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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

Acoel

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. As John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said at the American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in 2021, every lawyer is a climate lawyer now. And what about PFAS?

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.23.22

PA Environment Daily

Wolf, First Lady Recognize PA’s Environmental Investments During Earth Day Celebration -- Gov. From DEP -- Gov.

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April 11 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

In 2021 Comcast Signs Agreement To Purchase 250 MW Of Solar Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutral Goal U.S.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

Most recently, in February 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the Minganie Regional County Municipality recognized the Canadian Magpie River’s legal rights of personhood through the adoption of twin resolutions — one resolution by the Innu and another resolution by the municipality. The case is pending a decision. Pakistan : G.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33