Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 19, 2022

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People- A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to ban the export of thermal coal from Canadian ports by 2023 and to release a roadmap of this ban on Earth Day.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

That includes 5 million deaths linked to breathing in the emissions of fossil fuels. National Resources Defense Council) compels judges to defer to federal agency scientists and experts in disputes over how ambiguously written laws should be implemented. A 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling (Chevron v.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

An additional $1 billion from Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law will be devoted largely to completing work on longstanding industrial site cleanups,” Minnesota Public Radio reports. The legislation prioritizes environmental conservation, countering the state’s fossil fuel boom.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 29, 2024

Our laws actually allow for this and so, as a society, we wait for bad things to happen to our bodies or in the environment before remedial action is taken. This makes no sense and we have long sought to reform these laws. So we haven’t. And we worked to get them banned. And that worked.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

In the waning hours of the 2021 session and the day after Earth Day, the Washington House of Representatives passed the Climate Commitment Act in a floor vote of 54-43. Once signed into law, Washington will have a firm statewide cap on climate pollution, covering 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions for the state.

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

By one count , Biden has overturned more than two dozen of Trump actions affecting the fossil fuel industry. This post from UC Berkeley and UCLA Law puts together the pieces by listing the 30 most consequential Biden actions, by date and subject matter. It includes only completed actions, not proposed regulations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA When the federal Clean Water Act was established 50 years ago to regulate pollution to the country's rivers and streams and set quality standards for surface waters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already had a Clean Streams Law and an Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA) to its Constitution on the books.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Earth Day is a perfect day to register to vote and to make sure people in your life are registered—and fully aware of what’s at stake in Election 2024. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw teach-ins, walkouts, and demonstrations grab the participation of 20 million Americans—about 10 percent of the total U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

Wolf’s Climate Rule Survives Veto Override Attempt In PA Senate; Court Sets May 4 Hearing On Republican Lawsuit To Block Rule -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Plan To Wean PA Power Plants Off Fossil Fuels Survives PA Senate Override Test -- AP: Republican-Controlled PA Senate Fails To Override Key Element Of Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2023

Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant - By Mayor & Council Member of Clairton City -- DEP Blog: Air Quality Awareness Week: Particulate Matter 101 -- PPL Electricity Price To Compare To Drop June 1 For Customers Who Don’t Shop For Suppliers -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Offering $1.6

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

As we now know, fossil fuel companies lied about it for decades to protect their profits. Now that there is a desperate need to slash global warming emissions worldwide to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, it is critical to rapidly phase out the use of all fossil fuels. What accounts for that?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- Sen. What’s Your Community Doing? Casey: Announces $2.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

[PaEN] -- PennLive: PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill Allowing Large-Scale Energy Projects To Bypass State Agencies -- Bill Reported Out Of Senate Committee Would Allow Pipelines Like Mariner East To Apply For Waivers Of Any PUC Regulation, Law Or Policy [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Advances Bill To Allow Utility Companies To Request (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28 [PaEN] -- Gov. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

Trillion Urge Governments Not To Let Worries About Fossil Fuel Supplies Impede Transition To Greener Energy -- Bloomberg: EU Backs Russian Coal Ban In First Punch At Energy Revenue -- AP: Germany Seeks To Boost Renewable Energy, Cut Russian Imports American Rescue Plan Funding -- Gov. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- U.S. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities -- AP: Climate Questions: What’s Going On With Climate Change? -- AP: Climate Questions: How Much Has The Climate Changed Already?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2024

. -- Better Path Coalition Hosts April 19 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing With Justin Nobel On His New Book About Radioactive Waste From The Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Launches 2024 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Campaign April 20 In Western PA [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council: Registration Open For Weekday Electronics Waste Collections (..)

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