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

A Greener Life

India has “[balanced] its economic needs with its environmental responsibility” by continuously increasing its forest and tree cover over the past few decades – one of the few countries where this has been seen, he adds. 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

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. The court stated: “Any injury allegedly stemming from the prospect that the Executive Order has delayed the issuance of unspecified regulations relating to a broadly defined area of concern is too abstract and speculative to support standing.” Trump , No.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

ESA

How Mexico’s Vast Tree-Planting Program Ended Up Encouraging Deforestation – Bloomberg Green. EPA – National Environmental Education Advisory Council. EPA – Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h); Request for Comments. Scientific Community. Justice Dept. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.

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