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New York new climate law imposes billion dollar fines on fossil fuel companies

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a climate change bill into law empowering the state government to levy heavy fines on fossil fuel companies on Thursday. Climate change is expected to cost New York taxpayers half a trillion dollars in repair and preparations for extreme weather between now and 2050.

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22 US states sue New York climate law for fining fossil fuel companies

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West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute seventy-five billion dollars to a fund to pay for damages caused by climate change. The state of New York has yet to reply to this brief.

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Federal judge holds New York City in contempt for violence in city jails

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Chief US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found New York City in contempt Wednesday for failing to reduce violence and brutality in the Rikers Island complex. The post Federal judge holds New York City in contempt for violence in city jails appeared first on JURIST - News.

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New York corrections officers charged in death of inmate

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Ten New York corrections officers were charged Thursday in the 2024 death of inmate Robert Brooks at a state prison. New York State Attorney General Letitia James released videos from four officers that captured the incident. Brooks later died of his injuries the next morning at Wynn Hospital.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

A 2021 New York University School of Global Public Health survey of 5,850 people who drink alcohol found that 29 percent have increased their drinking during the pandemic. The last year and a half has been one of extreme stress and anxiety for the American Workforce.

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New York appeals court upholds constitutionality of state ethics and lobbying commission

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The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government on Tuesday in an action brought by former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, whom the commission is investigating. The New York Court of Appeal is the highest court in the state.

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New York Senate passes bill to prevent tropical deforestation

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The New York State Senate Tuesday passed the Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act , a bill aimed at protecting tropical rainforests and human rights in other countries through state government relations with contractors. The post New York Senate passes bill to prevent tropical deforestation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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