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Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

Legal Planet

The Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2007 in a historic case called Massachusetts v. Understanding the Endangerment Finding Two requirements must be met before a substance can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant. Second, the substance has to cause harm or at least a risk of harm.

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168 Years of Climate Science

Legal Planet

Second IPCC report concludes that climate change is likely to have wide-ranging and mostly adverse impacts on human health, with significant loss of life. Third IPCC reports states that there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.

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Blurring the Lines Between Art and Activism ????

Circle of Blue

Greg Mort painting “Circle of Blue” in 2007. Indeed, his art has always reflected his fascination with science. “Greg is very science oriented,” said Nadine Mort, Greg’s wife and Creative Director of their foundation Art of Stewardship. Photo © Greg and Nadine Mort. Carl Ganter. Find out more here.

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Emerging Investigator Series – Changseok Han

Water Research & Technology

Changseok Han is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Environmental Engineering at the INHA University, Korea. in Department of Environmental Engineering at Yeungnam University, Korea, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He earned his B.S. Dr. Han achieved his Ph.D

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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. In the face of disappointing legislation and regulation, activists have increasingly turned to courts in the last fifteen years. In the US, for instance, Massachusetts v. These lawsuits face three key barriers.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

Like the testimony of Georgianna Fischer , a competitive cross country skier and environmental science college major. That question was put to a Missoula-based climate scientist named Steven Running who worked on the 2007 IPCC report as part of the team that won a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Environmental privilege: How recovery and rebuilding after climate disasters favors the wealthy

Frontiers

Gould is professor of sociology and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Brooklyn College (CUNY), and professor of sociology, and earth and environmental sciences at CUNY Graduate Center. As environmentalists walking around Brooklyn in 2007, we were thrilled to see greening initiatives throughout the borough.