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US court says FCC can't block state laws on public broadband
2016-08-11 07:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) A US federal appeals court has overturned a Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing city-owned broadband services to expand into areas overlooked by commercial providers, AP reports. The court said the FCC overstepped its authority and could not pre-empt state or local laws. The decision comes as part of a dispute between the FCC and the two states Tennessee and North Carolina. Both states had passed laws preventing local providers in their respective cities of Chattanooga and Wilson to expand broadband services to surrounding areas. The FCC last year voted to override those laws, prompting the court appeal from the states. State lawmakers have argued that private broadband providers will have difficulty competing with service subsidised by local governments. Attorneys for Tennessee and North Carolina had argued the issue is one of state sovereignty.
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US Court Rules in Favor of Chevron in Ecuador Pollution Case
2016-08-09 07:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telesur TV: A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Monday in favor of the oil giant Chevron in a case that dates back more than 20 years, blocking one of Ecuador's Indigenous community from collecting a judgement of nearly US$8.6 billion for environmental damage to the Amazon rain forest. The decision from the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan dismissed claims by the lawyer Steven Donziger on behalf of Ecuador's Lago Agrio region, that is most impacted by the dirty legacy of Chevron's Amazon drilling....
Indiana Court Finds Hauler Not Liable for Cart Induced Injuries
2016-08-08 15:38:00| Waste Age
I report here on a decision from the Hoosier State. read more
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July's top stories: UK Trident renewal, Court rule on South China Sea
2016-08-08 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The UK Parliament voted to renew continuous-at-sea nuclear deterrent, an international court ruled against Chinas sovereignty claims over South China Sea and delivery of the US Navys first Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier has been delayed again. Nava
Louisiana pols go to court blaming Big Oil for coastal ruin
2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs up to 300,000 people and injects $73 billion into the economy. Until now. Following the lead of Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana political orthodoxy is being turned upside-down as prominent leaders of both parties join lawsuits seeking billions of dollars for environmental improvement...
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