2011 Fossil Fuels Law 
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 23, 2021
million for other categories of support to fossil fuels. In fact, the Polluter Pays principle is enshrined across provincial and Canadian laws: companies don’t just have a moral obligation to clean up after making huge profits from public resources. Cleaning up is the law. What about the progress that has been made? .
Legal Planet
JULY 12, 2023
The bench trial took place last month in the state capitol, Helena, where 16 youth plaintiffs ages 5 to 22 made the case that Montana’s unwavering promotion of fossil fuels violates the state constitution’s guarantee to a “clean and healthful environment.” Whether Montana’s GHG emissions can be measured incrementally.
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Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% in 2021, which is 2% higher than the percentage before the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2024
The bipartisan infrastructure law provided up to $7.5 billion in investments to support the buildout of a nationwide charging network through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program and the National EV Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Automakers pushed back, concerned the rules were too stringent.
Legal Planet
JUNE 30, 2022
In 2011, in AEP v. CT , the Supreme Court said this: We hold that the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants. 410 (2011). Connecticut , 564 U. Post, at 20.
A Greener Life
JUNE 19, 2024
Since then, the Conservative government has made a series of U-turns on its own net zero policies, attacked Labour’s green spending plans, and doubled down on its support for new fossil fuel projects, approving more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences. This comes as DeSmog and Democracy for Sale reveal that £6.8
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 26, 2024
In 2011, my community experienced what was the second-largest oil spill in the province’s history – 4.5 The pipeline owner – Plains Midstream Canada ULC – later faced three charges under provincial law. I am from the Lubicon Cree First Nation in Little Buffalo, Alberta. The effects of the spill were disastrous.
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