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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2006 AB 32. 2006 AB 32. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2015 SB350. Download as PDF

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

Dawes was instrumental in the reauthorization of the federal Abandoned Mine Lands Fund in 2006 and served as Chair of the campaign that led to Pennsylvania receiving $1 billion to address Pennsylvania’s mining legacy of more than 185,000 acres of unsafe, mine-scarred lands. from Villanova University School of Law.

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

Circle of Blue

Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law. In an attempt to alleviate decades worth of environmental harms, the Finnish government has begun efforts to restore parts of the country’s forests and waterways, the Guardian reports. 139 CONCEALED DEATHS.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

Circle of Blue

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Groundwater use will total about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually, and local governments and citizen groups have objected. . billion gallons — to build 7,000 homes. Keith Schneider.

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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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EXTENDING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TO FARM ANIMALS

Vermont Law

A proposed approach to the problem of animal suffering not adequately addressed under existing law is to extend public health emergency and disaster preparedness and resilience frameworks to farm animal communities drawing on the model crisis standards of care. [2]. This includes farm animals and livestock. [7].

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

As a result, greedy businesses, financers and governments all across the globe have been exploiting the valuable resources these million-year-old forests hold. It is also important to realise that politics and governments have a lot of control on the land they govern. 2 pp 105-110. (2) 2) Geraldo B. 110, pages 173-177. (3)