Can judges help save the planet? Landmark court decisions on the right to a healthy environment www.openglobalrights.org/can-judges-h...#Environment#EnvironmentalLaws#HealthyEnvironment#CivilRights#HumanRights#UNHumanRightsCouncil#R2HE#SaveThePlanet
A new report and database highlight 20 landmark court decisions on the right to a healthy environment, drawing upon cases from all parts of the world.
Air regulators roll back rule that let major Southern California polluters avoid millions in fees www.latimes.com/environment/...#AirPollution#EnvironmentalRights#EnvironmentalLaws#Pollution#ConsumerHealth#CleanAirAct#CleanAirStandards#EPA
Regulators rescind controversial accounting rule that South Coast Air Quality Management District used to shield polluters from paying millions in fees.
Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater, study says www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/h...#ForeverChemicals#PFAS#WaterPollution#WaterContamination#ToxicChemicals#EnvironmentalLaws
High levels of toxic PFAS chemicals exist in groundwater around the globe, yet the full extent of contamination is likely more widespread, study says.
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Two things happen with any offset market: - A huge amount of fraud and wrongdoing - A perpetual production line of reform and integrity efforts that never seem to reduce the amount of fraud and wrongdoing At what point do we acknowledge there is no undoing this damage?
Biodiversity Council says offsets should be a last resort and only used for ‘nature that we can replace’