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EC launches legal action against Britain over deadly air pollution

2014-02-20 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK over excessive air pollution. Last May the Supreme Court ruled that the Government was failing in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide and other air-borne contaminants. At the time judges said Britain was facing 'immediate enforcement action' and today the EC announced it would begin legal proceedings. The UK government must now either take action to reduce levels of carcinogenic...

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Pfizer faces legal action from Australian competition regulator

2014-02-13 11:35:52| Biotech - Topix.net

Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it was taking legal action against the local division of Pfizer Inc over the way it marketed its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor to pharmacies.

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Prince drops legal action against fans

2014-01-30 12:48:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The artist will not pursue legal action against fans accused of posting bootleg footage on blogs and Facebook.

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German government faces legal action over NSA spying

2014-01-29 14:51:50| InfoWorld: Top News

The German government and the German Federal Intelligence Service are facing legal action because they allegedly aided the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) data collection program. "We will send the legal action to the authorities next Monday," said Constanze Kurz, a German computer scientist and spokeswoman for the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), in an email on Wednesday.

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