Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This newsletter is our seventh annual review of significant state court decisions relevant for private company M&A transactions and related governance matters and disputes. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2021 All Rights Reserved.

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2020 2021 Government Law 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. John Kerry, then U.S.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Law Greenhouse 123

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. Perhaps the most significant decision in climate litigation in 2021 came from the Netherlands.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The gravamen of the plaintiff’s lawsuit was that Lewis, which delivered only on-line instruction through the remainder of the 2020 school year in light of COVID-19, was liable for breach of contract and unjust enrichment because it retained the full amount of student tuition and fees. 19-1751, 2021 WL 1306120 (4th Cir.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2030 222

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation.

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Paris Agreement 2030 Climate Change Regulations 137

Enviromental Defense

JULY 8, 2021

Ontario government revokes MZO following pressure from local, environmental and Indigenous Groups. The area at Duffins Creek now returns to zoning laws applied by the City of Pickering and its status as an “urban reserve” with environmentally protective zoning is restored. ECOJUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ONTARIO NATURE.

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Government 2020 Climate Change Law 143

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Understanding that such investments would not be made by farmers without a guaranteed market, the Indian government also created a minimum support price (MSP) for wheat in 1966-67. A 2019 Indian government report estimated that 74% of the area where wheat is cultivated, and 65% of the area where rice is grown, will face water shortages.

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Government Law 2017 2019 103

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People — With Canada’s 2021 federal election just five weeks away, a coalition of 34 Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling on everyone in Canada to vote on September 20 — and when they do, vote for a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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Government Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2021 52

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

20-616, 2021 WL 922749 (2d Cir. 11, 2021), the Second Circuit recently ruled that broad immunity under Section 230 protects internet providers who block third-party content they deem objectionable from liability. 20-10856, 2021 WL 805534 (11th Cir. 2020-1909, 2021 WL 865359 (Fed. § 230(c)(2). In Domen v.

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2021 2004 Law 2020 52

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency. So, to start to see some bright spots like Brazil is incredibly heartening. Gray: Yes, for sure. Gray: That’s right.

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Deforestation Government Rainforest 2022 162

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: CCST 2020.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Paris Agreement Government 214

HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Renewable Energy Paris Agreement 2015 2020 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Before joining UCS in 2021, Shen worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Work of the Future Task Force while earning a master’s degree in policy and transportation at the school. The federal government kept urban transit agencies running with COVID relief funding, and some transit agencies were able to evolve with the times.

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Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Electricity Law 270

Law and Environment

JULY 2, 2021

On June 29, 2021, a cohort of New York local governments (including many where large-scale solar projects are currently proposed), community organizations, and avian interest groups filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court (the State’s trial-level court) against the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”).

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Renewable Energy Regulations Law 2020 130

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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2020 2010 Waste Conservation 317

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Strategic acquirors and private equity firms often pursue acquisitions of small-business government contractors with an attractive niche or technology but also understand that, following the acquisition, the small business affiliation rules[[N:13 C.F.R. 66146 (October 16, 2020) (effective November 16, 2020).]] 14, 2021).]]

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Government 2020 Regulations 2010 52

Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

A bare-chested old man lies in the emergency room of a government hospital in northeast Nigeria. 15, 2021, incident that harmed Mikaila and another farmer is just one in a larger pattern of growing hostilities between herders and farmers in this region. between 1984 and 2021, while the area experienced a 71.9% We grew up here.

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Government Climate Change 2016 2018 338

Law Columbia

APRIL 9, 2024

Switzerland (“ KlimaSeniorinnen ”), the Court held that by failing to put in place a domestic regulatory framework for climate change mitigation, the Swiss government violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the right to respect for private and family life. In Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v.

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Climate Change Paris Agreement Law Coastal Erosion 137

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Following on from last month's review of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Part 2 considers the position in relation to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and how we see its regulatory actions developing over 2021 and beyond. * * * * *. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2021 All Rights Reserved.

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2021 Regulations 2020 Government 52

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3), upheld the City of Livermore’s (“City”) approval of a 130-unit affordable housing project on a downtown infill site and its accompanying determination that the project was CEQA-exempt under Government Code section 65457 (“Section 65457”). ( Save Livermore Downtown v. 2021) 74 Cal.App.5th City of Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

We start this month with a focus on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), considering how we see the agency framing its work in 2021. * * * * *. During 2020, and going into 2021, the SFO has been met with both achievement and setback. Retrospection can often be a good indicator of what is to come.

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2021 2020 2010 Regulations 52

Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In particular, we focus on the ongoing rise of pandemic-related fraud, increased risks of money laundering across the UK, and proposals to hold directors personally responsible for promoting good corporate governance. * * * * *. In our earlier advisories, we discussed the steep rise in pandemic-related fraud.

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2021 Government Regulations Law 52

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Arnold & Porter London litigation partner Jane Wessel said, "We look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate that the Venezuelan decisions relied upon by the Maduro side deserve no recognition by an English court as they are not the decisions of an independent judiciary respecting the rule of law.".

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Shapiro’s office supporting “key recommendations” in a 2020 Grand Jury Report that concluded DEP’s oil and gas regulatory program failed to protect public health and the environment. Our government has a duty to set, and enforce, ground rules that protect public health and safety. Read more here. Read more here. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas 2020 Regulations Air Pollution 84

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2023

If approved by both chambers of parliament, Bill C-226 will become law, and require the government to examine the links between racialization, socio-economic status and environmental risk, and develop Canada’s first national strategy on environmental racism and environmental justice. Advocates say this is long overdue.

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Law Government Environmental Protection 2020 116

Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. Some believe this end of life government subsidy to the solar industry is key to continuing the greater solar market uptick and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Waste Recycling Regulations Electricity 52

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. Senate Bill 119 ( S. 1] [link].

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2021 Natural Gas Renewable Energy Natural Resources 52

Washington Nature

MAY 3, 2021

The Health Environment for All (HEAL) Act is one of the most meaningful commitments lawmakers made in the landmark 2021 Washington state legislative session. In 2020, the Task Force issued a report of findings from years of work with community leaders and voices from community listening groups across the state.

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Government 2021 2020 Regulations 104

A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

In 2021, the country produced 610 million tons of coal, half of which was exported, at a value of US$29.6 He argues that the government should stop issuing mining licences in protected forests or conservation areas. “It Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world.

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Deforestation 2019 Government 2020 98

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Law Columbia

MARCH 16, 2022

Countries around the world have increasingly adopted climate change laws over the last two decades. This is partially attributable to the dynamism in international climate negotiations but also a growing appreciation of the crucial role that national laws and policy measures play. Overview of the Climate Change Act 2021.

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Climate Change 2021 2030 Carbon Emissions 40

Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

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2017 2021 2011 Air Pollution 52

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In March 2021, these environmental groups, supported by the Williams Treaties First Nations, filed an urgent stay motion on the immediate destruction of the wetland complex. The Ontario government revoked the MZO on July 21, 2021, the permit was withdrawn and the lawsuit was subsequently discontinued. .

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Government Conservation Law 2021 101