The Great Seal of the State of Maryland on the front of the Maryland State House. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Ahead of his swearing-in on Wednesday, Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s Cabinet is nearly complete. Moore announced his picks for nine additional cabinet positions on Tuesday, filling out key roles includingContinue Reading
As any estate and trust attorney knows, not all numbers are created equal. Few examples illustrate this better than the Section 7520 rate. Little known outside of the tax planning realm, this inconspicuous figure published monthly by the IRS is used for actuarial calculations and is the sword and shieldContinue Reading
The Pacific Institute is on a mission to create and advance solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges with a long-term strategic goal to catalyse the transformation to water resilience in the face of climate change by 2030. Its lead architects explain why a robust — and implemented —Continue Reading
The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition focuses on the latest in climate change, waste, energy, resources, biodiversity, sustainable development, cultural heritage, planning and environmental protection. Climate change International: UN Report on net zeroContinue Reading
Climate change International: UN Report on net zero emissions commitments of non-state entities The United Nations’ High Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities was tasked by the United Nations Secretary General with addressing net zero pledges and commitments from non‑state actors including corporations, financialContinue Reading
3.2.1. Protected areas Protected areas are parts of the environment requiring special protection for the protection of their surface water and groundwater quality or for the protection of habitats and species directly dependent on water. The Environment Agency has monitoring programmes in place for assessing compliance for Bathing Waters (underContinue Reading
The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix gives you a snapshot of what you need to know across a range of environment and planning issues across the country. This edition focuses on the latest in climate change, energy, resources, planning, biodiversity, and environmental protection. Climate change Commonwealth: First nationalContinue Reading
Climate change Commonwealth: First national climate change legislation in a decade passed The Senate has passed the Climate Change Bill 2022 and Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 and the Bills received assent on 13 September 2022. The purpose of the new Climate Change Act is to prescribe greenhouse gasContinue Reading
Image: FellowNeko/Adobe Stock Work management platform Asana has rolled out a new suite of features and product integrations designed to automatically give enterprise leaders a holistic view of progress against strategic initiatives to inform resource allocations and planning. Asana’s latest offerings aim to help organizations rapidly shift priorities as businessContinue Reading
The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition focuses on the latest in climate change, energy, planning, biodiversity and environmental protection. Climate change Commonwealth: Safeguard mechanism reform consultation: have your say The Safeguard Mechanism providesContinue Reading
