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Ask a Scientist: Top Takeaways from the New EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new power plant carbon pollution standards that, if strengthened, would go a long way to help meet the Biden administration’s goal of slashing carbon emissions in half from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. EN: First, why are these new standards such a big deal?

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. At issue in this case is whether and how the EPA can set standards for carbon emissions at power plants.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010).

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

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010).

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010).

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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010).

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

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010).