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The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Limiting Wetlands Legislation

Circle of Blue

What’s Up With Water—January 24, 2022 – This week’s episode covers a strategically important dam in Syria that was the target of a U.S. In 2006, the Court defined a wetland as any body of water which has a “significant nexus” to a waterway. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback.

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

2006 AB 32. 2022 AB 1279. California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). AB 1493 (Pavley Act). Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. Required CARB to create an inventory of GHG emissions. 2018 SB100.

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Why Would North Korea Conduct Another Nuclear Test?  

Union of Concerned Scientists

The year 2022 saw more missile tests from North Korea than at any time in its history. This includes the development of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which North Korea successfully test-fired in November 2022. But in early 2022, signs of renovation were observed.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

Circle of Blue

In 2006, the Arizona Department of Water Resources issued two certificates for 4,228 acre-feet of water – 1.35 A version of t his article was published by The New York Times on December 27, 2022. Arizona’s Future Water Shock 0 Comments / March 28, 2022 Smaller cities. billion gallons — to build 7,000 homes.

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

Corp Watch

Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill BNN Bloomberg PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:45 Monday, January 15, 2024 Read more Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) -- Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

Law Columbia

On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. . By Korey Silverman-Roati and Maria Antonia Tigre.

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The President and Congress Deliver $11 Billion for Abandoned Mine Cleanups

Circle of Blue

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 4, 2022. In recent rounds of reauthorization, Congress reduced the AML fee: the 2006 reauthorization reduced the fee by 10 percent in 2008, and another 10 percent in 2013. The political story behind this change in financing has a main character: the Wyoming congressional delegation.

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