Though the new law should lead to some reforestation, this is merely a one-off requirement for signing up to the Rural Environmental Register.

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In addition, the Energy Act of 2007 includes provisions allowing the government to reduce the RFS requirement based on its impact on a variety of economic and environmental factors.

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In particular, according to Orellana, Pacific Rim failed to provide an adequate environmental impact assessment for its proposed mine and did not meet the Salvadoran requirement that mining companies own the land that would be affected by their operations.

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