Background On 5 May 2023, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair” (NPRM) regarding regulatory amendments to PHMSA’s Federal safety requirements for pipeline facilities under 49 C.F.R Part 192, and liquefied […]

Chicago – The Intellectual Property practice of global law firm K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers have been recognized among the world’s leading patent professionals in the 2023 IAM Patent 1000 rankings, with the guide this year describing the firm as “A truly integrated international law firm” and the practice […]

Retail giant Walmart hopes to sell zero-carbon clothing that’s made from captured carbon emissions – including its own – through a new process developed by Rubi Laboratories in the United States. “When I toured the Rubi facility earlier this year, I got to see their carbon capture process firsthand, and […]

Many problems with a policy common in oil-producing countries.

Country: South Sudan Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Fund for Agricultural Development, World Food Programme “We must break the cycle and empower communities to plant the seeds of hope, opportunity, and economic development. With peace and stability, the potential of South Sudan is incredible,” said […]

July was another busy month for sanctions in the United Kingdom. We have prepared a briefing on the key recent developments and suggested practical steps for companies and legal professionals to assist in understanding the fast-developing sanctions regime of the United Kingdom.  Provision of Legal Services In yet another impact […]

Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East More than 2,000 people were forced to flee from the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp in search of safety as ongoing violence causes dozens of casualties, including the death of a […]

Three Russian cruise missiles struck hangars and silos in Ivushka as well as the main port in Odesa.

As Dipak Subedi was organizing a vaccination programme against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the city of Bharatpur in Chitwan district of southern Nepal he was getting phone calls from neighbouring districts asking if he had extra doses available — people were willing to travel for hours to get their […]