London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Ron Feldman as a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice. He joins the firm’s London office from Fieldfisher LLP, where he served as the leader of the hedge fund team. Feldman has nearly two decades of experience working […]

It is rare for the U.S. Supreme Court to construe a statutory phrase on multiple occasions.  And yet now, for purposes of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act), it has rendered no less than four interpretations of the phrase “waters of the United States” – a phrase […]

Countries: Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: World Food Programme Amid soaring funding needs and displacement, the World Food Programme aims to reach millions of people affected by the conflict with ready-to-eat meals, nutritional support and cash.

Sand and Gravel Mining, Real Estate, and “Green Energy” Threaten the Pine Barrens of Southeastern Massachusetts Country United States agnes Mon, 06/05/2023 – 12:21 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag)  Imagine walking through a museum in Japan and seeing a glass case […]

The global ESG movement took a hit this week, as an investor-driven climate change push at some of the world’s leading fossil fuel companies fell well short of the mark. On 31 May, shareholders at Exxon and Chevron decisively struck down a number of climate-related measures, such as provisions that […]

Global food costs fell to the lowest level in two years in May, reviving hopes that sticky inflation on supermarket shelves will start to ease, reports Bloomberg. 

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Additional resources are urgently needed to continue to support displaced families in the DRC. UNHCR has so far received only 29 per cent of the required $233 million to meet the needs in 2023.