Thu.Mar 11, 2021

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In Peru, an Indigenous Group Fights to Protect Land from Drug Traffickers and Deforestation

Yale E360

The Santa Martha territory of Peru is experiencing unprecedented deforestation as drug traffickers and land grabbers encroach. Owned by the Indigenous Cacataibo community, a majority of this 14,485-hectare territory had been officially preserved as forestland. But traffickers have been illegally occupying and logging land for coca plantations and airstrips in recent years, Mongabay reported.

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Nature conservation efforts undermined by COVID-19 fallout

Successful Green

New research published by IUCN reveals that the pandemic has significantly impacted nature conservation around the globe, including job losses among protected area rangers, reduced anti-poaching patrols and environmental protection rollbacks. Conservation efforts in... The post Nature conservation efforts undermined by COVID-19 fallout appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Conserving Ontario’s intact wetlands is vital to protecting biodiversity

Eco Justice

When you think of Ontario’s landscape, you might picture soaring skyscrapers from some of the province’s busy cities, the rocky and mineral-rich Canadian Shield that lines much of the province. Read more. The post Conserving Ontario’s intact wetlands is vital to protecting biodiversity appeared first on Ecojustice.

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Weighing Two Circuit Splits, Ohio District Court Allows Declaratory Judgment and Contribution Claims to Proceed

MGKF Law

On March 1, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a ruling denying in part the summary judgment motion of Defendants Ingersoll-Rand and Trane U.S., against whom Plaintiff FIP Realty Co. brought various claims related to the historic release of VOCs on a site now owned by Plaintiff. See Fip Realty Co. v. Ingersoll-Rand Plc , No. 2:19-cv-03291.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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The inevitable empire of nature?

Environment, Law, and History

The new journal LawArt. Rivista di Diritto, Arte, Storia / Journal of Law, Art and History just posted its first issue (as an aside, we've now counted 63 active legal history journals !), including an article by Nader Hakim, the English title of which is "A Legal Picture of Nature: Legal Discourse or the Aesthetics of Truth. An Example from the Heart of 19th Century France" (the article is in French).

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What does 'net zero emissions' mean?

New Scientist

An ambitious target to reduce emissions, but can it slow global warming?

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

The following is the official written testimony submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for a hearing to examine the reliability, resiliency, and affordability of electric service in the United States amid the changing energy mix and extreme weather events by Environmental Progress Founder and President, Michael D.