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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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This philosophy led Cole to structure CRPE so that community organizers were in the lead and lawyers would be accountable to the organizers. Luke had high moral and ethical standards and he fit right into our community,” Swan said. In 2003, intruders broke into the office of CRPE, the small nonprofit Cole had founded.

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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 August 14 ‘Freedom Rally’ in Mandeville is a prime example of the cultural-political lines now being drawn around acceptance of scientific authority when it comes to public health — and the event itself was organized by a group tied to Trump and the petrochemical billionaire Koch family. Tammany Parish chapter of Turning Point USA.

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