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Advancing Rights of Nature and the Role of Geneva
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (483+ words) Nature| Human Rights and Environment Rights of Nature (Ro N) is a legal approach that recognizes Nature, including ecosystems, species, and natural resources, as legal entities with rights, powers, duties, and liabilities similar to those of a legal person. Under this…...
Southland man sentenced for "extreme effluent discharge
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (204+ words) Tokanui man Andrew Wright was convicted on 35 charges in breach of the Resource Management Act after facing charges arising from the unlawful operation of his large-scale Wagyu feedlot. Environment Southland said Wright was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court to…...
MME Seeks Amendment to Mining Laws | Economy
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (401+ words) The Ministry of Mines and Energy has called for urgent amendments to Liberia's mining laws to strengthen mineral governance and curb rising cases of illicit mining and mineral smuggling across the country. Illicit Mining Described as a Governance Threat The…...
6th Circ. Backs Smucker In Salmonella Coverage Dispute - Law360 Insurance Authority
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (100+ words) 6th Circ. Backs Smucker In Salmonella Coverage Dispute Law360 Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law 6th Circ. Backs Smucker In Salmonella Coverage Dispute By Hope Patti " July 1, 2026, 8: 18 PM EDT /insurance-authority/tracked_cases? case_id=641a56e7a1717cfd8bc2ae9b&case_title=J. M. +Smucker+Co. +v. +ACE+American+Insurance+Co....
NASA Asks For NEPA Comments But Says It Does Not Need To
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (528+ words) NASA Watch Although NASA is voluntarily providing notice and an opportunity to comment on the interim final rule, the agency has determined that notice and comment procedures are not required because this interim final rule falls within the APA exception…...
2 former Duluth EPA lab employees sue agency over firing
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (781+ words) Two former employees of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's laboratory on Lake Superior's North Shore sued the federal agency, alleging it violated their First Amendment rights when it fired them last year for signing a letter critical of the Trump administration…...
State Issues Max Fine After FPL Contractor Herbicide Application Kills Animals, Bees
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (188+ words) A state investigation has found that a contractor working for Florida Power & Light misused herbicides during an aerial application in Santa Rosa County. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) will fine the contractor Industrial Helicopters $20, 000, the maximum…...
Ranch Compensation and Highway Realignment Dominate IEC Meeting
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (834+ words) Questions over compensation for ranchers affected by the Fallon Range Training Complex expansion and plans to relocate State Route 361 dominated the latest meeting of the Intergovernmental Executive Committee. The IEC was established under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…...
Federal Government Steps In as Bille Gas Leak Threatens Rivers State Ecology
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (333+ words) The Federal Government and Rivers State officials have launched an emergency intervention to cap a highly toxic subterranean gas leak in the Bille Community. The phenomenon, initially reported by local fishermen, manifests as intense, continuous bubbling in the water bodies…...
EPA Approves Controversial Pesticides For Agricultural Use
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (59+ words) Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law EPA Approves Controversial Pesticides For Agricultural Use Law360 is on it, so you…...