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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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Cars, Smog, and EPA

Legal Planet

At the high temperatures in internal combustion engines, some of the nitrogen in the air actually burns, resulting in the formation NO or NO 2 , which are collectively called NOx. For the first 20 years of federal regulation, Congress set the NOx standards for new cars itself. The initial standard, set in the 1970 Clean Air Act, was 3.1

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The evolution of US NOx standards for cars

Environment, Law, and History

Dan Farber at Legal Planet recently posted on "Cars, Smog, and EPA" An excerpt: For the first 20 years of federal regulation, Congress set the NOx [nitrogen oxides] standards for new cars itself. The initial standard, set in the 1970 Clean Air Act, was 3.1 EPA, 1973). grams per mile (gpm) for NOx.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

References: In Mexico, $2 per hour workers make $40,000 SUVs A Toyota Factory Revs Up in Tijuana Toyota Warns US Workers: Build Camry for Less, or Else Toyota workers urged to reject union Toyota slapped with $180 million fine for violating Clean Air Act U.S. China fines Toyota 87.6 million yuan ($12.5

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Asbestos Use in the United States

Vermont Law

Even with current regulations, it’s still possible to encounter asbestos fibers in homes and public buildings. mortalities in 2004, and this doesn’t take into consideration deaths from other, less well-known illnesses caused by asbestos, such as laryngeal and ovarian cancers, and non-occupational exposures.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company by Constance Hays (2004). Photo Gallery Image Coca Cola Protests at World Social Forum, 2004, Mumbai, India PHOTO Knut-Erik Helle Read More Image Protesting Coca-Cola PHOTO Adolfo Lujan Read More Image Protest gegen Coca Cola photo Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

Corp Watch

The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company by Constance Hays (2004). Photo Gallery Image Coca Cola Protests at World Social Forum, 2004, Mumbai, India PHOTO Knut-Erik Helle Read More Image Protesting Coca-Cola PHOTO Adolfo Lujan Read More Image Protest gegen Coca Cola photo Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

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