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EPA Released a Cumulative Impacts Framework. Where Do We Go From Here?

Union of Concerned Scientists

After all, a framework document is not a rule or law, and it may seem broad and abstract. The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) wrote about this concept in 2004, and the state of California was doing this work in 2008. Why does it matter? What to look for So whats in the framework document itself?

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Water Determines Great Lakes Region’s Economic Future

Circle of Blue

The supply of fresh water is essential to our quality of life and creates a competitive advantage for our region, said Howard Learner, executive director of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center. Laws and policies could also use a refresh. Midwesterners understand the importance of the Great Lakes. A month from now?

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Is There Really a Fiduciary Duty to Destroy the Climate?

Law Columbia

At a recent Columbia Law School colloquium, jointly sponsored by the Sabin Center and the Millstein Center, participants posed a foundational question: How do corporate law standards of fiduciary duty relate to what scientists call the climate emergency? [1] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S. 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

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President Trump Wants Coal Ash in State Hands

Circle of Blue

With coal declining as a fuel for electricity, so is the amount of ash, which fell to 70 million tons in 2024, down from a peak of more than 130 million tons in 2008, according to the American Coal Ash Association. In recent years, about half has been directed to “beneficial uses,” including the making of concrete and wall board.

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

Legal Planet

Near the end of his time in office in 2008, President George W. Hard political and legal battle lines have formed, with Democratic presidential administrations, California, other blue states and environmental interests on one side, and Republican administrations, red states and the fossil fuel industry on the other.

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

PA Environment Daily

Responsible for implementing the authorities of the PA Conservation District Law of May 15,1945, Paul credits the vision and foresight of the individuals responsible for the enactment of this statue and with enabling and guiding him throughout his soil and water conservation career.

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Administration Cuts Would Leave No Refuge for the Wildlife Refuges

Union of Concerned Scientists

trillion is eerily about the same amount of money that the Federal Reserve lent, spent or pledged to save the banking system after the 2008 financial collapse, according to Bloomberg News.) “The Bush respectively signed into law the Clean Water Act and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act in 1989.