Last week I attended an international seminar put on by Baker and McKenzie attorneys. This firm has lawyers all over the globe.
There were some interesting take aways. The global recession has impacted every country. Many thought that a slow down in adopting new environmental laws, particularly on climate change, would then follow. That seems logical [...]
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The Environment Secretariat of Argentina closed a poultry feed maker, a petrochemical company, three metalworking firms and a recylcing center on the contaminated Matanza-Riachuelo River basin. They previously closed 80 facilities, but most were reopened after correcting violations. The moves are part of a $1.8 billion cleanup of the river basin ordered by the Argentine [...]
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The Russian environmental agency, Rosprirodnadzor, may pay informants who report environmental violations. The money would come from fines collected against environmental violators. BNA Intenational Environmental Reporter, April 2, 2008.
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