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Environmental Justice and the Era of “Woke” Permitting

Acoel

Apparently because of the proposed plant site’s proximity to the City of Flint, Michigan and to communities characterized in EPA’s EJSCREEN with a relatively high “EJ Index”. While Ajax gets to build the plant, it is subject to much more stringent permit requirements than any other asphalt plant in Michigan. Why did it take so long?

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law Blog

4] OPA liability is capped, however, subject to certain exceptions. [5] 5] The Coast Guard periodically adjusts OPA’s liability limits to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). [6] 21] These efforts usually fail, but occasionally—as in the case of MORRO CASTLE and now CONCEPTION—they succeed, even if only partially.

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The Slippery Notion of Boycotts in the Anti-ESG Movement

Law Columbia

More recently, Nike’s support of Colin Kapernick and Black Lives Matter movement sparked a conservative #boycottNike pushback on social media. Such refusals to deal are evaluated under the rule of reason analysis, which requires an examination of the unique facts of each case. Cases like Allied Tube Conduit Corp.

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Little Evidence That Hate Speech Causes Real World Harm

Environmental Progress

More specifically, hate speech is perceived to cause harm in two notable ways: incitement to violence and the physical or emotional suffering of people subjected to hate speech. Many mainstream media outlets have published articles arguing the case, including the Guardian , the Washington Post , and the New York Times.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S. and non-U.S. 19-1023 (D.C.

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2020 in Hindsight: Key Considerations for Directors in 2021

Arnold Porter

For example, under the Caremark line of cases,[[N:See In re Caremark International Inc. Directors face evolving standards of accountability from institutional investors and other key stakeholders on critical subjects such as climate change, and racial and gender diversity. Derivative Litigation, 698 A.2d 2d 959 (Dec.

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