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The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

Circle of Blue

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. The Supreme Court ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands.” — Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.

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Green Building may be our Best Hope to Repair the Planet

Greenbuilding Law

That substantive list is substantially the same as the original version of TRACI released by EPA in August 2002. The TRACI compilation of environmental effects was the basis of the US Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating program.

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Tax Incentives Find New Purpose for Conserving Water in American West

Circle of Blue

Though the San Luis Valley is not the first to use easements to conserve groundwater — Nebraska’s Central Platte Natural Resources District has had them for 15 years — the San Luis Valley’s experience struck a chord, becoming the water-sector equivalent of a viral hit. Time was of the essence,” she said.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

As a scholar of political science, this provokes compelling questions about current relationships across states, their governments, and who offers protection. Guest Post by Julie Liebenguth , Ph.D. In short, how we conceptualize environmental security will shape our response to environmental challenges.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law Blog

An entity classified as an “arm of the state” would be entitled to sovereign immunity provided by the Eleventh Amendment; in contrast, a “political subdivision” is not afforded the same protection. Tarrant County , 798 F.2d 2d 736, 744-45 (5 th Cir. The burden of proof falls on the entity seeking immunity and SRA-L failed to meet its burden.

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The Art of Affect: Creative Expression as Personal Resistance and Resilience

HumanNature

Candidate in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University How does creativity, imagination, or emotion relate to our resilience and resistance during crises and disasters? We watched, consumed, and internalized conflict as the pandemic layered social, political, economic, and climate crises.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of Toyota Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Volkswagen Major Procurement Contracts Toyota contracts with the U.S. had failed to declare about five billion yen ($A66 million) in taxable income in two years to March 2002, a news report said Wednesday.