Real Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Presumably Dagsvik and Moen are used to this kind of model, but they seem to be inexperienced with the models used for weather and climate, which on the other hand are based on the laws of physics. The global sea level acts like the mercury in a thermometer because warmer water expands.
Smith Enviorment
JANUARY 30, 2019
Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. The state has already made significant progress toward the first goal as a result of the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act and 2007 adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard (REPS) for major energy producers.
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Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Each community is distinct, with their own traditions, laws, and customs. Sea level rise has caused saltwater to intrude into the islands’ soil, such that areas previously used for traditional gardening can no longer be cultivated. Ryan [2002] HCA 54). The Decision. Admissibility.
Circle of Blue
MAY 31, 2023
Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. The Supreme Court ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands.” — Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
NOAA updates sea-level rise projections for U.S. From 1992 to 2002, some 58 percent of cases occurred between June and November. Sea-Level Rise Update. Coastal areas in the United States should prepare for seas that are about a foot higher than today by 2050, according to NOAA’s updated seal-level rise projections.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” The main beneficiary of Paxton’s efforts? The oil and gas industry, of course.
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