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By Anne Bagamery | March 3, 2023
But the judgment did move the ball forward on some aspects of the law, including the express wish that companies and complainants exhaust efforts to work out plans together before taking them to court, lawyers said.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | February 27, 2023
Top lawyers shared their takeaways from the biggest annual African mining investment event, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in Cape Town this month.
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By Alex D'Elia | February 21, 2023
Portugal has established a new legal framework to ensure that renewable energy projects that target decarbonization can be approved faster.
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By Charlotte Johnstone | February 2, 2023
The claim, filed at London's High Court, involves more than 11,000 residents from a Nigerian community—the second such claim levelled against the oil giant.
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By Anne Bagamery | January 15, 2023
New cases and vigorous enforcement will make "duty of vigilance" for the environment a critical area for European corporations, lawyers say.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 10, 2023
Ashurst has added an EY partner to head its risk advisory group in the UK.
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By Law.com International | January 4, 2023
Europe's top partners are taking on 2023 with decidedly more optimism than lawyers elsewhere. Does the continent have an ace up its sleeve?
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 4, 2023
The oil and gas giant is suing the EU in a bid to halt a windfall tax targeting energy profits.
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By Hannah Walker | Rose Walker | November 21, 2022
An Extinction Rebellion group sprayed the London office with fake oil.
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By Christine Schiffner | November 7, 2022
"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.
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By Jodi Stein, Eva C. Schneider and Sam Zarkower | March 13, 2024
The authors discuss New York's "City of Yes" zoning amendments pertaining to carbon neutrality.
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By Riley Brennan | March 7, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By Victoria Flynn | March 4, 2024
"I would encourage the attorney general and other elected officials who have filed suit against New Jersey businesses to reflect on that decision because of the impact these lawsuits will have on our business community that provides energy to our residents, especially if these lawsuits are unlikely to be able to successfully combat climate change," writes Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn.
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By David G. Mandelbaum | March 4, 2024
There may be some confusion over how "brown" a "brownfield" has to be to qualify, but just the label connotes an increased risk of residual liability to those associated with the site to clean up contamination. Therefore, these tax provisions create a demand for the conventional environmental practice tools that manage that risk.
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 1, 2024
Jurors in Conway County Circuit Court, in Arkansas, gave Monsanto its 11th win on Friday in Roundup trials, and New Castle County Superior Court Judge Vivian Medinilla declared a mistrial after jurors in Delaware were deadlocked.
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By Jimmy Hoover | March 1, 2024
The companies are asking the justices to review a Hawaii Supreme Court decision clearing the way for a state court to hear Honolulu's lawsuit over the damage and remedial costs associated with climate change.
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By Linda A. Thompson | March 1, 2024
Companies that cause severe and irreparable harm to the environment could face fines of up to €1.6 million. Belgium also classified ecocide as an international crime, on par with war crimes, crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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By John J. Fumero | February 28, 2024
Environmental groups that won the ruling cheered, while Florida developers and the DEP were left wondering what would happen next. Some residential projects seeking final permitting are on hold, as are those in the planning stages. Attorneys representing environmental, real estate and local government interests should review how future development projects may be altered or shelved.
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By Gail Suchman, Eva Schneider and Samuel Zarkower | February 28, 2024
Last year, New York Senator Jessica Ramos introduced S. 2510-A, which would require all major projects located in or adjacent to a "disadvantaged community" to submit a written enhanced public participation plan to NYSDEC as part of the proposed project's permitting process. This article summarizes the bill's requirements and explores both the benefits and drawbacks of the bill as currently drafted.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 27, 2024
A third trial opened on Tuesday involving a class action brought against PacifiCorp on behalf of 5,000 survivors of wildfires in Oregon over Labor Day 2020.
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