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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

First, in 2008, the parties adopted a resolution dealing specifically with ocean fertilization. The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding. The draft is similar to the 2008 resolution on ocean fertilization but would apply to other marine CDR and solar radiation management activities.

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Alaska Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

Circle of Blue

What had once seemed an impossibility to Cameron, who moved to the coastal community in 2008 from Idaho and began working for the city in 2009, was suddenly her problem to fix: How could you have a drought and water shortages in Alaska? Atmospheric warming, however, will almost certainly affect the waters quality. she wondered.

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Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting

PA Environment Daily

Penn State studies found the amounts of at least 25 of the chemicals they tested for exceeded environmental and health standards and radioactive radium exceeded industrial waste discharge standards. Read more here. These 4,359 owners own 34,455 wells-- 34% of the conventional wells required to file these reports.

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Promoting Coal, Trump Looks Backward

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In the United States, coal production actually did peak in 2008 at 1.2 In India, a plan to build a fleet of 15 immense 4,000-megawatt coal-fired plants collapsed while utilities were busy installing wind and solar installations at a frantic pace. Heads of state celebrated the treaty as a towering moment of human cooperation and progress.

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Late Night Dumping II: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping Continues On Roads, This Time With Bigger Trucks; New Research On Harmful Wastewater Impacts

PA Environment Daily

Penn State studies found the amounts of at least 25 of the chemicals they tested for exceeded environmental and health standards and radioactive radium exceeded industrial waste discharge standards. Read more here. These 4,359 owners own 34,455 wells-- 34% of the conventional wells required to file these reports.

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Slow and Steady, Lake Erie may be Bouncing Back

Enviromental Defense

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) annual Lake Erie harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecast suggests progress toward a healthier Lake Erie. The good news is, less nutrient pollution is entering the lake, and since 2020, the algal blooms have been less severe.

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What’s Up With Water – April 16, 2018

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Atmospheric modeling programs have predicted its decline, and now the Atlantics circulation is the lowest in about 1,500 years. After decades of controversy, the project was vetoed by the EPA in 2008 under the Clean Water Act. East Coast to the North Atlantic, where it cools, sinks and then moves south. The Northern U.S.

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