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LGBTQ People Face Greater Climate Risks

Legal Planet

More than 1,800 people died and the price tag for the damage quickly rose to the tens of billions of dollars. A recent report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that LGBTQ people in same-sex couples are at greater risk of exposure to the negative effects of climate change compared to straight couples.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 10 to 16 - 31 More Conventional Abandoned Well NOVs - 103 For Year; Pipeline Land Slips; Water Supply, Stray Gas Complaints

PA Environment Daily

DEP’s inspection report noted violations were issued related to the spills and the operator was requested to submit a written report by March 5, 2024 on how the well pad will be brought into compliance. Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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What’s in Store for 2024? Here Are Our 10 Environmental Predictions for the New Year

Enviromental Defense

Public outrage is also expected over the $10 billion price tag when the money could be more effectively invested in getting trucks off the congested 401, onto the nearby and underused Highway 407, and building public transit. Learn more and take action at stopthe413.ca. We hope to see this critical law finalized in 2024. Learn more here.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. It also directs the secretaries of the military departments to conduct an assessment of climate risks to infrastructure under their jurisdiction. International. Scientific Community. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a bill ( H.R.

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FRESH, June 28, 2022: Wisconsin Adopts PFAS Regulation

Circle of Blue

Regulators in New York require utilities to perform climate risk assessments. State Republicans initially opposed the measure, citing the multi-million dollar price tag for wastewater treatment and the paper mill industry. Kathy Hochul, to better understand electric system vulnerability to climate risks. In the News.

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UK Economic Crime Group: Enforcement Update

Arnold Porter

On 26 April 2021, the SFO’s case against former Serco Geographix Limited (Serco) executives, for fraud by concealing profits related to a contract for the electronic tagging of offenders, collapsed. The SFO has since committed to conducting an internal assessment to prevent this type of disclosure failure from occurring in future.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

UN General Assembly Resolution 72/277 requests the Secretary-General to prepare a “technical and evidence-based report that identifies and assesses possible gaps” in international environmental law (IEL). But whether “gaps” can be identified and assessed in a “technical and evidence-based” manner is questionable.

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