American consumers are reaching for “green” products on shelves more than ever this year while corporations are cashing in on a gold mine. Though evidence suggests the trend has little to do with helping the environment. The market for sustainable products and energy was valued at more than $15 billionContinue Reading
Microplastics from a river in Maryland, collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Marine Debris Program. Recent research have now found microplastics in human blood samples. DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater internationalContinue Reading
Opponents acknowledge a recent court federal court ruling rejected most of their claims PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ ) — A federal appeals court panel has granted Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project’s motion for a stay, leaving in place an injunction that prevents the Forest Service from logging the mature forest around WaltonContinue Reading
American energy corporation the Williams Companies was facing yet another setback in its attempts to build a natural gas pipeline in New York. After a years-long battle, state regulators and pushback from protesters had forced the company to cancel its previously proposed Constitution pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. AndContinue Reading
On 2 February 2022, the Land and Environment Court of Appeal announced an interesting decision concerning the issue of liability in the transfer of a dry cleaning business (MÖD 2022:2). The decision concerns an injunction in relation to investigation of potential contaminants directed against a limited liability company that acquiredContinue Reading
In a setback for climate change claimants, on 15 March 2022 a three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia overturned the earlier decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Sharma v Minister for the Environment,1 finding that the Minister for the Environment had no duty of careContinue Reading
In a setback for climate change claimants, on 15 March 2022 a three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia overturned the earlier decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Sharma v Minister for the Environment,1 finding that the Minister for the Environment had no duty of careContinue Reading
Free Report How is ESG transforming packaging in the beverages sector? The beverages sector has already been re-shaped by increasing corporate and consumer consciousness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues around packaging. Now, amidst a raft of new regulations, those who get ahead of the curve may find newContinue Reading
In brief The case of Bridgeman Enterprises Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QPEC 25 concerned an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (Court) against conditions imposed by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council (Council) on a development approval for a development permit for a materialContinue Reading
Analysis Epic Games’ legal campaign to break Apple’s near absolute control over its iOS ecosystem received reinforcement this week from 35 US states, Microsoft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Citizen, and more than 50 academics, among others. In 2020, Epic Games flouted Apple’s iOS App Store rules by directing playersContinue Reading
