France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees
French authorities on Wednesday banned two US pesticides which ecologists deem harmful to bees.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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News tagged with legal action
Tour operators fume over Great Barrier Reef dumping plan
Furious tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday threatened legal action after approval was given to dump of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters.
Environment
Feb 1, 2014
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Volkswagen in UK court over 'dieselgate'
Thousands of British Volkswagen car owners took their compensation battle to London's High Court on Tuesday over the emissions-cheating"dieselgate" scandal that has plagued the German carmaker.
Business
Mar 27, 2018
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New Zealand and Australia lead Japan whaling protest
New Zealand led an international protest on Monday against Japan's plans to resume killing whales in the Southern Ocean, while Australia said it was considering further legal action.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2015
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Startup's 'news browser' is illegal: US publishers
The largest US newspaper publishers on Thursday threatened legal action to block a California startup's plan for a dedicated "news browser" with its own advertising.
Internet
Apr 7, 2016
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Group wants to stop elephants' move from one zoo to another (Update)
Animal welfare activists who want two elephants at a Seattle zoo sent to a wildlife sanctuary are seeking to block the animals' transfer to another zoo in Oklahoma City, arguing that putting them in zoos is inhumane.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2015
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Australia threatens legal action against Japanese whaling
Australia, one of most vocal opponents of Japanese whaling hunts in the Antarctic, threatened Monday to take legal action against the lethal expeditions, about a week after Tokyo began its latest hunt.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2015
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US smartphone app sends police incident videos to lawyers
Civil rights campaigners on Thursday launched a smartphone app that can video record interactions between police and members of the public, and store them for potential use in legal action.
Software
Apr 30, 2015
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36
Poland EU row over ancient forest heats up
Poland is ready to take a dispute with the European Union over logging in an ancient forest to the bloc's highest court, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko said Friday.
Environment
May 5, 2017
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96
Illness, death in hundreds of dogs spurs FDA action against dog food maker
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has sent a warning letter to a pet food company linked to contaminated food that may have caused illness or death in hundreds of dogs.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2021
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