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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists

There arecurrently carbon standards in place for new power plants , which were set back in 2015; however, there are no standards for existing plants as neither the 2015 Clean Power Plan nor the 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule —both of which targeted existing facilities—remain in place.

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Iowa Supreme Court 2 – Raccoon River 0

Acoel

The Des Moines Water Works alleged the agricultural drains were point sources that required NPDES permits, and the water works sought monetary damages to recoup the costs of treating the river water to remove excess nitrates due to the agricultural pollution. environmental law when it comes to agricultural water pollution.

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US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals

Corp Watch

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors

Corp Watch

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Corp Watch

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 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

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75 Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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