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Dec. 23, 2020
National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp, left, posing in February with Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., who has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be Interior secretary. NCAI, like most tribal organizations, welcomed the nomination of Haaland – who would be the first Native American to be a Cabinet secretary – as a good omen for relations with the Biden administration. (File photo by McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News)
One of five stories in the series, “Hello, Joe: How Biden policies may be felt in Arizona.”
WASHINGTON – The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises with Native Americans, but tribal leaders in Arizona said they think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception.
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Suncor Energy was fined $475,000 after being convicted Dec. 16 of violating the Environmental Protection Act during an incident at its Sarnia refinery in March 2018.
The refinery, located next to Aamjiwnaang First Nation, had a partial emergency shutdown March 15, 2018, resulting in total reduced sulphur compounds being released into the atmosphere, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
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The ministry said reduced sulphur compounds are composed of hydrogen sulphide and other sulphur-containing compounds that have a strong nauseous rotten-egg odour that can be detected by humans at very low concentrations.
Tribal leaders optimistic about Biden; call Haaland nomination a good start National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp, left, posing in February with Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., who has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be Interior secretary. NCAI, like most tribal organizations, welcomed the nomination of Haaland - who would be the first Native American to be a Cabinet secretary - as a good omen for relations with the Biden administration. (Source: Cronkite News) By Calah Schlabach | December 23, 2020 at 12:25 PM MST - Updated December 23 at 12:52 PM
WASHINGTON â The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises with Native Americans, but tribal leaders in Arizona said they think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception.
December 22, 2020 12:12:41 pm
The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) Monday launched a legal challenge against the Western Australia State Government’s approval of the new Burrup Hub petroleum gas development.
The environmental group is challenging Woodside Petroleum’s expansion because it was not given proper environmental assessment prior to approval. In a press release, the group describes the development as the “most polluting fossil fuel project ever to be proposed in Australia,” which “undermines global efforts [to mitigate climate change] under the Paris Agreement.”
Lawyers for the CCWA allege that the project’s approval last year contravened Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Act (EPA). Woodside originally gained approval to source gas from two particular sites on the remote Burrup Peninsular in north-western Australia; however, it later allegedly amended its plans to gain access to two additional gas fields.
A FARM is an eternal hive of activity. There is always something going on, work to be done, developments to be made, and improvements to be completed, writes Johanne Spittle, head of litigation at Pearsons & Ward Solicitors. With such activities, some noise and disruption is inevitable. However, if your actions impact your neighbours to such an extent that it amounts to a nuisance, this could lead to untold legal headaches. Nuisance is unreasonable interference with another person’s use or enjoyment of land. Nuisance can be public, statutory, or private. Public nuisance - Public nuisance can be a criminal offence and arises where a group of people are affected by your actions, for example if you obstruct the highway or pollute water supplies.