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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019. The initial core loading of fuel, likely containing around 30% U-235 or less, was supplied by TVEL in 2022. China’s imports of enriched uranium from Russia in 2022 and 2023 increased compared with pre-2020 levels, as seen in Figure 1.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

Circle of Blue

Opened in 2004 by DMB Associates, an Arizona-based developer, the community has 60,000 square feet of office and retail space in a town center, and is permitted to build 14,000 residences. The law also requires developers to replenish aquifers with the same amount of water that they withdraw. . Soaring water prices. Keith Schneider.

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Guest post: Brazil will have first climate litigation trials in the Supreme Court

Law Columbia

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. By Isabela Soares Bicalho, Gabriel Mantelli, Maria Antonia Tigre and Carmem Añon Brasolin.

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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B The adopted constitutional law adds an express reference to the protection of the environment and animals, by amending Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. In Neubauer, et al.

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US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals

Corp Watch

The case was still ongoing in 2022. Court Approves Exxon Mobil’s $25M Settlement for Pollution in Puerto Rico Drinking Water Emily Aschcraft | Law Street Media | July 22, 2021 Exxon Mobil Corporation and Esso Standard Oil Company have resolved claims filed against them by Puerto Rico after Judge Silvia L.

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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors

Corp Watch

The case was still ongoing in 2022. Court Approves Exxon Mobil’s $25M Settlement for Pollution in Puerto Rico Drinking Water Emily Aschcraft | Law Street Media | July 22, 2021 Exxon Mobil Corporation and Esso Standard Oil Company have resolved claims filed against them by Puerto Rico after Judge Silvia L.

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Predictions of IRA’s Success Solidify

Legal Planet

Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. A mid-August 2022 report from a Princeton research group, concluded that IRA would close two-thirds of the remaining emissions gap between current policy and the nation’s 2030 climate target (50% below 2005).

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