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San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper v. Formosa Plastics Corp., No. 6:17-cv-0047 (S. D. Tex. — Victoria) (Final Consent Decree entered Nov. 27, 2019)

San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper and S. Diane Wilson, Plaintiffs v. Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, et al., No. 6:17-cv-0047 (S.D. Tex. — Victoria) Memorandum and Order on Liability entered June 27, 2019; Final Consent Decree entered Nov. 27, 2019. Evidence,…

Matt
January 27, 2021

Indigenous Peoples

Fallo Comarca Naso Tjer Di, Supreme Court of Panama (28 October 2020)

Matt
January 8, 2021

Polluter Pays Principle Protected Areas

Centre for Environmental Justice v. Anura Satharasinghe et. al, W.P. 291 of 2015, Sri Lanka Court of Appeal (16 November 16, 2020) (Wilpattu forest case)

Centre for Environmental Justice v. Anura Satharasinghe et. al, W.P. 291 of 2015, Sri Lanka Court of Appeal (16 November 16, 2020) (Wilpattu forest case) The petitioner, Centre for Environmental Justice (Guarantee) Ltd, claimed that the government-approved clearing, development, and…

Matt
January 5, 2021

Wetlands

Dr. Harishchandra Purshottam Natu & Ors. v. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Dept., Sindhudurg & Ors., O.A. No. 167 of 2017 (WZ) (National Green Tribunal) (9 October 2020)

Matt
December 28, 2020

Wetlands

H.P. Ranjanna v. Union of India, Appeal No. 54 of 2018 (National Green Tribunal) (Principal Bench, New Delhi) (February 3 2020)

Matt
December 28, 2020

Coal and gas power plants Energy

Samata v. Union of India, NEAA Appeal No. 10 of 2010 (National Green Tribunal) (13 December 2013)

Matt
December 28, 2020

Coal and gas power plants Energy

Samata v. Union of India, App. No. 124 of 2016 (Southern Zone, Chennai) (National Green Tribunal) (29 September 2020)

An appeal has been filed challenging the Environment Clearance granted of coal based thermal power plants at Komarada Village.

Matt
December 28, 2020

Plastic

RE 729731 ED-AgR/SP (6 October 2017), Relator Min. Dias Toffoli, Segunda Turma, publicado 26 October 2017

São Paulo State, adopted Municipal Law No. 5.026/2010, which bans the distribution of plastic bags in local commercial establishments.

Matt
December 14, 2020

Ecuador: Select mangrove laws

Constitución de Ecuador Art. 406: The State shall regulate the conservation, management and sustainable use, recovery...

Matt
December 8, 2020

Peru: Select magrove laws

8Ley N° 26839 .- Ley sobre la Conservación y el Aprovechamiento Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica. (Conservation and Sustainable use of Biological Diversity Law) Art. 26, e) (Declares national interest and priority the scientific research for the conservation and sustainable…

Matt
December 8, 2020