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Top 10 Environment Headlines from All Regions

Canada: Strong Evidence From Australia: Wind Health Complaints Contagious Nocebo Effects

A large, historical Australian public health study from the Sydney Medical School concludes that health complaints about wind turbines are heavily influenced by contagious nocebo effects.

{Saxe Law Office }

United States: Pennsylvania Considers Bill Providing Presumption Of Abandonment For Subsurface Rights

Pennsylvania is considering a bill, Senate Bill 258, that would create a presumption of abandonment for certain subsurface rights if those rights are not exercised for 50 years.

{Pepper Hamilton LLP}

Canada: Federal Government Further Refines Federal Environmental Laws

The federal government has proposed amendments to its new environmental assessment regime.

{Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP}

Australia: An update on environmental assessments, the precautionary principle and adaptive management regimes

This decision has broad implications for all proponents who are required by law to undertake environmental assessments.

{Corrs Chambers Westgarth}

Australia: What has been the effect of the Carbon Price on the electricity market?

The average intensity of greenhouse emissions from the National Electricity Market has reduced by about 5% year on year.

{Clayton Utz}

Canada: Right To A Healthy Environment?

A discussion on whether governments owe us clean air and water. Do governments owe us clean air and clean water?

{Saxe Law Office }

Australia: Linking the Australian and EU Carbon Markets - an overview of how, when and what this means for business

The legislation will implement an interim link between the Carbon Pricing Mechanism and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

{Corrs Chambers Westgarth}

Australia: Employees beware – Both company and two employees fined for supplying false information about waste containing asbestos

Companies and employees must be aware of relevant laws and requirements and ensure that they have been complied with.

{Norton Rose Australia}

Canada: Unlimited Personal No Fault Liability For Directors And Officers?

A discussion on whether former corporate directors and officers have presumptive unlimited, personal, no-fault liability to orders to pay all environmental costs associated with the assets of their former corporation, or of the subsidiaries of that corporation.

{Saxe Law Office }

Canada: Debtors’ Prison For Bankrupt Contaminated Sites?

The Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal has dismissed an appeal from an individual ordered to clean up the historic contaminated site of a bankrupt company in Brighton, Ontario.

{Saxe Law Office }

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