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MARCH 1, 2024

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta SOMO PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:21 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Read more Audrey Gaughran Shell cannot be allowed to divest from the onshore oil industry in the Niger Delta before it takes responsibility for its toxic legacy of pollution and the safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Amnesty International | November 3, 2015 Shell makes billions of dollars from selling oil and gas every year, and spends a fair bit of it on glossy marketing – including a project called #makethefuture, which asks young people for bright ideas to change the world. Subsidiaries Note: Most recent list is not always the most complete list.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Amnesty International | November 3, 2015 Shell makes billions of dollars from selling oil and gas every year, and spends a fair bit of it on glossy marketing – including a project called #makethefuture, which asks young people for bright ideas to change the world. Subsidiaries Note: Most recent list is not always the most complete list.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

USA: Nestle bottled water operations spark protests amid California drought Rose Hackman | The Guardian | May 20, 2015 Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of two Nestle bottling plants in California on Wednesday to deliver petitions demanding the company stop bottling operations in the drought-stricken state.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The Fight Against Monsanto's Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides by Mitchel Cohen (Skyhorse, January 2019). Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Bayer AG Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Fresenius Pfizer Volkswagen Major Procurement Contracts Bayer Contracts with the U.S.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2023

However, the request also references international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. That initiative ultimately failed due to strong political opposition.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Badly Broken' Bayer postpones split to improve performance Euronews PaulaR Fri, 03/08/2024 - 16:18 Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Read more Eleanor Butler The German pharmaceutical group sees annual sales drop as its CEO admits the firm has four challenges that "urgently must be addressed". billion, down 6% compared to 2022.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Aside from the constitutional issue, legislative intervention in a permitting action sets a precedent for direct political intervention in permit decisions. The legislature directed DEQ to do a human health risk assessment of 1,4 dioxane in drinking water based on peer-reviewed studies and report back to the legislature by May 1, 2024.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

The Fight Against Monsanto's Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides by Mitchel Cohen (Skyhorse, January 2019). Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Bayer AG Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Fresenius Pfizer Volkswagen Major Procurement Contracts Bayer Contracts with the U.S.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In an important published opinion filed February 16, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. In an important published opinion filed February 16, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 2024) Cal.App.5th. Hilltop Group, Inc., County of San Diego, et al.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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JANUARY 4, 2024

France: Paris Is Covered In Fake Ads That Mock the Climate Talks' Corporate Sponsors George Dvorsky | Gizmodo | December 1, 2015 Brandalism says the 600 fake ads critique “the corporate takeover of the COP21 climate talks,” while exposing “the links between advertising, consumerism, fossil fuel dependency and climate change.”

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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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 assembly plant in Tennessee. How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?

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JANUARY 4, 2024

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel Reuters PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:27 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Read more Marine Strauss & Alexander Hübner [1/6] A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. assembly plant in Tennessee.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand goes on the record about ‘The Insider’ Bryan Renbaum | Baltimore Post Examiner | May 10, 2015 Baltimore Post-Examiner interviewed Jeffrey S. Wigand P.h. former Vice President of Research & Development for Brown & Williamson (Reynolds American Inc.) from 1989-93.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Brazil: Uber Driver Accused of Anti-Candomblé Religious Intolerance Bitter Winter PaulaR Thu, 01/11/2024 - 14:09 Saturday, May 13, 2023 Read more Massimo Introvigne He refused to take to a terreiro a family dressed according to their religion, and is now under police investigation. billion.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

USA: Nestle bottled water operations spark protests amid California drought Rose Hackman | The Guardian | May 20, 2015 Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of two Nestle bottling plants in California on Wednesday to deliver petitions demanding the company stop bottling operations in the drought-stricken state.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 but its dealings are rarely scrutinized.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Want To Be A Citizen Scientist?

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Individual Records & Summaries Fresenius Violation Tracker Total Penalties US$1,065,932,675 (January 16, 2024) Number of Records 26 Books Trade Union Strategies Against Healthcare Marketization: Opportunity Structures and Local-Level Determinants by Jennie Auffenberg (2021) Our Health, Their Profit? Johannes in Hamborn.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Germany: Hospital group vs trade unionist: Fired because she went home 28 minutes too early TAZ PaulaR Tue, 01/16/2024 - 14:45 Thursday, July 13, 2023 Read more Emily Kietsch Helios terminated an anesthetist without notice because she allegedly went home too early. The Marburger Bund suspects another reason. Johannes in Hamborn.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Individual Records & Summaries Fresenius Violation Tracker Total Penalties US$1,065,932,675 (January 16, 2024) Number of Records 26 Books Trade Union Strategies Against Healthcare Marketization: Opportunity Structures and Local-Level Determinants by Jennie Auffenberg (2021) Our Health, Their Profit? Johannes in Hamborn.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Individual Records & Summaries Fresenius Violation Tracker Total Penalties US$1,065,932,675 (January 16, 2024) Number of Records 26 Books Trade Union Strategies Against Healthcare Marketization: Opportunity Structures and Local-Level Determinants by Jennie Auffenberg (2021) Our Health, Their Profit? Johannes in Hamborn.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dialysis Caregivers at Fresenius and Satellite: Unfair Labor Practice Strike at clinics in US Public Services International PaulaR Tue, 01/16/2024 - 14:48 Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Read more 99% of workers voted in favor of an unfair labor practice strike as Fresenius Kidney Care and Satellite Healthcare refused to bargain in good faith.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

USA: AG Platkin Sues Fresenius Vascular Care After Vulnerable Kidney Dialysis Patients Are Allegedly Subjected to Unnecessary Surgeries in Fraud Scheme State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General PaulaR Tue, 01/16/2024 - 14:49 Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Read more TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Johannes in Hamborn.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

A political tug of war Historically, efforts to strengthen the ground-level ozone standard have been undermined by political and corporate motivations. In 2015, the American Thoracic Society cited several studies documenting adverse respiratory health effects at levels of exposure exceeding 60 ppb.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Starting with methane was likely more politically feasible than carbon dioxide for several reasons. The NSPS only applied to so-called “new facilities” constructed after September 18, 2015 but, even so, EPA estimated that they would cut methane emissions by 510,000 short tons or 11 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Freedom House lowered the United States’s score by nearly 10 points between 2015 and 2023. “The State Democracy Index” , created by political scientist Jacob Grumbach, draws upon more than 50 indicators to assess the quality of state democracies.

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Members of the House Science Committee urge the White House to increase its requested spending for the Department of Energy Office of Science in FY 2024 budget request. The surprising political shifts that led to the climate bill’s passage – The Washington Post. billion for FY 2024. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Earlier in his political career, Bettencourt served as Republican House Majority Leader, and as the public face of the conservative agenda in the state’s House of Representatives. New Hampshire’s 2024 climate action plan: redux, revival or redo? Bettencourt, encouraged New Hampshire residents to go out and buy flood insurance.

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In the first complaint, the Center alleged that a chemical manufacturer and importer headquartered in Akron, Ohio, had failed to report 843,047 pounds of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) and five other substances that it imported during the 2013–2015 reporting period. N: 2021 Me.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

He served as vice chairman of the Commission from 2011 to 2015, and from October 2021 through September 2022. An alumna of Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, she lives in Mechanicsburg and is married with three children. Rendell, Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf.

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