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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

While the expansion of wind and solar power is seen as essential to reducing reliance on fossil fuels, large-scale projects have sometimes sparked local opposition due to their environmental impact. Ethanol accounts for over 40% of fuel used in Brazil’s vehicles, making it a key component of the country’s renewable energy strategy.

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Six Sleeper Proposals in Project 2025

Legal Planet

They involve reduced protection for endangered species, eliminating energy efficiency rules, blocking new transmission lines, changing electricity regulation to favor fossil fuels, weakening air pollution rules, and encouraging sale of gas guzzlers. #1. Abolish energy markets or adjust them to favor fossil fuels.

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Analysis: The Southern California wildfires bear the hallmarks of extreme heating; still, the climate crisis is barely mentioned

A Greener Life

The drought California has experienced a long-running drought since 2007, which has only been lifted briefly. So far, roughly 36,685 hectares (ha) have burned. Days before, the mega-wildfire broke out, which was a merging of several isolated fires.

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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

It does not seek to discuss every aspect of Trumps EOs, nor to answer every question about the lawfulness of various provisions, nor to set out the exact mechanics for whats to come. However, aspects of Justice40 and the Biden administration’s focus on disadvantaged communities are embedded in federal laws and programs.

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Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court

Legal Planet

Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing to decide whether fossil fuel manufacturers have legal standing to challenge an EPA decision under the federal Clean Air Act. That court ruled that the fossil fuel company plaintiffs had failed to establish their legal authority (i.e., “standing”) to bring the action.

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Its no surprise that this anti-science, pro-fossil fuel administration wants to go after the Endangerment Finding. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase. Back in 2007, the Supreme Court reached a landmark judgment in Massachusetts et al.

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Sabin Center Files Two Amicus Briefs Supporting EPA’s 2024 Power Plant Rules

Law Columbia

Several states and industry groups are challenging EPA’s 2024 rules which set greenhouse gas emissions limits for certain fossil fuel power plants nationwide (referred to here as the Power Plant Rules). In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in West Virginia v.

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