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On May 15, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled in favor of coal terminal developer Phil Tagami in his lawsuit challenging the City of Oakland’s ban on coal handling and storage. After a three-day trial, the judge found that the City of Oakland had not yet compiled sufficient evidence to support its ban against coal handling and storage in Oakland.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Austrian World Summit at the Hofburg in Vienna.

On May 15, Earthjustice’s Vice President of Policy and Legislation Martin Hayden, released the following statement after the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment released its draft appropriations bill.

On May 14, Earthjustice went to court to challenge an EPA decision to reject Obama-era standards that limit carbon dioxide emissions from cars and light trucks for model years 2022-25.

The Council, on May 14, adopted a regulation on greenhouse gas emission reductions. The regulation sets out binding emission reduction targets for member states in sectors falling outside the scope of the EU emissions trading system for the period 2021-2030.

A powerful dust storm, heavy rains and thunderstorms have killed more than 40 people across northern India.

The storms, with winds of more than 70 km/h, struck Sunday, demolishing homes, uprooting trees and downing power lines in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and the Delhi region.

On May 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced upcoming actions on methylene chloride, a chemical that can be used for paint stripping. The Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), requires EPA to perform risk evaluations on the uses of ten specific chemicals including methylene chloride.

At least 40 people were killed when a dam in Kenya's Rift Valley burst late Wednesday following days of heavy rains.
Water swept away numerous homes, farms and businesses after breaking through the Patel Dam in Solai, about 180 kilometers northwest of Nairobi.

The eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could intensify in the coming weeks, possibly spraying boulders, rocks and ash for miles around, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday.

The great disasters of the past – like the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD or the hurricane that devastated Santo Domingo in 1930 – can provide valuable lessons to help governments and institutions increase the resilience of communities in the face of modern challenges, such as climate change and rapid urbanization.