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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…
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…
La Convención de Ramsar, aprobada en 1971, es el primer acuerdo multilateral sobre el medio ambiente que se firmó a escala mundial.
ELAW presents this brief primer on climate litigation to help lawyers defending the
rights of communities and protecting the climate.
In Wildearth Guardians, environmental organizations claimed that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not adequately address greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal leases. In its environmental analysis, the BLM had concluded that there was no appreciable difference between the…
Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Civ. No. 15-106-M-DWM (D. Mont. 2017)August 14, 2017 Environmental organizations challenged a decision by the Office of Surface Mining to allow the expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine No. 1…
This Law shall set legal and organisational policies for an environmental
impact assessment with a view to avoid environmental damage.
Alberta Wilderness Ass’n v. Cardinal River Coals Ltd. [1999] 3 FC 425 April 8, 1999 A coalition of conservation organizations challenged a ministry decision allowing a coal mine to be constructed just outside the boundary of a national park. One…
