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‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

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The cause of the failure was not investigated but is typical of broader municipal service failures. As a result, Hanse was able to extract himself from the poverty and joblessness that permeates Dunoon and begin earning a decent income in guest services in the United Arab Emirates. “If Photo © Steve Kretzmann / CCIJ.

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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Forest Service, or other agency with jurisdiction over the land. Before a federal agency can issue such a permit it must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), issuing either an environmental impact statement or a determination that a full review is not needed.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) had acted reasonably based on best available scientific and commercial data when it relied on projections of loss of sea ice through the end of the century as the basis for its listing decision. National Biodiesel Board , No. 15-P-905 (Mass.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scientific Community National Academies to hold webinar series titled “Paving the Way for Continental Scale Biology: Connecting Research Across Scales” starting April 24-25.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court held that federal common law necessarily governed the nuisance claims because “[a] patchwork of fifty different answers to the same fundamental global issue would be unworkable” and “the extent of any judicial relief should be uniform across our nation.” The planned pipeline is to be 162.5 BP p.l.c. , 18-cv-182 (S.D.N.Y.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. National Marine Fisheries Service , No. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D. May 19, 2021).

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also found that a need for “national uniformity” was not at issue in this case. The First Circuit therefore disagreed with the district court’s determination that EPA’s decision on the permit could render much of the case moot, as well as the district court’s belief that deferring to EPA would not delay resolution of the case.

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