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Will New Litigation Pressure Energy & Industrial Infrastructure to Prepare for Climate Change?

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The escalating costs of damages from extreme weather events, many exacerbated by climate change, makes poignant a question with a serious price tag: who will be on the hook to pay for climate damages? Houston Ship Channel. Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard, PA2 James Dillard.

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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

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That figure is consistent with the price tag for clearing American waters of contamination. The intense climate change storms now occurring in Michigan, Ohio, and other Great Lakes states strip the saturated soils and direct dissolved phosphorus immediately into tile networks. . “No

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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The expansion of industrial-scale farming in the basin, plus rainstorms made worse by climate change, have caused the blooms to surge in recent years. After the 2014 Toledo water crisis, the binational International Joint Commission tried to put a price tag on the event.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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million for PFAS clean-up. It also directs the Department of Defense to ensure that its core processes fully consider and make adjustments to account for climate change and ensure the climate resilience of DoD assets. This bill allows fishermen to exchange lionfish tails for fishing tags for other species.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Global Climate Talks Commence in Glasgow. World leaders, diplomats and members of civic society from across the world convened in Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Oct. NOAA also received $20 for climate change education activities.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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billion to spend through fiscal year (FY) 2026 on weather, ocean and climate research and forecasting while the Environmental Protection Agency receives $264 million for climate change research and development. NOAA also receives $765 climate adaptation and resilience. More News: Democrats Want a ‘Climate Corps.’

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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New United Nations Climate Report Warns of a ‘Code Red for Humanity’. The Intergovernmental Panel on Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report , ahead of the UN Conference of Parties Climate Meeting in Glasglow, Scotland in October and November 2021. UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S.

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