Reforms put in place in 2024 are a positive move toward repairing Louisiana’s insurance market, which has long suffered from excessive claims litigation and attorney involvement that drive up costs and, ultimately, premium rates. But more work is needed, Triple-I says in its latest Issues Brief. Research by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) – like … Read more
In the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory procedure on international obligations of states in respect of climate change the US government raises the concern that the ICJ could disrupt the cooperative legal system that states have established under the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (PA) through its interpretation of customary law (written … Read more
By Marel King, PA Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission;Julia Krall, PA Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation;Kristin Reilly, Choose Clean Water Coalition; and Chris Hoffman, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Guest Essay posted on PA Environmental Digest Blog, November 25, 2024 An unprecedented period of cooperation between two gubernatorial administrations, legislative leaders, farmers, local governments and countless volunteers is … Read more
Protecting the right to health against private economic interests in Uruguay and Ecuador Latin America has often led the way in adopting innovative standards to protect the right to health, particularly in the regulation of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as tobacco and unhealthy diets. Some countries have spearheaded progress at the global … Read more
Story and photo shared courtesy of Mountain Watershed Association and the author. By: Colleen O’Neil | October 2, 2024 View of Indian Creek from the new trail easement. In August, the Randell E. Nicholson Irrevocable Trust signed a trail easement agreement with Mountain Watershed Association (MWA). The easement allows the non-profit to build a 1.1- … Read more
