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

A Greener Life

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction. The country has tried to tout its credentials in other climate-friendly areas throughout the years.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act : Known as CERCLA, this 1980 Act set to handle a growing problem of abandoned areas of the built environment that held and handled hazardous waste. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

34-2015-80002005 (Cal. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia to compel the U.S. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. North Coast Rivers Alliance v. judgment Feb.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

During a campaign stop in North Dakota, Mr. Trump made his views known about the international climate agreement reached by 195 countries in 2015 in Paris: President Obama entered the United States into the Paris Climate Accords – unilaterally, and without the permission of Congress. 18, 2015, 1:39 PM), [link]. [31].

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