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Litigation For And Against Solar Power In California
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

By Laura Mulry, Fellow, Center for Climate Change, Columbia Law School April 2011 was an eventful month for massive solar projects in California and their unlikely opponent: the desert tortoise. As climate change, overpopulation, and development place... Read More

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Native American Groups Sue To Stop Solar Projects
Posted on 2 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

BLYTHE, Calif. - (AP) Native Americans are clashing with the federal government over plans to fast-track approval and construction of massive solar energy projects that the Indians fear will harm sacred and culturally significant sites in Western deserts... Read More

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