Puerto Rico drops climate change lawsuit less than a year in
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Puerto Rico drops climate change lawsuit less than a year in
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Legal Newsline) - Puerto Rico has abandoned its climate change lawsuit, adding to the growing list of setbacks for the alliance of private lawyers and government officials suing the energy industry.On May 2, Puerto Rico voluntarily dismissed its case from federal court, without prejudice, 10 months after first filing suit. Five state court judges have tossed climate litigation around the country, and President Donald Trump…
The climate justice organization El Puente Puerto Rico demanded on Tuesday the early evaluation and approval of the Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Plan (PMARCC) and denounced that the House Bill 556 seeks to delay again a process vital to the country. The bill proposes to repeal articles 15 and 16 of Law 33-2019, which establish mechanisms to ensure that the PMRCC is dealt with without legislative delay. Under the current l…
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