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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It then tread water for a few years and began a steep decline in 2008, going from half of U.S. Since around 2008, natural gas use has been the mirror image of coal use. But the growth of f racking began in earnest around 2008, and it drove down the price of gas. Politically, what has happened to coal jobs may be more salient.

2012

2012 2008 Clean Air Act Renewable Energy

Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China. Last year, Alex led a team of researchers in developing a policy report focused on lessons from California’s climate and air pollution policies. His applied research is focused on solutions to environmental problems in China.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The two industry-funded studies ( NERA 2008 and ACT Research 2022 ) claim much higher impact on sales than either the academic (RZW 2018) or government ( EPA 2021 ) studies. Industry has spent years pushing for weaker regulations and continues to advocate for the worst possible outcome for the communities inundated by freight pollution.

2007

2007 Nitrogen Oxides Regulations 2004

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008. We believe that Shell is guilty of causing oil pollution in three Nigerian villages.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015

Using the Free Market to Affect Change: An Argument for Environmental Taxes

Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also. Notwithstanding the assured political battles, one way to increase the price of carbon is through an economy wide carbon tax. In fact, British Columbia’s foray into carbon taxes in 2008 has been so successful that. carbon dioxide.

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Paris Agreement Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2016

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace.

2015

2015 2019 2017 2020

Sackett and the Dangers of a New ‘Clear-Statement Rule’

Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2023

As recounted here by Richard Frank, the Sacketts sued the EPA in 2008 after they sought to build a house in Idaho near Priest Lake and the agency said they needed a permit under the Clean Water Act because the wetlands were federally protected. EPA case, having to do with regulating air pollution.

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Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: We've Got Enough Compelling Evidence To Enact Health Protective Policies For Families Now

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Last January, PSR published another study that found that PFAS chemicals and precursors were used in more than 12,000 oil and gas wells in Colorado since at least 2008, and probably much longer than that. Read more here ] And then in September, PSR reported that PFAS chemicals were used in more than 100 oil and gas wells in Ohio.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste 2008 2022

Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

In fact, experts have long recognized that while the early stages of a nation’s industrialization can increase air pollution, later stages can lower it through cleaner-burning coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy. Those technologies and others allowed conventional air pollutants to peak in developed nations the 1960s and 1970s.

2020

2020 Climate Change Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sector: A Cap-and-Invest Approach

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

In 2008, the RGGI states issued a Model Rule that participating states could use as guidance to establish and implement their individual programs. [24]. AB 32 directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s air pollution regulator, to implement a cap-and-trade program, which went into effect in 2013. [51].

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Greenhouse 2015 2017 Regulations

Majority Chair Of Senate Committee Calls Opponents Of Natural Gas Infrastructure ‘Radical Environmentalists,’ Arguments By Supporters Of RGGI ‘Hysteria’

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “just need to be ignored and politically ran over.” percent in the 10-state RGGI region from 2008 to 2020. Yudichak’s remarks came a day after the Republican Chair of the House Environmental Committee Rep. Read more here. percent in Pennsylvania and 46.9

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Natural Gas Regulations 2018 2019

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MARCH 3, 2022

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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Using the Free Market to Affect Change: An Argument for Environmental Taxes

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

Sackett and the Dangers of a New ‘Clear-Statement Rule’

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: We've Got Enough Compelling Evidence To Enact Health Protective Policies For Families Now

Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sector: A Cap-and-Invest Approach

Majority Chair Of Senate Committee Calls Opponents Of Natural Gas Infrastructure ‘Radical Environmentalists,’ Arguments By Supporters Of RGGI ‘Hysteria’

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