Real Climate

AUGUST 13, 2021

This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.

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Sea Level Precautionary Principle Ocean Coastal Erosion 355

Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2019, the city of Toledo, Ohio adopted the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a municipal law that gave the lake rights of its own. The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. Argentina : Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 106

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40