Laws & Regulations

"Dutch Appeals Court Overturns Landmark Climate Ruling Against Shell"

"A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right."

Source: AP, 11/14/2024

Biden Admin Backs King Cove Road Through Izembek Wildlife Refuge

"The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska."

Source: Anchorage Daily News, 11/14/2024

"Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies"

"America’s oil industry released its wish list for the incoming Trump administration on Tuesday, a five-point plan that would eliminate many of the Biden administration’s most far-reaching efforts to reduce climate pollution and limit the warming that is driving ever more destructive and deadly extreme weather."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/13/2024

‘Mass Deportations Would Disrupt The Food Chain’: Calif. Warns Of Threat

"Take a drive through the Salinas or Central valleys in California and you’ll pass from town to town advertising its specialty fruit or vegetable: strawberries in Watsonville, garlic in Gilroy, pistachios in Avenal and almonds in Ripon. More than 400 types of commodities are grown in the Golden state – including a third of the vegetables and three-quarters of the fruits and nuts produced in the United States. Much of that food is grown by immigrant farm workers – many of whom are undocumented."

Source: Guardian, 11/12/2024

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