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Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List

Vermont Law

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Both resulted in lost lives, damaged communities long after the events, and severe environmental degradation.

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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

Law Columbia

Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024. Additionally, some nuclear power plants had restarted operations.

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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Environmental Progress

Whereas the existing criteria require that the transitional activity does not hamper the development and deployment of low-carbon alternatives (such as wind, solar or nuclear) the current proposal has no such restriction in function. The time from political permit to a working facility was 23 years. For example, the title of section 4.27

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In Memoriam: Jim Brett - Conservation Educator, Naturalist, Recognized For His Local And Global Leadership

PA Environment Daily

He became a research biologist for an Ithaca-based aquatic consulting firm and was actively involved in building an aquatic database in connection with the Limerick nuclear power facility on the Schuylkill River near Pottstown, Pennsylvania. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. The reason given is that gas is needed to fill an upcoming drop in nuclear capacity. and other nuclear reactors are also scheduled for refurbishment in the 2020s. Source: IESO [link].

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Posted: May 5, 2024] PA Environment Digest Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

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Locals Aim Their Protest at Weapons Maker Raytheon in Support of Palestine

Corp Watch

Locals Aim Their Protest at Weapons Maker Raytheon in Support of Palestine Dallas Observer PaulaR Wed, 02/28/2024 - 16:34 Friday, February 23, 2024 Read more Sara Button On Thursday, hundreds gathered at the Raytheon campus in Richardson to protest the war in Palestine and demand the company stop supplying weapons to Israel.