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US federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers from Rio Grande border with Mexico

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Ezra found that Texas’ construction and maintenance of the barrier without permission from the US Army Corps of Engineers likely violates the Rivers and Harbors Act. ” However, there is an exception for “plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of the Army.”

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Milieudefensie v Shell: 3 Takeaways and Challenges on the Appeal’s Court Decision

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Second, different sectors and countries require tailored emissions reduction pathways: Shells scope 3 emissions span sectors like transport and construction, where emissions reduction is inherently more challenging and gradual. The role of gas specifically as important transition fuel is also further noted below.

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Germany: Current Higher Regional Court Decision On The Duties Of The Architect Supervising The Construction Work - Jasper Rechtsanwalte

Mondaq

In its ruling of January 20, 2021, the Munich Higher Regional Court decided that one of the duties of the architect supervising the construction is to also supervise the execution of welding seams.

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New York City’s Building Electrification Law Wins in District Court

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Instead of a wholesale prohibition on natural gas piping, Local Law 154 sets indoor air emissions limits for fossil fuel combustion in new building construction, prohibiting the burning of any substance that emits 25 kilograms or more of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units of energy.

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Canada: Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds Silence May Defeat A Claim Of Constructive Dismissal - MLT Aikins LLP

Mondaq

Recently, the Alberta Court of Appeal partially overturned the lower Court's decision in Kosteckyj. The Court's decision reaffirms the test for constructive dismissal and finds.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 7, 2021 to August 13, 2021

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC this week announced the close of Auction 109, which offered for sale construction permits for 139 new radio stations – 4 AM stations in the St. Old court decisions that suggest that no liability would arise unless the copyrighted content is hosted on the server controlled by the website owner may no longer be good law.

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FCC Plans Hearings on Environmental Impact of Tower Registration Program - Follow Up to Court Case on Impact of Communications Towers on Birds

Broadcast Law Blog

In a Court decision in 2008, the US Court of Appeals determined that the FCC had not adequately assessed its obligations under NEPA with respect to the impact of communications towers on birds after there were claims that towers killed millions of birds each year. After the Court decision, American Bird Conservancy v.