Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Congress accuses Modi government of ‘favouring’ Adani group in ₹45,000 crore submarine project The Hindu PaulaR Thu, 02/15/2024 - 23:45 Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Read more The party alleged that the government was promoting 'crony capitalists' by violating laid down rules and regulations January 15, 2020 10:24 pm | Updated January 16, 2020 10:33 (..)

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

While the government has often justified Minister’s Zoning Orders by asserting they were requested by municipal governments, the Auditor General found that in 68 per cent of cases, these requests actually completely circumvented the upper-tier municipal governments that are actually in charge of regional land-use planning and public services.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

If you were an Australian, Belgian, Singaporean, or Uruguayan citizen eligible to vote in your country’s elections, you could even expect to incur a fine from the government for failing to do so. Even so, in 2020, we saw the highest rate of voter turnout—66%—in a national election for more than a century.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 4, 2022

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – With the recent passing of Bill 109, the Government of Ontario made significant amendments to the Planning Act, violating legal requirements set out in Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR).

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Inside Climate News

JULY 23, 2024

Two recent studies find that sequoia groves burned in megafires of 2020 and 2021 were so severely damaged that the world’s tallest trees may not be able to naturally regenerate.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Since the initiation of climate change litigation several years ago, various state governments and interest groups have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and governing authorities. On January 10, 2020, the New York Attorney General’s Office stated that it will not appeal the trial court’s decision.

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MARCH 29, 2023

In September 2020, I wrote a Litigation Blog post about the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Nanouk v. 2020), which considered whether the so-called discretionary function exception barred tort claims against the government in connection with its lengthy, haphazard cleanup of a PCB hotspot near a Cold War-era military installation in Alaska.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While we know tailings are currently leaking toxic water into groundwater, the government has done no study on the health impact this has had – despite high rates of rare cancers in the First Nations communities downstream. Government is failing to enforce existing laws meant to protect people and the environment in the oil sands .

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Arnold & Porter’s Capital Markets team proudly helped its corporate and sovereign clients close a volume of deals totaling nearly $40 billion in 2020. The aggregate deal value of Capital Markets transactions completed during 2020 was a 50% increase in deal value over 2019. 2020 Deal Highlights. Valued at $2.5

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This anticipated spending provides significant opportunities for government contractors. But companies seeking government contracts should be aware that there is a new cop walking this beat. For example, concrete is an essential component of many construction projects, including road and bridge projects managed by government agencies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This ongoing PUCO proceeding is specific to the costs of operating the two coal plants in 2020. These pre-2020 subsidies were approved by the PUCO as hedges, so that customers would get a credit when market electricity prices exceeded OVEC’s costs. The post-2020 subsidies tell a very similar story. million loss.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

In this instance, 16 young people from across Montana, who were between 2 and 18 years old when the case was filed in 2020, brought their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana , against their state government. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

ADV Amendments The annual amendment for ADV Parts 1A (and 1B for state-registered advisers) and the Brochure (ADV Part 2A) is due March 30, 2020 (for firms with year-end fiscal years). SEC Statistics on Advisers In the “2020 Examination Priorities”, the SEC published some interesting statistics. Available at [link].

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This newsletter is our seventh annual review of significant state court decisions relevant for private company M&A transactions and related governance matters and disputes. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2021 All Rights Reserved.

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ESA

MAY 25, 2021

The ESA Governing Board members met for its spring meeting over Zoom May 11-12. Agenda topics focused on advancing ESA’s strategic priorities, the health of ESA’s finances, discussions of future ESA Annual Meetings, and important, forward-looking changes to ESA governance. by Kathleen Weathers, ESA President.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A new report released by Oil Change International reveals that governments worldwide have already wasted over $40 billion on carbon capture and hydrogen projects. Even worse, these governments are gearing up to waste billions more – over $300 billion more! Why is government spending on carbon capture & hydrogen a problem?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

billion outdoor recreation added to the Commonwealth’s GDP is up 22% from 2020 and the increase of 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs is up 4% from 2020. Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy is large, diverse, and not well connected to either state government or the economic development community,” Reigner said. “It

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 14, 2024

Early this year, the Air Force notified Congress that the proposed Sentinel program—which would replace every single US nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and update related infrastructure—would be at least 37% more expensive than the previous estimate in September 2020. billion, an 81% increase from the 2020 estimate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2015, the Dutch environmental organization Urgenda Foundation with nearly 900 co-plaintiffs took the Dutch government to court. They argued that the government was failing to take sufficient action to combat climate change, which was, in their view, a violation of its duty to protect its citizens’ well-being. In the Leghari v.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As we look at our homeland security program in 2020, we see a more agile and resilient program using a risk-based approach to prioritize preparedness under the five national planning frameworks. About the author: Paul Kudarauskas is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Homeland Security in the Administrator’s Office.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Shapiro’s office supporting “key recommendations” in a 2020 Grand Jury Report that concluded DEP’s oil and gas regulatory program failed to protect public health and the environment. Our government has a duty to set, and enforce, ground rules that protect public health and safety. Read more here. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 21, 2021

Since late 2020, Iran has received only four inches of rain, 40 percent less than the nation’s long-term average. From December 21, 2020, up to March 20, 2021, we had our worst period in terms of rainfall in the past 52 years,” Ghasem Taghizadeh Khamesi said in April. Recent months have been uncommonly dry.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Water utilities and governments are re-evaluating customer assistance for low-income residents. It provided $350 billion to state, local, and tribal governments to respond to Covid-19, invest in infrastructure, and recover lost revenue. It is past time that local governments seek solutions to these persistent and systemic problems.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 13, 2022

The “ rights to nature ” amendment was passed overwhelmingly by Greater Orlando voters in 2020, four months after a state legislator inserted a clause into an omnibus bill that prevented local governments from granting legal rights to “a plant, an animal, a body of water, or any other part of the natural environment.” On the Radar.

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MARCH 17, 2022

The civic failure of the local and state institutions, including hospitals, nonprofits organizations, government, and local businesses, became apparent immediately. The Tribes in South Dakota took notable action around their borders and in strong contrast to the hands- off let-it-rip response of local and state governments and businesses.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 2020, another trial is set to be held in St. Despite government inspections and legal aid interventions in states with regulations, migrant worker conditions remain largely unacceptable and are only expected to worsen as the impacts of climate change increase. Currently, about 18,000 U.S. Louis County Court, with. 10 billion.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: CCST 2020.

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The German government wants to tap into that potential. The German government now provided a total of 200 million Euros, which shall suffice for 220.000 wallboxes. The German government initiated a bill in March 2020, the Gebäude Elektromobilitätsinfrastruktur-Gesetz (GEIG). It suffices if sufficent pipes, etc.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Still, given the potential for even more serious damage in the future, government at all levels is taking action to address the issue. Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. APHIS website. , requires U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. 2018) (“parties will always be jointly and severally liable to the government for the cost of decommissioning, no matter what their contract provides”). Parker Drilling Co. ,

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Strategic acquirors and private equity firms often pursue acquisitions of small-business government contractors with an attractive niche or technology but also understand that, following the acquisition, the small business affiliation rules[[N:13 C.F.R. 66146 (October 16, 2020) (effective November 16, 2020).]] § 121.103.]]

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

California did this despite substantial growth over the decade from 2010 to 2020, adding about 2.4 The answers may be out there somewhere on government websites, but if so I didn’t find them: Why didn’t total emissions from California’s in-state generation decrease? reduction is attributable to California).

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

In 2020, Circle of Blue researched a dozen large cities and found 1.5 Since December 2020, the federal government has allocated over a billion dollars for water debt relief, but due to administrative hurdles that money has been slow to reach families in need. Chicago’s water debt struggles are part of a national problem.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While over 150 countries have agreed to collectively reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 through the Global Methane Pledge, meeting this target will require significant efforts from all levels of government. SB 1383 establishes California methane emissions reduction targets.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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