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Guide to Mathematics

Environmental Science

What is Mathematics? Mathematics is described by various people as the only science that will ever prove anything, the only science capable of providing an absolute “yes” or “no” answer, and as the purest science. The word comes from the Greek translation of máthema which means " learning" or “study”. Without mathematics, there would be no applied or theoretical science.

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WHEN COURTS MEET NATURE: A REAL CASE ON RIGHTS OF NATURE

Vermont Law

WHEN COURTS MEET NATURE. A REAL CASE ON RIGHTS OF NATURE. Hugo Echeverría – Environmental Lawyer*. Ecuador. A. SUI GENERIS. CASE. It took place in Ecuador between 2012 and 2015. It happened in a remote area, a frontier-area with many socio-environmental conflicts where law enforcement is challenging. There, a local Court addressed a case about a shrimp farm located inside a protected natural area, the famous.

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Arkema Indictment

Environmental Crimes

On August, 3, 2018, Arkema (a French chemical company), Richard Rowe (Arkema CEO) and Leslie Comardelle (Arkema’s plant manager), were indicted by a Harris County grand jury for the reckless emission of an air contaminant in violation of the Texas Water Code. A few friends have already written about the indictment ( Mark L. Farley and Paige Gallaspy at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Benjamin H.

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