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Degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands

Our Environment

Rising sea levels and increased intensity of storm surges are playing a considerable role in the degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands. Illustrating the variation in sea levels from 1993 – 2018. Photo credit. Written by: Jack McCulloch. Shows a generally increasing trend. Source: NASA (August 2018).

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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

© GIDEON MENDEL, Jeff and Tracey Waters, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK, February 2014 C-print. Haiti (2008), Pakistan (2010), Australia and Thailand (2011), Nigeria (2012), Germany and The Philippines (2013),?England?and and India (2014), Brazil and Bangladesh (2015) and France (2016 and 2018). Courtesy of the artist.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) erred in its analyses of climate change’s impact on the Rio Grande cutthroat trout when it determined in 2014 that the species no longer warranted listing under the Endangered Species Act. Center for Biological Diversity v. Jewell , No. 16-CV-1932 (D. California v. Bernhardt , No. 3:19-cv-06013 (N.D.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. This is first list of Birds of Conservation Concern released since 2008. Notably, the number of birds on the Pacific Islands list increased from 23 in 2008 to 35 in 2021.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

A climate change-related argument rejected by the trial court—that sea level rise projections in the Plan were too high and not based on best available science—did not appear to have been before the appellate court. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos. On April 6, the court issued written reasons for its decision.

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

PA Environment Daily

Conservation Leadership - 2008 to 2020: -- 233 Stories: These Conservation Leaders Gave Us Cleaner Water, Land & Air In 2020! Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support! -- Be Inspired By Hundreds Of Environmental Stewardship Leaders From 2019!