Sat.Jul 08, 2017 - Fri.Jul 14, 2017

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Is The Paris Agreement on Shaky Legs? How to Ensure Successful Implementation

Environmental Europe

What is needed to make the Paris Agreement a success? This blog post focuses on one of the most central but underappreciated elements – the periodic reviews of progress. States must of course make ambitious and credible contributions in the first place. But if there is no system to ensure that they are monitored and evaluated, the agreement will have very shaky legs.

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Trial Court Rules that Article 22’s “Original Condition” Refers to Property’s Condition at the Creation of a Mineral Servitude

The Energy Law Blog

A July 3, 2017 ruling from the 17th Judicial District establishes that a mineral servitude owner’s obligation under Mineral Code article 22 “to restore the surface to its original condition” means the condition of the property at the creation of the servitude—and not the property’s pristine, pre-operation condition. The court’s commonsense ruling in Sterling Sugars v.

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