“There is no legal basis for funds that have been apportioned to states to build projects being ‘decertified’ based on policy,” says Andrew Rogers, a former deputy administrator and chief counsel of the Federal Highway Administration. The US DOT did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It’s unclear how the DOT’s order will … Read more
The KlimaSeniorinnen case, decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on April 9th, 2024, marks a turning point in climate litigation and the interplay between human rights and environmental law. In its judgment, the ECtHR held that Switzerland’s failure to adopt sufficient climate measures violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human … Read more
El fondo estatal polaco PFR ha puesto este sábado las cartas sobre la mesa en su intención de hacerse con Talgo. La entidad ha reconocido su intención de formalizar una oferta a la instrumental Pegaso, primer accionista con el 40%, lo que supondrá el lanzamiento de una opa por la totalidad del capital. PFR explica … Read more
Ana Cardoso (PhD candidate at the School of Law of University of Minho) I. The European Union (EU) is one of the most active actors in the field of environmental protection worldwide.[1] However, today some of the EU’s most important partners – namely the United States of America (USA) – have adopted highly protectionist positions[2] … Read more
Everyday workers are now being pitched to turn against their employers and join ransomware attacks. Researchers with security vendor GroupSense report that, as an addendum to their normal ransomware notifications, malware operators are now pitching victims on the prospect of infecting additional machines on their company network. The offer comes as part of the notification … Read more