Environmental Law

Tom Goodhead speaks about extractivism at Harvard University
Tom Goodhead: Fighting the rise of predatory extractivism
Tom Goodhead joined experts and victims of environmental crimes in Brazil at Harvard University to discuss extractive industries.
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Felipe Hotta at COP28
Felipe Hotta: '5 things I learned at COP28'
For the past two weeks, I have been at the heart of climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, UAE.
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Environmental justice
DOJ releases report highlighting environmental justice efforts 
In October, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Environmental Justice released its first-ever Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report...
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BHP protest - mud on their hands
How our case against BHP could 'help millions of people around the world'
In a recent article for The Independent, our CEO Tom Goodhead said the case wasn’t just about BHP, but how many Western multinational corporations had...
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Companies contributing to climate change: is this the beginning of the end for corporate impunity?
Although climate litigation has been on the agenda of some activists for many years, the importance of climate litigation is only set to increase as the...
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RSIBC Bill: Enforcing human rights and environmental law through civil (class) actions in the Netherlands
On 2 November 2022, Dutch members of parliament submitted an updated version of the Bill for Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct...
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Rights of Nature: what are they, where do they come from, and why are they important?
Pogust Goodhead has a direct interest in Rights of Nature because of its experience in representing indigenous communities and people, its interest in...
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EPA Takes Major Steps to Protect the Public from Toxic PFOS and PFOA in U.S. Drinking Water
On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap announcing plans to address the urgent public health...
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A comment for the legal community on the BHP appeal decision
Once labelled “the largest white elephant in the history of group actions”, the Court of Appeal in Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group plc and BHP...
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The burden of proof in environmental cases under Brazilian law
It is a rule in Brazilian law that generally whoever alleges must prove the allegation. Pursuant to article 373 of the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code[1],...
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