Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This investment is badly needed, as extreme weather fueled by climate change demonstrated during summer 2023. With the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events—and related increasing interest in the insurance program—the costs of that program from less than $3 billion in 2002 to more than $19 billion in 2022.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 5, 2022

Abandonment levels for winter wheat in the US – primarily in Texas and Oklahoma – are the highest since 2002. As Delhi hit 120F in May, the government placed a ban on wheat exports, driving up prices even further than the rise following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile in Montana, flooding is threatening grain crops.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Congress could better target these programs to address climate change. To be most effective, easements should also be tied to using climate-friendly practices.) Among other things, Congress could increase funding for the ten regional climate hubs that link U.S. Taxpayers fund over 60% of the premiums. Dietary Guidelines.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

An EPA local government advisory committee submits recommendations to the agency for carrying out infrastructure investments. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another swing at defining key concepts that govern Clean Water Act requirements for wastewater utilities. The Rundown. News Briefs. On the Radar.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But all Climate Villains have a kryptonite and Pierce can be stopped by climate heroes that fight for a cap on industry emissions. Take action by telling the government to hold the oil and gas sector accountable for its pollution by urgently implementing a cap on emissions. Is that you? million gas cars.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

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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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order on climate change and clean energy. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When the Samish Indian Nation established an internship to fund students’ college expenses in 2002, Marco began studying at the University of Washington (UW) with the goal of “incorporating Indigenous knowledge in the marine sciences.” Today, he leads a resurgence in clam gardening, a sustenance staple for Samish people.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

See his 2002 book, two decades before the spate of recent national hydrogen plans. The idea of controlling and managing everything in order to maximise efficiency is unravelling in the face of challenges such as climate change or global pandemics. Rifkin wrote a book about that in 1995. He’s also influential.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Although coal represents less than 5% of Brazil’s energy mix, the federal government plans to invest 20 billion reais (US$3.7 The Bolsonaro government’s new coal plans face barriers to funding and worsen the country’s already worn-out image at COP26. billion) in the world’s most polluting energy source. Coal sector apprehensive.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 14, 2022

Instead it begins with this: A brief on how adept engineering for dams and aqueducts, government subsidy, technological development for pumps and water recycling, surpassing marketing, and an advantageous assemblage of natural resources – sun, warmth, blue sky, and open spaces – produced one of the greatest desert civilizations in human history. .

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) delivered a landmark decision in Daniel Billy and others v Australia (Torres Strait Islanders Petition) finding that the Australian Government is violating its human rights obligations to the indigenous Torres Strait Islanders through climate change inaction.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

By 2002, Flint was $30 million in debt and the state of Michigan stepped in with an emergency financial manager. . Now, Flint residents are back on Detroit water and nearly all of the city’s lead pipes have been removed with the assistance of funding from the state and federal government. million deficit by 2012. Michigan Gov.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Harmful algal blooms now rank with climate change as a systemic ecological threat and a severe public policy challenge. More than $400 million has been spent by the federal government to support water quality monitoring networks and cutting-edge science about the sources of contamination and their effects. trillion-a-year U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Since at least 2002, the emerald ash borer has been marching across our landscape, attacking ash trees. You know the drill: Call on your local government representatives to protect forested land and wild habitat. Reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and slow climate change. The loss of our native ash tree is one example.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 2, 2022

After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost. percent of GDP in 2002 ($9.3 Trade associations, academia, and local governments are also involved. This story is part one of a ten-part series. .

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

15 In Pittsburgh -- Reminder: Bucknell University River Symposium Abstracts Due Oct. 16 -- Apply Now For Institute Of Conservation Leadership Delaware River Watershed Professionals Of Color 2022 Cohort [PaEN] -- WHYY: PA Task Force 1 Assists In Search And Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Ian -- EPA Seeking Nominations For Local Govt.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

formal notice ) The Plan update, required every five years by Act 220 of 2002, serves as a policy and guidance document providing information, objectives, priorities and recommendations to be considered in a broad range of state, local and private water resource decisions. For more information, see page 19 of the Plan update. Read more here.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 1, 2021

Businesses cannot ignore or refuse to think about the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space; it is not going away. This increasingly requires directors to think about and consider the impact of climate change and other ESG matters on the financial statements and other corporate disclosures. But, no more.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Prof Martin Siegert, University of Exeter (Cornwall) Image: Shutterstock.com 42 governments around the world have agreed to protect Antarctica’s environment. In the ocean, 19 marine heatwaves have been recorded between 2002 and 2018.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Support for resilient and diversified seed systems is critical in the upcoming Farm Bill and can also be a direct pathway to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and climate change strategies. The shift toward commercialization of seed began in earnest.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

With announcements from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) growing bleaker by the year, climate change activism has become increasingly bold and desperate. [1] To avoid the agony of perpetual disappointment, we may need to learn how to embrace despair while actively willing social change.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Note: The Environmental Justice Advisory Board was established in 2001 and the Office of Environmental Advocate was created in 2002 during the Ridge and Schweiker Administrations.] It is linked to racial injustice, as people of color tend to be most negatively affected by climate change. Kenyatta said. “It Hughes said.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

The plan includes resources and suggestions for the General Assembly, state agencies, local governments, and the public. Reducing Air Pollution DEP Air Quality Engineer Vince Pascucci was recognized for his work to fight climate change and protect and improve air quality throughout Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2022

The Growing Greener Program was established by law in 1999 and re-established in 2002 to fund local water quality improvement, recreation and State Park safety and maintenance projects. In addition to the Growing Greener grant, funding for the stream and agricultural BMP work at Shirk Farms was provided by PennDOT and the landowner.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 6, 2020

An organization calling itself “Climate Feedback” is falsely claiming that humankind is causing a “Sixth Mass Extinction” and unscientifically confusing “disasters” with weather events: Climate Feedback incorrectly claims that climate change is making natural disasters worse. And that's true.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2021

Here are 27 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

Here are 56 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Vermont Law

JULY 6, 2022

Judicial review of a federal agency’s compliance with NEPA is governed by Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Petitioners argued that FERC’s analysis of the impacts on climate change and environmental justice communities was deficient under NEPA and other statutes. Army Corps of Engineers , 295 F.3d 3d 1209, 1215 (11th Cir.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Activists throw cake amid protest at Volkswagen meeting DW | May 11, 2023 The climate change and human rights activists targeted Volkswagen executives at the German carmaker's AGM. The activists of the “Carfree Action” wanted to stick themselves to an assembly line and thus disrupt production. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Activists throw cake amid protest at Volkswagen meeting DW | May 11, 2023 The climate change and human rights activists targeted Volkswagen executives at the German carmaker's AGM. The activists of the “Carfree Action” wanted to stick themselves to an assembly line and thus disrupt production. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Activists throw cake amid protest at Volkswagen meeting DW | May 11, 2023 The climate change and human rights activists targeted Volkswagen executives at the German carmaker's AGM. The activists of the “Carfree Action” wanted to stick themselves to an assembly line and thus disrupt production. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Activists throw cake amid protest at Volkswagen meeting DW | May 11, 2023 The climate change and human rights activists targeted Volkswagen executives at the German carmaker's AGM. The activists of the “Carfree Action” wanted to stick themselves to an assembly line and thus disrupt production. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Activists throw cake amid protest at Volkswagen meeting DW | May 11, 2023 The climate change and human rights activists targeted Volkswagen executives at the German carmaker's AGM. The activists of the “Carfree Action” wanted to stick themselves to an assembly line and thus disrupt production. but virtually nothing in Europe.

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