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The Trailing Edge: Drought, Wildfire and Forest Transformation

Washington Nature

High-severity fire followed by drought is a critical sequence that can hinder tree regeneration and dramatically alter forest landscapes,” said lead author, Dr. Garrett Meigs, Forest Health Scientist, Forest Resilience Division, Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Credit: TNC/John Marshall. Credit: TNC/Zoe van Duivenbode.

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Report: Heading into COP26, Canada is hiding more than 80 million tonnes of carbon emissions from logging

Enviromental Defense

Canada has adopted a biased approach to counting and reporting forest-sector carbon that is masking the large climate impacts of logging,” says Michael Polanyi of Nature Canada. “By The atmosphere does not distinguish between carbon emissions from industrial logging and fossil fuels,” says Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence Canada.

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Top 20 Leading Weather & Climate Voices to Follow in 2021

Breezometer

Dr. Marshall Shepherd. Michael Lowry. Michael Lowry is a strategic planner at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Ginger is also the author of the Disney-published Chasing Helicity Middle-Grade book series, which promotes a better understanding of the science behind weather and climate among young readers.

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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

By Michael B. Professor Michael Gerrard gave a presentation about the legal and procedural issues that would be involved. Requests for advisory opinions go the ICJ from an authorized body of the United Nations. The General Assembly is explicitly authorized to ask the ICJ to take up a question.

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EPA Sets First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard For PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water; PA State MCL Will Change

PA Environment Daily

“Drinking water contaminated with PFAS has plagued communities across this country for too long,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Our PFAS Strategic Roadmap marshals the full breadth of EPA’s authority and resources to protect people from these harmful forever chemicals.

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EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Mr. Ortiz must use his experience and creativity to turn plans into action by marshalling the federal resources needed while also using EPA’s authorities to hold them accountable. On October 12, U.S. I look forward to working with Adam to fulfill EPA’s mission.” “I

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

In a general emailed statement, a DOI spokesperson wrote: “In response to 20 years of water supply challenges in the Klamath Basin, Congress authorized Reclamation to fund drought response measures in the Klamath Project area.”). Simply pumping groundwater with no provision for augmenting the aquifer’s recovery is not really a water bank.”.

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