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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors

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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. The Seven Sisters: The Great Oil Companies and the World They Made by Anthony Sampson (Viking Press, 1975).

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

PVC plants operated by Formosa in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in Point Comfort, Texas, have also been subject to numerous protests over pollution and elevated cancer rates. Several workers have also been injured and others killed in explosions at the Point Comfort plant in 2005 and at a PVC plant in Illiopolis , Illinois in 2004.

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Cars, Smog, and EPA

Legal Planet

This is part of an occasional series of posts about the evolution of pollution standards. Today’s subject is pollution control for new vehicles, which have been known to cause smog since the 1960s. The history of these pollution standards is quite distinctive. Congress adjusted the standards twice.

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The evolution of US NOx standards for cars

Environment, Law, and History

That means that any increase in fuel efficiency automatically helps a company meet the pollution standards as well. Theoretically, a car could have no pollution control at all but get such phenomenal mileage that it met the pollution standard. Congress adjusted the standards twice. Read more »

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

This proposed rule contrasts the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2004 and 2009 determinations that the species did not warrant protections. The Supreme Court may not issue its ruling until 2023. ESC – Recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget for FY 2023 Budget (Nov. This butterfly is native to New Mexico.

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