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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

2002 SB1078. 2018 SB100. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. The most direct effect of the executive order will be on state government operations.

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German Atomic Energy Act Amendment Illegal - Case Comment BVerfG 1 BvR 1550/19

Energy and Climate Law

The German Federal Constitutional Court decided yesterday that the way in which compensation under the Atomic Energy Amendment Act of 10 July 2018 has been organized infringes the German constitution. It was initiated nine years ago, but now it comes back to haunt the German government with a vengeance.

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Who Should Own Our Electric Utilities?

Legal Planet

The measure proposed acquiring the two investor-owned utilities that distribute 97% of Maine’s electricity and operating them as a new publicly-owned utility called Pine Tree Power, that would be governed by an elected board. 70% of Mainers voted to reject the measure and 30% supported it (as of this posting).

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Harvesting Climate Benefits from the 2024 Farm Bill

Acoel

Congress passed the last Farm Bill in 2018 and Congressional leaders aim for a new Farm Bill by mid-2024. Moreover, CRP contracts are generally for only ten years (although a 2018 program allowed some 30-year contracts ). The predominant modern government support is the federal crop insurance program.  Dietary Guidelines.

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Sen. Mastriano To Introduce Bill To Establish A Process To Formally Recognize The Lenape Nation In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Lenape nations in New Jersey and Delaware are already officially recognized by their respective state governments. Note: The last legislative effort to establish a “process” for recognition was in 2002 with the introduction of House Bill 713. The Lenape people are the original inhabitants of eastern Pennsylvania.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

Interestingly, this sense of urgency has compelled various scholars, governments, development practitioners, and activists to turn toward the language of security to convey the increasingly dire need to confront widespread ecological change. The scope and emphasis of environment-security connections, however, is deeply contested.

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