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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

Legal Planet

In Ecuador, which has followed more of a litigation strategy, a campaign led by Indigenous groups led to a constitutional amendment in 2008. A similar series of developments played out with the Māori living in the Te Urewara National Park. This was the first country recognizing RoN.

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Environmental Attorneys Push Vermont to Take CAFOs Seriously

Vermont Law

Starting in 2008, a Vermont Law School Clinic filed a petition asking the EPA to withdraw approval for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) under the Clean Water Act. and Masters in Environmental Law and Policy.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

In 2008, DEP took a major step forward by entering into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assume regulatory control of radioactive materials. These reductions stem from rigorous monitoring, permitting, and enforcement—backed by a real-time air monitoring network that informs both the public and policymaking.

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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? Seldovia held its breath for the reliable late-summer rainy season. But August came and went nothing.

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PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Paul O. Swartz - From Photojournalist To Susquehanna River Basin Commission

PA Environment Daily

Kober This profile was first published on the PA Conservation Heritage website-- Paul O. In the late 1970s, he worked as a partner in a small business (Conservation Concepts, Inc.) Career In Conservation Begins Pauls conservation career included working at the local, state and regional levels. By Wayne W. Hershey Jr./Sr.

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Thunder Bay is Bringing its Great Lake Shoreline Back

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Here, you can see the industry that put us here, Jessie McFadden, wildlife biologist with the local conservation authority, says. Here, you can see the industry that put us here, Jessie McFadden, wildlife biologist with the local conservation authority, says. A few decades ago this was a shipyard. Then a sawmill.

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Western PA Conservancy Hosts March 11 Webinar Featuring 5 Women Talking About Careers In Conservation & Preservation

PA Environment Daily

The Western PA Conservancy hosts a March 11 webinar featuring five women talking about careers in conservation and preservation as part of the International Women and Girls In Science Day celebration starting at Noon. She attended Slippery Rock university where she earned a BS in Geography and Environmental Studies.