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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

William serves as project lead for the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , a unique subnational collaboration of 38 states and provinces that is working to develop regulatory frameworks to reduce emissions from deforestation and land use. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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Jason Gray Joins the Emmett Institute as Project Director, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force

Legal Planet

In his new role as Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , Jason will help direct a major sub-national coalition focused on reducing tropical deforestation and advancing inclusive, equitable, low-emissions development at jurisdiction scale. The GCF Task Force includes 38 member states across 10 countries.

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Recognizing the Rights of a River: Challenges and Opportunities from Colombia to Colorado

HumanNature

Candidate in the Department of Political Science and Trainee in the CSU InTERFEWS Program In 2014 the Whanganui River in New Zealand was granted legal personhood. The river, as with its inhabitants, are directly harmed by illegal mining, deforestation, and other extractive and harmful activities. Guest Post by Curtis Kline , Ph.D.

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The President and Congress Deliver $11 Billion for Abandoned Mine Cleanups

Circle of Blue

Coal companies routinely walked away from gaping chasms in the land, polluted streams, and deforestation. In recent rounds of reauthorization, Congress reduced the AML fee: the 2006 reauthorization reduced the fee by 10 percent in 2008, and another 10 percent in 2013. Coal production has been in precipitous decline since 2008.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

John Ruggie’s 2008 Framework imposes only a responsibility, not a legal duty, on companies to respect human rights. A duty imposed for more directly attributable pollution under The Pact, such as deforestation or oil spills, may be easier to define and therefore to enforce on corporations. The Global Pact could change this.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

China: Melamine Scandal DW | September 22, 2008 As the milk scandal widens, Swiss food giant Nestle said it was "confident" that its products in China were safe. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Who's to blame? Media reports had suggested its products were laced with a chemical that killed four babies.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

China: Melamine Scandal DW | September 22, 2008 As the milk scandal widens, Swiss food giant Nestle said it was "confident" that its products in China were safe. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Who's to blame? Media reports had suggested its products were laced with a chemical that killed four babies.