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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Repsol: Another Petroleum Company in Ancestral U'wa Land Published by Amazon Watch | October 10, 2001 We are calling the attention of groups that support the U'wa people.

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Big banks linked to deforestation that threatens Indigenous people

A Greener Life

Those responsible ranges from the Paraguayan government to local ranchers – and international financiers, as a new analysis has detailed. But negotiations with the Paraguayan government have failed to advance, and incursions and destruction continue on their lands. He says other candidates may be more open to dialogue with his people.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

Corporate and securities law – as well as companies and their leaders acting through lobbying and politics – also have major roles to play. [9] Gray, Mayer Brown LLP, “SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Proposal Likely to Face Legal Challenges,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, May 10, 2022, [link]. [3] 46] The U.S.