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BP PLC et al v Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (19-1189), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals did not fully analyze whether a climate change tort lawsuit seeking damages against several energy companies operating in the United States should be heard in federal court, instead of in state court.
The decision is a welcome reprieve for energy companies facing potential litigation across a multitude of jurisdictions in the United States, as it could potentially result in climate change claims falling under the jurisdiction of federal courts instead of state courts, and under federal law rather than state law.
iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 11, 2021 11:54am (Pexels photo)
Now here’s today’s agriculture news.
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A first-of-its kind study has found lung-irritating particles from fertilizer, feed lots and manure cause thousands of premature deaths each year. As the Washington Post reports, the study found 17,900 U.S. deaths per year are attributed to agricultural pollution across the United States. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
“The food system has really flown under the radar” as a source of deadly pollution, said University of Minnesota professor Jason Hill, the lead author of the new report, told the Post. “But what we eat affects not just our own health, but the health of others. We’re showing that directly.”
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2021 (ENS) – In a political win for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Supreme Court of Canada today ruled that the Liberal Government’s carbon tax law is constitutional because climate change is a threat to the entire country and demands a coordinated national approach.
“Climate change is real. It is caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities, and it poses a grave threat to humanity’s future,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner wrote, on behalf of the majority.
The coal-fired Genesee Generating Station owned by Capital Power Corp. emits greenhouse gases near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 71 km southwest of Edmonton. Fuel is provided by a nearby coal mine. Jan. 6, 2017 (Photo by WherezJeff)
iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 4, 2021 12:03pm
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Good day and welcome to the Sprout May the fourth (force) be with you. For the food lovers among us, today brings with it National Homebrew Day, National Orange Juice Day, and National Candied Orange Peel Day. It’s an eclectic menu.
Here’s today’s agriculture news.
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Effective climate action needed
The climate emergency is an existential crisis. Climate science informs us that fossil fuel emissions are the main cause for the rapid rise in our planet’s temperature, which now ever more frequently drives weather systems that cause death, destruction and displacement.
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Many notice alarming rates of change in the natural environment and its biodiversity. Recent polls confirm that most Canadians are deeply concerned about the climate emergency and would support government action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.