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Criminal complaint filed against Japan nuclear plant executives
More than 1,300 people filed a criminal complaint on Monday against Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for causing the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and for the plaintiffs' resulting radiation. The complaint named a (More) |
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Revisiting the Regulation of Radiation in Food After Fukushima
JURIST Guest Columnist Volha Samasiuk is a LL.M. Candidate from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and she was formerly a legal consultant for the Belarus Food Safety Improvement Project. She analyzes how the FDA currently protects the public (More) |
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Japan power company shareholders file record lawsuit over Fukushima nuclear crisis
A group of shareholders in the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Monday filed a USD $67 billion lawsuit against TEPCO officials for failing to prevent the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant . The group of 42 shareholde (More) |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves first new plant in over 30 years
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) [official website; press release] voted Thursday to issue the first US license for a new nuclear power plant in over 30 years. In a 4-1 vote the NRC approved an application by Southern Company for an issuance (More) |
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Shale Gas and the Future of International Environmental Law
Laura Frano, University of Pittsburgh Law School of Law Class of 2012, is a certified legal intern at the University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic. She writes on the growing popularity of natural gas as an energy source and the need to proac (More) |
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Japan lawmakers approve Fukushima victim compensation plan
The National Diet of Japan , the nation's bicameral legislature, voted on Wednesday to compensate those adversely affected by the recent Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown. The law will create a fund that could start dispensing money to victim (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds renewal license for oldest nuclear plant
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Thursday upheld the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) decision to renew the operating license of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant. The court held the NRC did not abuse its discretion in re (More) |
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Fukushima Illustrates Need for Nuclear Policy
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Tamar Cerafici of the Cerafici Law Firm says that the nuclear crisis in Japan highlights the need for an international response with clear, measured leadership from the United States. That leadership is hollow unless th (More) |
38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion
On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux braves were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers.
Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion from the Santee Sioux Tribe, whose members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today.
