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Is York Region about to Hit the Accelerator on Car-Dependent Sprawl?

Enviromental Defense

Bowing to months of behind-the-scenes manipulation by politically-connected landowners and their allies at Queen’s Park, York Region Council is set to vote September 16th on a plan that would commit it for the next 30 years to the paving of countryside at more than double the rate it has since 2001. .

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DEP, DCNR, Guests Honored Franklin Kury, Author Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment, With Dedication In Rachel Carson Building

PA Environment Daily

In 2011, he authored Clean Politics, Clean Streams: A Legislative Autobiography published by the Lehigh University Press. For this book, and for his decades of wise environmental leadership and respected political activism, Frank deserves our thanks.” constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. Cultural rights include the right to freedom for scientific research and creative activity, and the right to participate in cultural life.

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PUC Welcomes New Commissioner Kim Barrow, Thanks Senate For Confirmation Votes, Governor For Nomination

PA Environment Daily

Starting as a staff attorney at the Commission in 2001, she spent several years practicing administrative regulatory law. Barrow is an alumna of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish. She received her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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

Corp Watch

Ecuador Group Files Lawsuit Against Repsol Amazon Watch | May 15, 2001 Environmental, human-rights and Indians groups filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court Tuesday to stop Repsol-YPF from building a new oil pipeline. s refinery in Norco, La. Major Procurement Contracts Raytheon contracts with the U.S.

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Peace has led to more deforestation in Colombia

Frontiers

These insights will help make conservation efforts more effective by taking into account the land use, politics and socioeconomics on a local level. Past research has shown that peace times often correlate with increased deforestation, but the specific driving forces and impacts are not well understood. Read original article ?

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The EU’s challenge with renewable energy expansion: What is the way forward?

Environmental Europe

In a new open access paper , recently published in the journal West European Politics , we argue that the EU’s challenge has emerged from legislative change and the way in which the Member States contribute to achieving the EU’s overall renewable energy targets. West European Politics, doi: [link]. Schoenefeld, J. J., & Knodt, M.