and technologically.” Daniel Melling | January 22, 2021 This week, five UCLA School of Law faculty members submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

Evan Harding/Stuff A kayaker enjoys a paddle on the north lake at Mavora Lakes, a DOC camping area which more than 6000 people stay at each year. The Mavora Lakes Conservation Park is accessed via a 39km unsealed road off the Mossburn-Te Anau highway and is about a 90 minute drive from Te Anau and about two hours from Invercargill. The number of campers has remained steady in recent years, 6802 in 2017-18, 6541 in 2018-19 and 6577 in 2019-20, with peak times at summer holidays, Easter and Lab...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s final