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Florida Governor DeSantis’ Head-In-The Sand Climate Change Policies

Legal Planet

The legislation, which takes effect on July 1st, is not just symbolic: it also prohibits construction of offshore wind turbines in Florida’s offshore waters and repeals state grant programs that encourage energy conservation and the deployment of renewable energy sources in the Sunshine State. million residents. billion in damage.

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The Year in Water, 2022

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin.

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Fresh, April 4, 2023: Canadian Government Pledges Increased Funding for Great Lakes

Circle of Blue

April 4, 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. Also split by the Ontario-Quebec border, and the state of New York just to the east, Akwesasne’s sovereignty faces numerous legal and political obstacles.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- Top Stories Of 2023 -- PA Capital-Star: Top 10 PA Legislative Stories From 2023 -- City & State PA: Where 2023 Storylines Stand Going Into The New Year -- PA Capital-Star: Top 5 Stores From Gov. Shapiro -- PA Capital-Star: Top 5 Stores From Gov.

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California Enacts Major Water Law Reform Legislation–But More Changes Are Needed

Legal Planet

Beginning in early 2021, the California Planning & Conservation League Foundation convened a group of water law professors and other water experts to formulate specific recommendations for modernizing California water rights law. However, the 2023 legislative session ended before either bill could be fully considered by the State Senate.

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The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

Union of Concerned Scientists

2023 was a rough year for clean water. In 2022, the EPA and Army under President Biden vacated the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. And in 2023, the Supreme Court decision in Sackett once again reverted to a narrowed definition of WOTUS and, in the process, stripped countless wetlands of federal protections.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Shapiro Administration Provides Update On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Response 9 Months After Derailment [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Inside The PA Taxpayer Supported Fund That Paid Out $19 Million In State-Related Settlements -- Gov.