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Padam Bahadur Shrestha v. Prime Minister and others, 074-WO-0283 (Supreme Court) (25 December 2018)

Padam Bahadur Shrestha v. Prime Minister and others, 074-WO-0283 (Supreme Court) (25 December 2018) Petitioners asked the Supreme Court to issue a writ of mandamus or other remedies that would include requiring a long list of government authorities to take…

Matt
October 5, 2021

Wetlands

H.P. Ranjanna v. Union of India & Ors., Appeal No. 54/2018 (National Green Tribunal, Principle Bench New Delhi) (30 July 2021)

The State of Karnataka
had a large number of lakes
at some point of time but there is substantial extinction/disappearance
due to development.

Matt
September 2, 2021

Plastic

Kenya Petition 32 & 35 of 2017 & Judicial Review Application 30 of 2017 (Consolidated), Environment and Land Court at Nairobi (22 June 2018)

In Kenya Petition 32 & 35 of 2017 & Judicial Review Application 30 of 2017 (Consolidated), the Environment and Land Court considered consolidated challenges to the Kenyan government banning “the use, manufacture and importation of certain types of plastic bags…

Matt
July 3, 2021

Climate Change Environmental Impact Assessment Oil & Gas

Native Vill. of Point Hope v. Jewell, 740 F.3d 489 (9th Cir. 2014)

Native Vill. of Point Hope v. Jewell, 740 F.3d 489 (9th Cir. 2014) (available at ) In a case concerning offshore oil drilling in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, a U.S. Court of Appeals explained that the…

Matt
June 7, 2021

Climate Change Environmental Impact Assessment Oil & Gas

San Juan Citizens Alliance v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 326 F. Supp. 3d 1227 (D. N.M. 2018)

San Juan Citizens Alliance v. Bureau of Land Management, 326 F. Supp. 3d 1227 (D. N.M. 2018) (available at ). The Plaintiffs in this case, a collection of citizens groups who enjoy the wildlands affected by the proposed development of…

Matt
June 7, 2021

Constitutions Marine and Coastal Marine resources Transportation

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Matt
June 4, 2021

Climate Change Greenhouse gases United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. France, No. 1904967, 1904968, 1904972, 1904976/4-1, Paris Administrative Court (3 February 2021)

Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. France, No. 1904967, 1904968, 1904972, 1904976/4-1, Paris Administrative Court (3 February 2021) Several organizations petitioned the Paris Administrative Court seeking orders requiring the government to take necessary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…