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JANUARY 17, 2024

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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Acoel

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EPA’s current policy on tribal consultation is set forth in the May 4, 2011 “EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes.” Administrator Regan’s pledge to improve the consultation process suggests substantive changes to EPA’s 2011 Consultation Policy may be in the works.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Other Key Sources Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's profile on ExxonMobil - UK-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is an NGO that employs researchers on five continents who work with activists, companies and governments alike to advance human rights in business by eradicating abuse.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Other Key Sources Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's profile on ExxonMobil - UK-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is an NGO that employs researchers on five continents who work with activists, companies and governments alike to advance human rights in business by eradicating abuse.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. What countries have declared rights of nature?

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits. This now-infamous climate prohibition has been called a “limitation” on the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019. Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case.

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acre feet per acre (2011-12) to zero acre feet per acre (2015-16). After that tentative ruling was issued, but prior to the merits hearing, the City submitted a declaration as to water diversions to the leased properties in 2019 (6.6 Because the material facts were undisputed, the Court treated this as a question of law.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

On September 13, 2011, I began the endeavor of writing Miller Starr Regalia’s CEQA Developments blog. 4th 439, clarified the rules governing CEQA’s “environmental baseline,” the analytical construct intended to represent the existing physical conditions in the project’s vicinity against which a project’s environmental impacts are measured.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 17, 2021

Formed in 2011, the OWB was established one year after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) by, among other things, adopting Section 21F. 85412 (March 26, 2019).]]. Background. § 78u-6(a)(1); 17 C.F.R. Annual Training.

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On September 22, 2022, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School co-hosted a Climate Week NYC webinar on “Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going.” Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b). Law § 94-c(1). Background.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

In 2011, Dr. Mohammed Islam, a tenured professor of electrical and computer engineering at UM received an additional appointment to UM’s medical school, for which he executed an employment agreement. This Advisory is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice. Apple Inc. , Omni Medsci v.

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Physics World

MAY 4, 2021

In 2011, during her undergraduate degree at Georgia Institute of Technology, Ghanaian-US computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discovered that getting a robot to play a simple game of peek-a-boo with her was impossible – the machine was incapable of seeing her dark-skinned face. Courtesy: National Archives at College Park).

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JUNE 2, 2021

29, 2021); Press Release, SAP Resolves Allegations of Export Control Law Violations with $3.29 25, 2019).]] In fact, the global resolution marks the second US government enforcement action in recent months to highlight the importance of implementing access controls with respect to sanctioned countries. 29, 2021).]]

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CEQA Developments

JANUARY 2, 2023

In a published opinion filed December 6, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed in part and affirmed in part the trial court’s judgment denying writ petitions in consolidated actions challenging the EIR for a major state government project affecting the Historic State Capitol Building and Annex in Sacramento. Save Our Capitol!

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AUGUST 8, 2023

The law would mesh with corporate climate disclosure regulations elsewhere, particularly in Europe, and would therefore represent a significant step toward assuring the accuracy, trustworthiness, and transparency of corporate climate performance reporting. 4] The new corporate climate disclosure bills may well continue that tradition.

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JUNE 2, 2021

But at least under Delaware law, the WeWork decision expanded the applicability of a test that was originally intended for evaluating privilege in the context of employer-employee disputes where the employee uses a work email address for communicating with his or her personal attorney. 510 governs privilege waiver.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

(This post was authored by Eric Peshkin, a JD candidate at NYU School of Law and CLEE summer research assistant). Searchinger, 2019 , Islam and Lee, 2019 , Adhya et al., 2016 , Benchaar and Greathead, 2011 , Gutierrez et al., References (may be paywall-restricted) . 2014 , Moeletsi and Tongwane, 2015 , Kritee et al.,

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JUNE 2, 2021

In the past decade, as the use of Red Notices by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) member states has increased dramatically, so too have calls for INTERPOL to strengthen its gatekeeping function and guard against national authorities' potential misuse of this powerful tool of international law enforcement cooperation.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Considering social commentary, we look at Black History Month, the UK government’s review into the Human Rights Act and the plight of refugees from Afghanistan, as well as considering the FCA’s discussion paper on improving diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector and reviews of the Metropolitan Police.

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The White House, moreover, has unveiled a series of anti-corruption initiatives that may herald an increased use of the FCPA, anti-money laundering laws, sanctions, and other tools to combat international corruption—which the administration has characterized as a “core national security interest.” Frederick Cushmore, Jr. (11/3/21);

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This holding aligns with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) case law interpreting “interested party” status and “direct economic interest” in a multiple award procurement and creates an internal split within the COFC. She is not admitted to the practice of law. ”[[N: Id. ”[[N: Id.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

South Africa: VW workers still seeking compensation after 20 years Anna Majavuxx | Mail & Guardian | November 18, 2019 Hundreds of Eastern Cape auto workers are still fighting for compensation almost 20 years after Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) fired them for holding an unprotected strike. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2022

I still remember the 2008 report, CAFOs Uncovered , which looked at the “untold costs” of confined animal feeding operations, and the 2011 report, Raising the Steaks , which recommended ways to mitigate the climate impacts of beef production. Most corporations do that. What does UCS recommend to address this problem?

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China also required stricter pre-shipment inspections to enforce existing laws, such as the import ban on electronic waste (e-waste). The Chinese government cited its need to protect public health and the environment, improve domestic waste management, and halt illegal waste imports. The Chinese government estimates that.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

We also comment on post-Brexit law enforcement, and the ongoing strains on the justice system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. UK Government demonstrates its commitment to combatting international money laundering. NAO’s investigation into Greensill. FCA’s criminal proceedings against NatWest for money laundering.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

On November 16, 2011, at 6:12 p.m., The result is nitrates are causing health and ecological trauma in farming regions across the country and around the world as farmers and governments intensify their efforts to produce more food from each acre of land. billion in farm sales in 2019. It was a career shift. Resources and Links.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Baughman Rising government demands for censorship by social media platforms raise the question of who should get Section 230 liability protections: just social media platforms like X/Twitter and Meta/Facebook? By Krista L. Or also other media publishers like the New York Times or nonprofit publishers like Environmental Progress? MySpace, Inc.,

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

The commission in April approved a 25-year state contract offering billions of dollars to Hydro-Quebec, a corporation tied to the Quebec government, for delivering renewable energy. The developer behind a proposed transmission line from Quebec through New Hampshire in 2019 dropped the plan amid resistance similar to what CHPE is facing.

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