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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits. This now-infamous climate prohibition has been called a “limitation” on the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA.

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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Third is causation.

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Algorithm Helps Unlock Connections Between Stream Chemistry, Environment At NSF Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory In State College

PA Environment Daily

They added that scientists may be able to use the algorithm to study the role streams play in sequestering carbon dioxide and releasing it back into the atmosphere. Understanding this process is important because of the impact this greenhouse gas has on global climate. Reprinted from Penn State News.)