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German Atomic Energy Act Amendment Illegal - Case Comment BVerfG 1 BvR 1550/19

Energy and Climate Law

The aftermath of the nuclear phase out in Germany is becoming a never-ending story. It was initiated nine years ago, but now it comes back to haunt the German government with a vengeance. By that time the nuclear power plant in Krümmel had several safety issues and small-impact incidents were discovered.

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House Hearing Today: Let’s Work Together To Make Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Practices Cleaner, Respect Property Rights, Protect Taxpayers And Prevent New Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

As a result, I was involved with the passage of every major piece of environmental legislation in Pennsylvania for 19 years (1983 through 2002). I helped respond to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident, to severe floods, the worst tornadoes Pennsylvania ever experienced and the million gallon Ashland Oil spill.

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Michael Shellenberger talks with Nick O’Malley, National Editor of Climate and the Environment, Sydney Morning Herald

Environmental Progress

The governor of Florida uses a definition, the governments of New South Wales in Australia use different definitions. So you say that the 2020 fires burned half as much as the 2002 fires. The main reason is that the government of Australia, as in California, refused to control burns for both environmental and health reasons.