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Policy News: February 14, 2022

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World leaders gather in France for ocean summit. World leaders descend on France for ocean summit as Macron puts spotlight on seas – The Guardian. Congress created CFLRP in 2009 to invest in landscape-scale restoration to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, enhance forest health, and support rural economies. International.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. This proposed rule contrasts the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2004 and 2009 determinations that the species did not warrant protections. Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. International. Scientific Community. Science and Engineering 2022 report.

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

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Greenpeace campaign “Coca-Cola is flooding our oceans with plastic” Greenpeace | October 2, 2017 Greenpeace has begun a worldwide campaign against Coca-Cola. It is high time that the soft drink multinational acknowledges responsibility for its contribution to plastic soup and sets a sustainable course.

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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The company owned a steel mill that discharged toxic chemicals into the ocean, devastating more than a hundred miles of coastline in four central provinces of Vietnam. Department of Justice | September 29, 2009 The companies also have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.8 USA: Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp.,

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The anti-backsliding study was due in June 2009, 18 months after EISA’s enactment. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board. Center for Biological Diversity v. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C., filed Oct.

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