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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Law Columbia
APRIL 23, 2021
But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. The headline here is that the Second Circuit found that Section 115 authorizes the U.S. Alternatively, the U.S.
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Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 5, 2022
billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere—the equivalent of 300 coal-fired power plants—and these facilities are sited in predominantly low-income communities and communities of color. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean. Producing plastics is a dirty business.
ESA
APRIL 3, 2023
Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers.
ESA
AUGUST 1, 2022
The bill funds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research at $776 million, a 20 percent increase. The full Senate voted to confirm Michael Morgan as the assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.
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