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Navigating Net Zero Via the Law  

Union of Concerned Scientists

Our study, which examined net-zero legislation and litigation in Brazil, China, Germany, and the United States, will become even more pertinent as nations grapple with implementing their commitments under the Paris Agreement from 2015 and the more recent consensus reached in Dubai.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023.

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UK Economic Crime Group: Enforcement Update

Arnold Porter

We consider the recent regulatory and enforcement actions by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). In respect of enforcement, governmental matters and legislative reform, we consider the following topics: Change on the horizon in the UK enforcement sphere.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

2] Over the last 25 years, increasingly decentralized electricity generation in restructured electricity markets, along with growth in the number of regulatory institutions, has resulted in “divergent interests of federal, state, regional and local authorities,” wrote the Academies in the 2021 report. 5] Ran Fu et al., “US link] [9] U.S.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. 34-2015-80002005 (Cal. North Coast Rivers Alliance v. California Department of Food & Agriculture , No.

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Natural Disasters: Developing Resiliency and Addressing Climate Refugees

Vermont Law

New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category Resident. For instance, in 2015 Pittsburg named a Chief Resilience Officer to. President Trump recently signed into law the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA), amending sections of the Stafford Act. A few countries are beginning to create climate migration policies. refugees.

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