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Guest Commentary: Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine

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Firstly, Directive 2011/92 EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the environmental impact assessment of projects requires a mandatory environment (including climate) impact assessment for certain public and private projects (e.g., The dispute’s main focus was the negative impact on groundwater in the Czech Republic.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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FWS developed the interpretation in a 2011 “Polar Bear Memo” that addressed the determination of threatened status for polar bears.) Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment.

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