Acoel

JANUARY 4, 2023

Madison established that “[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” At that time, the leading case on judicial review of agency interpretations of the law, Skidmore v. Over the ensuing 38 years, though, Chevron has come under increasing judicial, academic, and political scrutiny.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Energy & the Law

MARCH 7, 2023

And political malpractice is a new category. Lots of cash was flown by private jets to Cameroon and South Sudan from 2011 through 2016. There oughta be a law … While the world needs energy, your Administration commits govenmental malpractice. Punishment: Pending. Your musical interlude These notables deserve another

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the past decade, as the use of Red Notices by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) member states has increased dramatically, so too have calls for INTERPOL to strengthen its gatekeeping function and guard against national authorities' potential misuse of this powerful tool of international law enforcement cooperation.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Presumably Dagsvik and Moen are used to this kind of model, but they seem to be inexperienced with the models used for weather and climate, which on the other hand are based on the laws of physics. See for instance Benestad (2016). 679-688, 2016. Hence my friend’s question about COP28. References R.E.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

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. In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Colombia came to a similar decision about the Atrato River. Guest Post by Curtis Kline , Ph.D.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Plaintiffs alleged that despite advance knowledge of the likelihood for significant downstream flooding, SRA-L decided to open spillway gates freeing water from the reservoir into the Sabine River to alleviate elevated reservoir volumes from a cataclysmic rain storm in March of 2016.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Top 10 Environmental Watch List is not about politics on its face, but as any 1L taking Constitutional Law can tell you, law and politics are fruit of the same tree. in the 2016 election and years since, or the feverish tracking of. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. judicial appointments.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” Not just for lawyers, this Tuesday, December 14 at noon. It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. Register today for the live virtual program. really?). yes, this blog will continue).

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 6, 2016

Texas, however, has enacted a state law expressly preempting local authority over a number of drilling activities. In March 2016, the Louisiana First Circuit recognized the preemptive authority of state law to regulate and permit fracking. Colorado Oil and Gas Association , 2016 CO 29, P. City of Longmont v.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Demands to divest government shares in British American Tobacco Dhaka Tribune | October 30, 2016 The leaders of the protest urged that the government withdraw from the company and discourage investment in a sector that is harmful to human health. We have looked at British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco Subsidiaries (via U.S.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

At least 3,641 lives were lost to the crisis between 2016 and 2018, according to Amnesty International , with over half of the fatalities recorded in 2018 alone. And, in 2016, the government awarded contracts through the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) to two companies, paying them ?544 Photo by Murtala Abdullahi.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The European Green Deal and the proposed European Climate Law reinforce the EU’s goal to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050, meaning that the EU will emit no more greenhouse gases than it removes from the air (for example through reforestation). West European Politics, doi: [link]. References: Ringel, Marc, and Michèle Knodt (2018).

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

The district court in Oregon in 2016 seemed to favor such a right, but a divided Ninth Circuit concluded in 2020 that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The court found that this would violate the political question doctrine. Most recently, in the famous Juliana v.

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Vermont Law

MAY 25, 2020

California’s Proposition 65 tends to take a careful approach while the EPA has tended to tailor its decisions to satisfy pesticide manufacturers and political parties. [18]. Thus, California adopted new rules in August 2016 which became active in August 2018. [28]. Species Protection Law and U.S. Pesticide Law. ,

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the first few months, he will have to implement a new law on climate change, reform the law governing water use and tackle a mega-drought so severe that it has even cast doubt on the country’s commitment to close its coal-fired power plants. Also on the agenda is an increase in fuel tax for industries and big polluters.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Supreme Court will hear arguments in an animal welfare case from California that could have profound, negative impacts on a host of the Golden State’s environmental laws and policies. Specifically, the trade groups claim that the California law violates so-called “dormant” Commerce Clause principles. Constitution.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 4, 2021

In the area of State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB” or the “State Board”) water quality certifications (“WQCs”) under the Federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”; 33 U.S.C § 1251 et seq), this bedrock principle appears to have been watered down, and it may be significantly eroding under pressure from a preemptive federal law deadline.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

By David Jennings, 1L Student, Vermont Law School. The decision to delist the Northern Rocky Mountain wolves presents an important question: was USFWS motivated by sound management strategy or simply anti-wildlife politics? animals were killed by wolves in Wyoming alone in 2016. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 29, 2024

We see the danger in front of us, yet we have no meaningful laws to protect democracy. The Federal Election Commission and Congress are both pursuing policies to limit the use of deep fakes in campaign ads, but currently there are no federal laws or regulations as the 2024 primaries swing into full gear.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 3, 2023

We must apply the laws that the Legislature has written to the facts in the record. Factual and Procedural Background UC campuses are required by law to periodically adopt LRDPs to guide their decisions on land and infrastructure development. County of San Bernardino (2016) 1 Cal.App.5th Our task is limited.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A small lake in Northern Wisconsin became the battleground for a classic showdown between a small group of cottage owners and a well-healed, politically connected entrepreneur. Before it was all over, local, county, state, and federal laws, an interstate compact, and an international agreement came into play.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The claim is grounded on the constitutionally recognized right to a healthy environment; fundamental rights such as the right to life, dignity, health, food, and housing; along with several recognized principles of international environmental law and international climate change commitments. In PSB et al. Brazil (on Amazon Fund).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2021

Kury Point was dedicated in 2016. As a candidate for the House in 1966 his platform was “For Clean Streams and Clean Politics.” “DCNR and other state resource organizations carry out this mission each day as trustees on behalf of the owners – the current and future citizens of Pennsylvania.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

And the company maintains positions on just about every ag and water related board and commission in Kings, giving it considerable political heft. . million in 2015 and 2016 and another 35,000 acre feet of river water for an undisclosed amount in 2019. The company is run from its Pasadena offices by James W. No,” he said.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

A DeSmog investigation – compiled in this interactive map – reveals the scale of this network, mapping the connections between oil, gas and coal companies, wealthy political donors, right-wing think tanks, anti-climate media outlets, and senior figures in the ruling Conservative Party.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Two steps forward, one step back: In February 2016, the Supreme Court issued a. Equally exciting, in August 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld agencies’ ability under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include the. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. stay on implementation. social cost of carbon.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Major Shareholders Click here for the late st data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 French Oil Giant Total S.A.

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Legal Planet

MAY 29, 2024

This post was originally published on the Law & Political Economy Blog as “How Environmental Law Created a World Awash in Toxic Chemicals.” Indeed, the PFAS disaster points once again to the failure of our laws regulating toxic chemicals, which were intended to avoid just these sorts of problems.

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