Academy of Natural Sciences

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you find you’re spending more time at home than usual, it’s a great opportunity to consider reevaluating that stuff you’ve accumulated over the years. Extracting raw materials to make a new product creates pollution, uses energy and produces emissions that contribute to climate change. Donate what you don’t want.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians. This is dedicated funding for nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In the midst of a record-breaking heat wave , the California State Legislature wrapped up a legislative session that considered numerous bills on heat mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency. This post is co-authored by Jasmine Robinson, Advanced Clinic Student, UCLA California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic. AB 2076 (L.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

World leaders, government officials and representatives from the private sector and civil society gathered in New York September 16 to 22 for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week and New York Climate Week. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 18, 2023

Each year, we bring them together for meetings with lawmakers to discuss TNC priorities and further our advocacy efforts. On March 15th, Trustees met with Governor Inslee, 16 lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle, and wrapped the day up at a reception with Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Momentous Opportunity for Climate Investments in Olympia. Speak up for nature this session Learn what it means to “Sign in Pro” — one of the quickest, easiest ways to show your support for a bill moving through the Legislature. PLAN FOR A CLIMATE SMART FUTURE. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. Advocate with the EPC.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 25, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. They can grow to be up to more than 200 feet in length. Researchers are studying whether carbon dioxide removal by macroalgae can be increased to help address climate change. Love ocean content?

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Negotiations at the 28 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, wrapped up early last week. Despite the fact that countries are already suffering losses due to climate change, the road to a Loss and Damage Fund has been relatively long.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The fall sitting of the Ontario Legislature has wrapped. and New Brunswick rolled out EV incentives in the past year. Sales Q2 2020 to Q2 2021 went up more than in Ontario – in New Brunswick it went up 277 per cent and in P.E.I. it went up 320 per cent. Climate Change and Emissions Reductions.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 31, 2024

Unobstructed connections generate a habitat rich in biodiversity, while supporting climate resilience. The edges are, “really sensitive places to pick up change, from a scientific perspective. Her data shows this preserve is a “sentinel for climate change in nursery habitats and for so many marine organisms.”

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. Water conservation is a constant negotiation for Summer, a 58-year-old Oak Park resident. The 112 communities who receive water from the Great Lakes Water Authority are eligible, if they sign up, for the Water Rate Assistance Program, or WRAP. .

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 18, 2022

With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community. With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community.

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Washington Nature

MAY 2, 2023

As I complete my last term as a trustee on the WA chapter’s board—and reflect on more than 40 years of board service for a wide variety of non-profits—I’ve been asked to share my thoughts on what it means to be a volunteer leader. There is plenty we all can learn from the work of LGBTQ leaders over the past 40 years. 

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

World leaders, government officials and representatives from the private sector and civil society gathered in New York September 16 to 22 for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week and New York Climate Week. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

On September 5, 2023, DEP issued a notice of violation to the operator for abandoning the well without plugging it and the operator tried to plug it, but a camera inserted into the well found natural gas was still bubbling up through the well indicating it had failed. A follow up inspection will be conducted once repairs have been made.”

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2024

DEP’s inspection report (River Road 153) does not indicate any follow up action. Sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE service which sends you information on oil and gas and other permits submitted to DEP for review in your community. Does not display any inspections past January 3.] Read prior history here.] Photos: Row 1-- Tatonka Oil Co.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Citing the 20,000 acres of fruitvale located in Central Pennsylvania, Dunn said, "People that live her probably take it for granted, but it's unique in the country, a combination of soils and topography and landscape and micro-climate that makes up the largest continuous fruitvale" and is "considered the cradle of conservation" in the region.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $19.4 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $19.4

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

A first ever trial on constitutional protections from climate change is underway in Montana. In this instance, 16 young people from across Montana, who were between 2 and 18 years old when the case was filed in 2020, brought their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. Supreme decisions?),

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

C warming and there are clear signs of the climate chaos we’re starting to unleash. . The previous summit, held in Madrid in 2019, ended in frustration with little progress on issues such as carbon financing or sharing climate burdens between nations. Long term, climate change is a greater threat than the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 16, 2022

Despite the new evidence and strong alignment with the federal mandate to protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change, Minister Guilbeault decided not to designate the highway for an impact assessment, following in the footsteps of the previous minister. Lake Simcoe is on a trajectory to reach ocean level salinity in 37 years.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

Annual Conference April 25-27 In State College [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Hybrid Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour Special Event In April [PaEN] -- WBTimes: Earth Conservancy Seeks Applicants For Free Environmental Job Training Program -- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: How Road Salt And Increasing Salinity Impact (..)

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Sabin Center wrapped up Climate Week NYC last Friday with an event exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

For the last two weeks, representatives of almost 200 countries have been in Marrakech for the 22 nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP22. billion per year. These negotiations began in May in Germany and continued in Morocco at COP22.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

MarkWest disclosed the spill because they are cleaning it up under the state’s Act 2 Land Recycling Program that requires formal notices of that fact to be published in the local newspaper, given to the municipality where the spill happened and in the PA Bulletin. The company said the spill was the result of Winter Storm Elliot.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

Congress recently wrapped up funding parts of the government for fiscal year 2024 (FY24). And now that they’re finished, it’s time for them to turn right around and begin working on funding bills for fiscal year 2025 (FY25). Every year, Congress drafts annual funding legislation called appropriations bills.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The international climate talks that wrapped up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this week—formally known as the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28—had been billed as something of a watershed for their focus on food and farming. But what really happened at COP28 regarding agriculture? The organizers touted so-called 1.5°C-aligned

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Human civilization is moving and with climate change and shifting water supplies, we face the greatest migration in human history. JCG: Human civilization is moving and with climate change and shifting water supplies, we face the greatest migration in human history. What’s that mean for nations and communities today? I’m J.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 was a year dominated by environmental news. With this rebound came the increase in carbon emissions and effects of climate change. As if to underscore the need for urgent action, climate change disasters raged across Canada with record-setting heat, fires and floods. 2022 is the year this is supposed to happen.

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Legal Planet

JULY 19, 2023

climate envoy John Kerry just wrapped up three days of talks with top Chinese officials in Beijing and doesn’t have a lot to show for it: There was no joint agreement or grand bargain. Nor did they show willingness to separate the urgent issue of climate change from the broader tensions clouding the US-China relationship.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As I write this the world has wrapped up international climate talks in Egypt.?The The United States brought to COP27 in Egypt the historic Inflation Reduction Act , which Congress passed this summer, as evidence of our renewed participation with the rest of the world on climate action.?.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For years, indigenous leaders have spoken out against the Line 3 pipeline, saying it will endanger waterways and wild rice lakes they hold sacred. But this is the summer when extreme heat, epic drought, and severe water scarcity — the products of climate change — converged to produce a water emergency in the West and upper Great Plains.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Nearly two years after filing an outrageous lawsuit against the federal government, Big Plastic is getting its day in court. The companies behind the lawsuit will produce more than 4 million tonnes of polyethylene in Canada this year from oil and gas extracted in Alberta’s oil sands, North American natural gas wells and fracking.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 13, 2021

The same plastic that becomes the take-out packaging and single-use items that clog up our landfills, natural areas and oceans. In an outrageous display of greed and intimidation, Big Plastic is using its deep pockets to lawyer up and protect their bottom line for pollution. So who is Big Plastic? Dow Chemical.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments Fox PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:06 Thursday, February 29, 2024 Read more Thomas Catenacci NY AG says company's net zero goals aren't feasible considering its high carbon footprint Corporation JBS S.A. billion fine. SA) agreed to pay $52.5

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2022

Students at the Stone Independent School planted 5,000 trees during its “Big Do” project in Lancaster County last June and then enjoyed a wrap-up concert. While there won't be rock-and-roll bands this year, tree plantings Saturday are still a big deal to the students. “We Read more here. Click Here to support their work.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

In 2017, Joesley and Wesley Batista, two major shareholders of JBS, admitted to spending US$129 million to bribe nearly 1,900 politicians in Brazil in recent years, and agreed to pay a US$3.2 million to settle litigation accusing meat-packing companies of conspiring to limit supply in the $63 billion-a-year U.S. billion fine.

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