Vermont Law
OCTOBER 20, 2014
The Alaska Supreme Court suggested Alaskans might have a right to atmosphere, but declined to provide a remedy. Atmospheric public trust plaintiffs are running out of options. The Alaska Supreme Court denies relief, but signals that Alaskans may have a public trust right to preservation of the atmosphere. By Adam Patrick Murray.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
In a world where urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, transportation, water and energy infrastructure, and other human impacts have degraded and continue to alter natural ecosystems, climate change is causing rapid and often hard to predict impacts on species dynamics and distribution.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 22, 2022
For farmers whose land is no longer productive, government programs known as conservation or wetland easements encourage the transition from cropland into marsh, explained Mike Dryden, a restoration specialist with The Nature Conservancy. mile dike has protected 11,000 acres and $64 million of property from salt since its completion in 2010.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
JANUARY 17, 2024
Droughts are a particular challenge, as in Kansas where there were droughts in 56 of 156 months from 2010 to 2022. Extreme events in the Northwest will include storms resulting from atmospheric rivers over the Pacific Ocean. Days with heavy precipitation have become more frequent, and tropical storms present rising challenges.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Water rates more than doubled between 2010 and 2020, while income of the city’s poorest one-fifth of residents inched up only 12 percent. Climate models predict with near unanimity that more atmospheric warming will increase annual rainfall in Michigan and Ohio: a trend that is already making algae blooms worse.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
JUNE 14, 2023
Farmers who wish to implement EQIP conservation practices on their land work with local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff to determine which practice or practices make the most sense. Different regions of the country pose different resource concerns, such as water quality and wildlife habitat. Endnotes: 1.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. In 2010, 11,319 people earned a doctorate in the life sciences. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE).
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