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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

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Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural. million profit margin increase for company shareholders in 2003.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

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When it comes to those shaping the corporate climate movement — either from within companies or as part of NGOs and policy organizations that recognize the critical role businesses must play in addressing the climate emergency — I’m grateful to say it’s becoming easier to find women with a seat at the decision-making table.

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Despite Rising COVID-19 Cases in Children, Louisiana Parents Push Back Against the Governor’s Mask Mandate

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The Baton Rouge Advocate reported that Landry advised his employees in an email that they could use state laws to claim either a religious or philosophical objection to the mask mandate for students — and to a vaccine if one is required. Crowd at a ‘Freedom Rally’ in Mandeville, Louisiana, on August 14 organized by the St.

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