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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

This program would put American to work on projects to reduce carbon emissions, build climate resilience and implement natural climate solutions. The Trump administration finalized a rule exempting the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule in late 2020, opening over 9 million acres to logging and road construction.

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