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Ask a Scientist: Can Election Science Ensure the Integrity of the 2024 Elections?

Union of Concerned Scientists

State legislatures have used their baseless allegations as a rationale for passing laws that restrict voting rights. As of mid-October, lawmakers in 45 states had introduced 325 such bills in 2023, according to a report by the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, and 14 states collectively enacted 17 of them.

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EPA’s Power Plant Rule is Not Bold. It’s What’s Required.

Legal Planet

In the year 2023, the U.S. Joe Manchin about holding up EPA nominations claiming “overreach” ) But this is not just about the political calculus of a president trying to make good on a climate pledge. Back in 2013, the first Zero Emission Vehicle Action Plan (ZEV) was released as a roadmap for how to get 1.5

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PUC Welcomes New Commissioner Kim Barrow, Thanks Senate For Confirmation Votes, Governor For Nomination

PA Environment Daily

Most recently, Barrow has served as Chief of Staff for Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille since 2013. From 2008 to 2013, Barrow served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Commissioner Wayne E. Starting as a staff attorney at the Commission in 2001, she spent several years practicing administrative regulatory law.

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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

I first wrote about ExxonMobil in March 2013 after I saw the company’s then-CEO, Rex Tillerson, on the Charlie Rose talk show, who provided me with fodder for perhaps my favorite of two dozen ExxonMobil-related columns. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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Antitrust Agency Insights: Developments at the U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Agencies — First Quarter 2023

Arnold Porter

Davila rejected the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction in January 2023.[[N: 3, 2023), FTC, available here. ]] FTC Chair Lina Khan also commented that “[i]f you’re not really pushing the courts to engage with how these statutes apply in the new economy, you get doctrine that is stale[.] Meta Platforms, Inc. ,

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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On backpacking, dance, and economics: how randomness and passion made me a better researcher

HumanNature

Guest Post by Débora Nunes , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Me and my dance partner Valtinho, performing in 2013 Despite the great effort by “normal schooling” to diminish my curiosity, I decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in economics.