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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry. The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

For example in 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled over 10 million vehicles over unintended acceleration problems and in 2016, Toyota recalled 1.4 Workers at Toyota factories in Canada, India, Mexico, and the Philippines as well as the state of Kentucky. have protested the company’s low pay and benefits, and union busting.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

The proposed rule would provide de minimus air quality benefits in downwind areas with extremely high costs – estimated by EPA at $22 billion discounted 2016 dollars for the 2023-2042 period. The agency’s air quality modeling indicates that most areas would receive an ozone reduction of less than 0.1 ppb by 2025.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.