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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

From 2013 to 2014, Indian coal production was 565 million tonnes; from 2022 to 2023, that had increased by 58% to 893 million. To boost domestic supply rather than be reliant on coal, India has aggressively expanded its coal mines. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032.

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Anti-Green-Washing-Soft-Policy: A Comparison of Transnational Eco-Labeling

Vermont Law

In fact, eco-labels illustrate powerful tools of consumer-driven environmental protection and show that green-washing can be stopped through soft law approaches. From 1990 to 2014, the contribution towards climate protection made by recycling paper, cardboard and cartons was upsized by a factor of 7.5, ISO standards. ,

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

In general, environmental data are organized according to media, such as air or groundwater, analytical fraction, such as VOCs, and sampling round, such as 2014 data. CERCLA ( Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act , aka Superfund) - cleans up “abandoned” haz waste.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The complaint alleged, among other claims, that a 2014 biological opinion concerning the effects of continued operations of the lobster fishery on endangered and threatened species, including the right whale, was arbitrary and capricious. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. 1:18 -cv-00271 (D.D.C., filed Feb.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

In the second complaint, the Center alleged that a chemical importer, also headquartered in Akron, failed to report at least seven chemical substances that it imported during 2013–2014. In the third complaint, the Center alleged a chemical manufacturer and importer headquartered Philadelphia had failed to report 43.4

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA proposed the listing in response to a petition submitted by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute in 2014 requesting the addition of 25 chemicals to the TRI list. 57614 (Oct. 18, 2021).]]

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The Chemical Compound—February 2021

Arnold Porter

The four substances, two of which are PBT chemicals, are used as fragrance ingredients in consumer products and were included in the 2014 Update to the TSCA Work Plan. 8, 2020).]] N:The pre-publication version of the notice is available here.]]

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