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America’s Leading Environmental Court

Legal Planet

In 2023, the court issued two major decisions relating to climate change. The PUC was under no obligation to evaluate an energy project conceived of in 2012 the same way in 2022. The second 2023 case, Honolulu v. It deserves more. Environmental rights. The first case, In re Hawaii Electric Co. Lawsuits against oil companies.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

Units with existing advanced NOx controls must optimize their utilization by 2023. The proposed rule would provide de minimus air quality benefits in downwind areas with extremely high costs – estimated by EPA at $22 billion discounted 2016 dollars for the 2023-2042 period. ppb in 2023, with typical reductions of 0.1

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Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects

Corp Watch

Issued on: 02/10/2023 - 14:20Modified: 02/10/2023 - 14:19 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Corp Watch

Issued on: 17/11/2023 - 12:13 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying $60 million in bribes to intermediaries of an Iranian government official who then exercised his influence to help the company obtain valuable contracts to develop significant oil and gas fields in Iran.

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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Corp Watch

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore

Corp Watch

with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying $60 million in bribes to intermediaries of an Iranian government official who then exercised his influence to help the company obtain valuable contracts to develop significant oil and gas fields in Iran. SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Corp Watch

with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying $60 million in bribes to intermediaries of an Iranian government official who then exercised his influence to help the company obtain valuable contracts to develop significant oil and gas fields in Iran. SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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