9-Nov-2015
National Geographic
New 12-country trade deal has protections for wildlife built in, but it’s unclear if they’ll be enforced.
6-Nov-2015
Public Citizen
Long-awaited text reveals gaps between Administration claims and actual TPP terms on key public concerns
5-Nov-2015
Sidney Morning Herald
The final text of a huge 12-country trade agreement has confirmed the "worst nightmares" of environmental groups, with no mention of climate change in its lone environment chapter and weak enforcement mechanisms
26-Oct-2015
East Anglia Daily Times
Parts of a controversial new trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States are illegal, it has been claimed.
23-Oct-2015
Friends of the Earth
U.S. and European Union trade negotiators appear to be actively considering adopting the agenda of chemical and pesticide industry lobbyists.
7-Oct-2015
Think Progress
Opponents of the TPP say its a sweetheart deal for fossil fuel companies.
29-Sep-2015
The Argentina Independent
El Salvador is defending itself against a US$301m lawsuit filed after it blocked a mining project to protect the country’s heavy-polluted water supply. The imminent verdict will set a precedent amid a growing trend of companies suing governments when they can’t exploit their natural resources.
22-Sep-2015
The Council of Canadians
A new report formulates an innovative trade deal exemption clause that allows countries to pursue environmental and climate change policy free from the chilling effects resulting from investor-state dispute settlement provisions in trade agreements.
4-Sep-2015
Huffington Post
Critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement are skeptical saying the agreement will be harmful to the environment and economically benefits large corporations.
4-Sep-2015
The Globe and Mail
Ecuadorian villagers can sue Chevron and its Canadian subsidiary in an Ontario court to enforce a $9.5-billion (U.S.) judgment from Ecuador.
24-Aug-2015
Las Cruces Sun-News
As the dust settles on the fight in Congress over Fast Track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, we have an opportunity to think anew about what good trade policy could be.
29-Jul-2015
Center for International Environmental Law
A coalition of environmental and fair trade organizations are protesting the inclusion of language in the “Customs bill” in the US Congress that would explicitly prevent the United States Trade Representative from seeking to address climate change in trade agreements.
