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Sunil Dahiya v. Union of India, Orig. App. No. 315 of 2016 (17 January 2018) (National Green Tribunal New Delhi)

Petitioners asked the National Green Tribunal to require the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change to implement restrictions on water consumption and emissions adopted in 2015 for new thermal power plants. The Ministry had requested the Supreme Court…

Matt
January 25, 2018

Slander/libel/defamation SLAPP Suits

United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450 (25 July 2017) (Ontario, Canada)

United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450 (July 25, 2017)Ontario Superior Court of Justice United Soils Management Ltd. operates a gravel pit near a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario that is the source of drinking water…

Matt
January 24, 2018

Rol R N° 42-2017 (Río Cuervo) (Tercer Tribunal Ambiental) (4 Enero 2018)

Matt
January 10, 2018

Dams

Rol R N° 40-2014 (Hidroaysen) (Segundo Tribunal Ambiental) (31 octubre 2017)

Matt
January 10, 2018

Environmental Impact Assessment

Rol N°100.805-2016 (Mediterraneo-Río Puelo) (Tercer Tribunal Ambiental, Pronunciado por la Tercera Sala de esta Corte Suprema)

Matt
January 10, 2018

Coal and gas power plants Energy Industrial water pollution Pollution, Water Rivers Water Resources

Tennessee Clean Water Network v. Tennessee Valley Authority, No. 3:15-cv-00424 (M.D. Tenn. August 4, 2017)

Tennessee Clean Water Network v. Tennessee Valley Authority, No. 3:15-cv-00424 (M.D. Tenn. August 4, 2017)U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee For decades, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) disposed coal ash from a coal-fired power plant near Gallatin,…

Matt
January 9, 2018

Administrative Law Polluter Pays Principle

Fishermen and Friends of the Sea v. The Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment [2017] UKPC 37 (Nov. 27, 2017)

Fishermen and Friends of the Sea v. The Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment [2017] UKPC 37 (November 27, 2017) Judicial Committee of the Privy Council In 2006, the Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment (Minister) issued fee…

Matt
January 2, 2018

Constitutions

Salim v. State of Uttarakhand, Writ Petition (PIL) No.126 of 2014 (December 5, 2016 and March 20, 2017)

Salim v. State of Uttarakhand, Writ Petition (PIL) No.126 of 2014 (December 5, 2016 and March 20, 2017) High Court of Uttarakhand NOTE: In July 2017, the Supreme Court of India issued a stay of the High Court’s order. The…

Matt
December 27, 2017

Access to Justice Attorney fees and costs

Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation [2017] ONCA 827

Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation [2017] ONCA 827 (October 31, 2017) Court of Appeal for Ontario Ecuadorian community members filed an action in Canada for recognition and enforcement of an Ecuadorian court judgment holding Chevron accountable for environmental harm from petroleum…

Matt
December 19, 2017

Access to Justice Coal and gas power plants Energy Healthy Environment Right to ...

In re Application of Maui Electric Company, Case No. SCWC-15-0000640 (Dec. 14, 2017)

In re Application of Maui Electric Company, Case No. SCWC-15-0000640 (Dec. 14, 2017) Hawaii Supreme Court Maui Electric Company sought regulatory approval from the Public Utilities Commission to enter into a power purchase agreement with an electricity producer (HC&S). Sierra…

Matt
December 19, 2017