The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Sabine River Auth.,

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 12, 2023

In an opinion filed May 12, and later certified for publication on June 8, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. In an opinion filed May 12, and later certified for publication on June 8, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. City of San Buenaventura (2023) __ Cal.App.5th. 3” was placed. 2d 599, 608-609.)

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Vermont Law

MARCH 31, 2023

The Drina River: Mankind Ruining the Helper of Mankind By Stephanie Piccininni , Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law March 31, 2023 Narrow, windy roads fill the mountainous landscape. In January 2023, the areas surrounding the Drina suffered from unusually warm weather and large amounts of precipitation.

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Acoel

MARCH 9, 2023

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Kevin R. Is this an element of state water law or something new and different? In 2002 Congress provided $2 million for the Weather Damage Modification Program (“WDMP”), which was to be administered by the USBR in collaboration with seven states. 490, 90 Stat.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

T accusing the companies of violating consumer protection laws and engaging in fraud by concealing the use of substandard metal components in vehicles. Toyota Probed Possible Bribes To Top Thai Judges Frank Runyeon | Law 360 | March 29, 2021 More than six months before Toyota disclosed concerns to U.S. Kobe Steel, Toyota hit with U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

By 2002, Flint was $30 million in debt and the state of Michigan stepped in with an emergency financial manager. . The city of Flint has been in a financial crisis for a very, very long time,” Mayor Sheldon Neeley said in his opening remarks at the Flint City Council meeting where he presented the 2022-23 and 2023-24 preliminary budgets.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It is anticipated that most companies will have until late 2023 or early 2024 to adopt and implement their policies, and the amendments relating to disclosure are expected to apply first to annual reports covering fiscal year 2023. Effects on Proxy Disclosure and Annual Reports.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. The Supreme Court ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands.” — Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 18, 2023

On January 17, 2023, DOJ’s Criminal Division released an updated Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy that comes on the heels of other revisions i n late 2022 to the department’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Mr. Reagan is not admitted to the practice of law in the District of Columbia.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

17 -- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug. 17 -- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug. Of Health Distributes Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Around State’s 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants On Aug. 23 Webinar , Noon -- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: Whoooo Is In These Woods At Night?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

Westmoreland County; Meeting July 13 -- City & State PA Guest Essay: Hydrogen Energy Sounds Too Good To Be True - Because It Is - By Clean Air Council -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What The Wildfire Smoke From Canada Tells Us About Climate Change - By Larry Schweiger -- Penn State Hosts Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Posted: July 16, 2023] PA Environment Digest 9 In Pittsburgh On Managing Shale Gas, Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: Do Oil & Gas Drillers Owe Taxpayers Royalties For Oil & Gas Under Roads, Streets, Bridges And Other Taxpayer-Owned Land?

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cryptoasset update, focusing on new legislation relating to stablecoins and the Law Commission report on digital assets. As part of our social commentary, we look at: The publication of the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion framework for law firms. Human rights protections in the UK.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- TribLive: Protect PT Seeks Support For Proposed Ordinance Regulating Shale Gas Wells In Penn Twp.,

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 29, 2023

“I fought the law and the law won” – The Crickets In an opinion filed July 19, and later ordered published on August 16, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 2023) Cal.App.5th. Christopher Anderson, et al. County of Santa Barbara, et al.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Nearly half of all Americans live where marijuana is legal to consume under the laws of their states and more than 5 million Americans have registered as medical marijuana patients.[[N: This Advisory describes the current landscape for clinical research involving cannabis and explains the changes effectuated by the new law.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17 [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 21; And Above Ground-- Oct.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2024

This brings up important questions about whether Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Gaza could lead to significant violations of international laws protecting the environment during wars. The term, while not officially recognized in international law, is gaining traction as the environmental impacts of war become increasingly apparent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Expiration is the new normal It’s a wide-ranging and contentious package for a divided Congress to negotiate—so much so that every food and farm bill since 2002 has missed its deadline. Fast forward to 2023, and many of the same folks are up to the same tricks.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

As a result, I was involved with the passage of every major piece of environmental legislation in Pennsylvania for 19 years (1983 through 2002).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

19 Webinar: PFAS And Health Impacts - What Frontline Communities Need To Know, 7:00 p.m. -- York Dispatch: York County Landfill Discharge Into Creek Violates DEP Standards, Remedy Expected In 2023 -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts 9-Part Virtual Caring For Creation Environmental Education Program Starting Oct.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are partnering with campus law enforcement to track hate-related threats and provide federal resources to schools, according to the plan, which was shared exclusively with NBC News.’ Some of what they will be assessing includes specific and credible threats that are flagged online.’

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