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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS FOR THE AUCKLAND OR WELLINGTON LAUNCHES on 7 & 9 MAY. Attendance is free but registration is essentital. EDS celebrates 50 years with book launches in Auckland and Wellington Join us to celebrate the launch of EDS’s latest book. Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural world tells the story of how the law has been mobilised to protect some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious places. Featuring major environmental battles of the past half century, the book provides an insider’s account of how a small group of lawyers and scientists, under the EDS banner, took on the might of the government and development interests to secure important wins on behalf of the environment. With the coalition government’s proposals to roll back many of the environmental protections put in place over past decades, Environmental Defenders provides invaluable insights into the environmental controversies of today. Written by Raewyn Peart, EDS’s Policy Director, the book contains much material that has not previously seen the light of day. It is a substantial hardback richly illustrated with images of some of the most beautiful parts of the country.  Register for the Auckland (7 May) or Wellington (9 May) event here: https://lnkd.in/gn2dDzrz

In case you missed it! This week's edition of the First Peoples Law Report includes environmental rights, place names, climate resilience, harvesting rights and more. @ https://buff.ly/476ttyp #Indigenousrights #Canadianpoli

In case you missed it! This week's edition of the First Peoples Law Report includes environmental rights, place names, climate resilience, harvesting rights and more. @ https://buff.ly/476ttyp #Indigenousrights #Canadianpoli

In the 12th episode of "Groundtruth," Associate Hilary Jacobs meets with Ebony Griffin-Guerrier, an Environmental Justice Advocate with Earthjustice for a focused conversation about environmental justice and community engagement. They also discuss how regulators and companies can meaningfully engage with impacted communities to address environmental justice concerns.  #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EnvironmentalJustice #BDLawEJ

In the 12th episode of "Groundtruth," Associate Hilary Jacobs meets with Ebony Griffin-Guerrier, an Environmental Justice Advocate with Earthjustice, for a focused conversation about environmental justice and community engagement. They also discuss how regulators and companies can meaningfully engage with impacted communities to address environmental justice concerns. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EnvironmentalJustice #BDLawEJ

In the 12th episode of "Groundtruth," Associate Hilary Jacobs meets with Ebony Griffin-Guerrier, an Environmental Justice Advocate with Earthjustice, for a focused conversation about environmental justice and community engagement. They also discuss how regulators and companies can meaningfully engage with impacted communities to address environmental justice concerns. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EnvironmentalJustice #BDLawEJ

Day 2: Sustainability, Indiana companies, environmental regulations, and EPA hot topics. In both personal and professional life the topics of today’s conference are hitting hard. Alternative fuels infrastructure (hello biofuels in Indiana), electrification infrastructure, climate volatility, waste management, and navigating funding/regulations from emergencies to long-term city planning, I am 100% vested in these topics. Please reach out for conversations about your experiences and biggest hurdles/needs. Politics, Boards, and Private Contracts are all on the table. All hands are needed to continue the push toward a better climate future.

It is important to know that there is a historic and precedent-setting cumulative impacts regulation being heard in front of the Joint Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board this week. I am proud to say that our public interest nonprofit law center - the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, filed this regulation on behalf of the clients we represent. Our HEEI regulation represents decades of the community's tireless work and struggle for environmental justice for neighborhoods who have been most impacted by toxic emissions from polluting industries in low-income communities of color across the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Last night, on December 4, the first day of our HEEI regulation hearing, the Albuquerque City Council voted to override both Mayoral vetoes of a councilor's bills (Dan Lewis) that would abolish the current Joint ABQ-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) and would establish a moratorium on board action through February. Despite the Albuquerque City Council's disappointing vote discrediting and disrespecting the professionalism and expertise of the AQCB and was yet another blow to securing environmental justice for communities, the Air Quality Control Board made the powerful decision to continue the hearing. We ask our community and supporters to consider making public comment at 5:30 pm in support of our HEEI regulation that would protect overburdened communities and public health. We need everyone's support in helping us during this critical moment. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gR3JxUja Passcode: 009378 #environmentaljustice #cumulativeimpacts #mountainviewcoalition #airquality #democracy #publichearing #HEEI #health #environment #equity #newmexico #albuquerque #bernco #bernalillo

It is important to know that there is a historic and precedent-setting cumulative impacts regulation being heard in front of the Joint Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board this week. I am proud to say that our public interest nonprofit law center - the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, filed this regulation on behalf of the clients we represent. Our HEEI regulation represents decades of the community's tireless work and struggle for environmental justice for neighborhoods who have been most impacted by toxic emissions from polluting industries in low-income communities of color across the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Last night, on December 4, the first day of our HEEI regulation hearing, the Albuquerque City Council voted to override both Mayoral vetoes of a councilor's bills (Dan Lewis) that would abolish the current Joint ABQ-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) and would establish a moratorium on board action through February. Despite the Albuquerque City Council's disappointing vote discrediting and disrespecting the professionalism and expertise of the AQCB and was yet another blow to securing environmental justice for communities, the Air Quality Control Board made the powerful decision to continue the hearing. We ask our community and supporters to consider making public comment at 5:30 pm in support of our HEEI regulation that would protect overburdened communities and public health. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gR3JxUja Passcode: 009378 We need everyone's support in helping us during this critical moment. #environmentaljustice #cumulativeimpacts #mountainviewcoalition #airquality #democracy #publichearing #HEEI #health #environment #equity #newmexico #albuquerque #bernco #bernalillo

In case you missed it! This week's edition of the First Peoples Law Report includes environmental rights, place names, climate resilience, harvesting rights and more. @ https://buff.ly/476ttyp #Indigenousrights #Canadianpoli