On 21 March 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 2023-A, rehearing and clarifying its landmark generator interconnection reform final rule. Order No. 2023-A largely upheld the interconnections reforms adopted by FERC in Order No. 2023, subject to certain modifications and clarifications. These orders will have a significant […]

New EU Legislation Represents a Higher Risk for Indigenous Communities  Country Global agnes Tue, 03/26/2024 – 12:29 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff) The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the European Union’s new, watered-down, proposed law, […]

Evidence-driven policymaking yields progress on key goals.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published guidance for employers on monitoring workers lawfully, transparently and fairly. The guidance aims to protect workers’ data protection rights and help employers to build trust with workers, customers and service users. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the rise, the temptation may be […]

Seattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Christine Jochim as a partner in its Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice. An associate with K&L Gates from 2011-2015, Jochim rejoins the firm in its Seattle office from Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., where she served as senior legal counsel. With […]

Overlapping impacts on indigenous communities and a key ecosystem.

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN News Centre “Without swift treatment, these children are at imminent risk of death,” UN OCHA said in a call for all parties to the conflict to respect the laws of war and international humanitarian law.

Country: Somalia Source: Save the Children More than 59% of the 4,388 confirmed cases for 2024 are children under five. The current outbreak is understood to be due to large-scale flooding in October and November 2023.