Frontiers

AUGUST 4, 2023

Bezerra; Kevin Ni; Maoshan Chen PDF Insights in Infectious Agents and Disease: 2021 Edited by Axel Cloeckaert; Caterina Guzmán-Verri PDF Effort-Based Decision-Making and Cognitive Fatigue Edited by Michel Audiffren; Benjamin Pageaux; Rémi L. Segarra; Marina Ramirez-Alvarado; Candice M.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

May 30, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The EPA has identified “principal recipients” of grant funds to include nonprofit organizations, tribes, local governments, and universities.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On February 7, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced the recipients of their recognition program for individuals, government, organizations and businesses whose efforts support and strengthen the mission of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. “We DeMichiel made a huge impact and stood out at their 2023 Tire War event.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

Vending machine selling water on Maui, 2021. Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production. Faced with a decision, the government is prioritizing factories over farmers, and subsidizing the latter to not grow crops, NPR reports.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Conference participants called for two crucial pieces of regulation from the government. Throughout the conference, the message was clear: Canadian industry and global investors are ready for clear government regulation. First, federally regulated financial institutions must publish mandatory credible climate transition plans.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. In 2021, the State of Maine submitted a research lease application to the U.S. What can we expect to see when the final Roadmap is released in early 2023?

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Hope for government relief is weaning among Ghanaians displaced by rising sea levels and flooding. “By Residents affected by flooding are asking their government to relocate them, but are skeptical that officials will ever act. The Year in Water, 2021: Water Crises Take Center Stage. It is expected to be completed in 2023.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 8, 2023

Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. The Maryland Department of Labor is expected to publish the Notice of Proposed Action on January 13, 2023. The backstory is important.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Effective from May 1, 2024, the Regulations provide a legal framework for the operation of China’s emissions trading scheme (ETS), which initially commenced operations in July 2021 under ministry-level management rules without a higher-level legal foundation. The Regulations fill in the regulatory vacuum that has existed since 2021.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 18, 2023

Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects — Congress focuses on flood protection and disaster recovery. The post The Stream, January 18, 2023: The Killing of Two Water Defenders in Honduras Prompts Calls for Justice appeared first on Circle of Blue. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor. Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The state water agencies, along with the Department of the Interior, will invest more than $200 million into water use reduction and efficiency projects in 2022 and 2023, aimed at keeping Lake Mead from dropping to critically low levels. .” – Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cooke. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The projects are set to be completed by 2023, and will produce a combined 420 million imperial gallons of water per day, The National News reports. According to Al Jazeera , fishing permits can cost up to $1,200 a year—plus thousands of dollars to build a fishing rig that meets government regulations. ON THE RADAR.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: Statista 2023.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2021

Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. The federal government acknowledged changing conditions in the drying American Southwest on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 17, 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable accomplishments in the private sector. Let’s see if 2023 pushes the needle even further. 13,522,732 estimated FY 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

Developing the Pathways Alliance project is currently projected to cost over $16 billion dollars , and Pathways Alliance CEOs like Pourbaix are insisting that governments should cover most of it – even as these companies are making record profits. Both were eventually rejected by governments. Sometimes the industry tells on itself.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The 2021-2022 Legislative Session was light on CEQA amendments, and once again did not produce any significant reform. The bill amends Public Resources Code sections 21080.20 and 21080.25, and extends the existing exemption seven more years, through 1/1/2030. The bill also removes certain eligibility requirements previously required (e.g.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. billion in profits for 2023. They have also advocated for this to the US government.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries. ” (2021).

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an opinion in a much-publicized case, filed December 28, 2022, and later ordered published on January 26, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. City of Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__ 2021) 74 Cal.App.5th 5th 1357 (see recent summary dated January 3, 2023, which can be found here ).) City of Newark et al.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

counties have experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021, with some having as many as 12 disasters during that time. In 2021 alone, the U.S. Pennsylvania From 2011 to 2021 Pennsylvania had 9 climate disaster declarations with six counties having fire or more disasters.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 18, 2023

The federal government has the power to give people more and better choices about what we eat, and this year presents an excellent opportunity for positive change. Funded both through federal grants and private dollars, 1,325 sites participated in 2021 and supported 763,962 people across the country, contributing more than $56.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2021 meta-analysis of over 40 peer-reviewed studies on the subject concluded that “there is no particular type of shopping that has an absolute environmental advantage and it is in no way possible to shop ourselves out of the environmental crisis.” How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s proxy season, that time of year when investors have a chance to influence corporate policies and make direct asks to corporate decisionmakers, and in 2023 an unwelcome guest is making its presence felt in the boardroom.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, Canada experienced its worst ever wildfire season , with 167,000 people forced to evacuate their homes under 211 federal evacuation orders. Whether we experience an affordable and safe future, or one of spiralling costs and climate impacts, depends most on one thing: government action.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In 2021, the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, presented a report on climate change and human rights to the UN General Assembly highlighting the lack of attention that has been paid by both human rights and climate experts to the cultural rights dimensions of climate change. In 2023, in the U.S.,

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Circle of Blue

MAY 24, 2023

Water governance institutions of the past are not well-equipped to respond to the rapidly changing effects of climate change,” said Heikkila, the co-director of the Center for Policy and Democracy at the University of Colorado Denver. The time for more collective action at all scales of governance is here,” she said.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But in 2023 the script has been flipped and the good news keeps on coming. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency. percent compared to last August.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 29, 2024

This update, current with launches through May 1, 2023, collects 28 pieces of data on 7,560 actively-operating satellites. The Satellite Database has subscribers from inside and outside governments from all over the globe. In 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own satellites at that altitude in an ASAT test.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2023

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 10% of households in the United States were not sure where their next meal was going to come from in 2021. It turns out that we don’t actually know current food insecurity levels—at least not based on federal government sources.

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Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Climate and quality-of-life activists find common ground at Boeing Field Crosscut PaulaR Thu, 09/21/2023 - 20:27 Friday, November 12, 2021 Read more Peter Fairley Local groups pressure government to respond to climate change and health concerns. by Peter Fairley InvestigateWest / November 12, 2021 /

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