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The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

Circle of Blue

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. In a decision last week the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in Sackett v. territory since 2002, Al Jazeera reports.

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Federal Water Tap, February 21: EPA Watchdog Will Investigate Agency’s Drinking Water Lead Response in Michigan City

Circle of Blue

NOAA updates sea-level rise projections for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another swing at defining key concepts that govern Clean Water Act requirements for wastewater utilities. From 1992 to 2002, some 58 percent of cases occurred between June and November. Sea-Level Rise Update.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations.

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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters. In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Vitali -- Morton Family Partners With French Valley Conservancy To Donate 340 Acres In Crawford County -- Farm Families Partner With Dept. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4