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What Do Pig Pens Have To Do With Environmental Law?

Legal Planet

Finally, in recent years advocates of dormant Commerce Clause principles have advanced a third prong of the constitutional standard: that state and local governments should not be permitted to regulate “extraterritorially”–i.e., beyond their political borders. In North Dakota v. Heydinger , for example, the U.S.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners.

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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

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German climate protesters block train carrying Volkswagen cars DW | July 14, 2019 Dozens of climate protesters tied themselves to a train track in front of a freight train to protest the German government's 'failed climate policy.' assembly plant in Tennessee. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

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German climate protesters block train carrying Volkswagen cars DW | July 14, 2019 Dozens of climate protesters tied themselves to a train track in front of a freight train to protest the German government's 'failed climate policy.' assembly plant in Tennessee. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

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German climate protesters block train carrying Volkswagen cars DW | July 14, 2019 Dozens of climate protesters tied themselves to a train track in front of a freight train to protest the German government's 'failed climate policy.' assembly plant in Tennessee. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

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German climate protesters block train carrying Volkswagen cars DW | July 14, 2019 Dozens of climate protesters tied themselves to a train track in front of a freight train to protest the German government's 'failed climate policy.' assembly plant in Tennessee. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

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German climate protesters block train carrying Volkswagen cars DW | July 14, 2019 Dozens of climate protesters tied themselves to a train track in front of a freight train to protest the German government's 'failed climate policy.' assembly plant in Tennessee. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.

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