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Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. And somehow historical.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
For the first eight months of the year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than the same period in 2022. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. It’s the lowest level for the month of August since 2018 and it continues a downward trend.
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Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2022
Members also selected the chairs for the next set of meetings – San Martin (Peru) and Yucatan (Mexico) will serve as co-chairs for the remainder of 2022, respectively hosting meetings in the fall and into the beginning of the new year; and Papua (Indonesia) will chair the partnership for 2023. Photo credit: Daniel Melling. Download as PDF.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill BNN Bloomberg PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:45 Monday, January 15, 2024 Read more Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) -- Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 13, 2023
Banks are still fanning the flames According to the 2023 edition of Banking on Climate Chaos , released this week, the world’s 60 largest banks spent $673 billion on fossil fuel financing in 2022 and $5.5 Several major oil and gas companies—including ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum and Shell—did not borrow any money in 2022.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 8, 2022
Wild’s Redrawn Congressional District A ‘Toss Up’ For 2022 -- PennLive: Federal Judge Seeks To Resolve Charges Against 3 Centre, Lycoming County Residents Charged With Crimes Related To The Assault On U.S. Senate Candidate McCormick’s Record On Job Creation May Give False Impression To PA Voters -- PA Cap-Star: Democratic Cong.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.
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