2019 Environmental Protection Precautionary Principle 
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The post further explores the potential implications of this clarification for climate litigation, while highlighting the key provisions that underscore the responsibilities of states in safeguarding children’s rights within the ever-evolving environmental landscape. 11 GC26), with due regard to the precautionary principle (IV.
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APRIL 22, 2021
The goal of conferring rights to nature is to secure the highest level of environmental protection under which an ecosystem can thrive and whose rights are not violated. In 2019, the city of Toledo, Ohio adopted the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a municipal law that gave the lake rights of its own. The case is pending a decision.
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APRIL 24, 2023
The Lost Link Between UNCLOS and Climate Change: Substantive Parts of the COSIS Advisory Opinion Questions In 2019, the IPCC put into evidence the importance of the oceans in the climate change regime. For example, how will the findings of the IPCC inform the establishment of a precautionary approach?
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OCTOBER 7, 2019
On October 1, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied fossil fuel companies’ motion for a stay pending their appeal of the district court order remanding Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against the companies to state court. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. Indigenous Environmental Network v. Chao , No. 1:19-cv-02826 (D.D.C.).
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