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.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 22, 2022
He makes his living on the Turnbridge Plantation in his hometown of Hardeeville, South Carolina, 30 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. mile dike has protected 11,000 acres and $64 million of property from salt since its completion in 2010.
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HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020). Small Islands, Large Oceans: Voices on the Frontlines of Climate Change.
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. With rising sea levels and warming ocean temperatures, heatwaves and high-temperature toxins (e.g.,
The Energy Law Blog
AUGUST 29, 2014
Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE). 3304, issued June 29, 2010. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.), Richard Hastings (R-Wash.), In particular, Rep.
The Energy Law Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a sub-agency within Interior, promulgated regulations in 2009 which set forth the procedure for leasing, siting, construction, and operation of offshore wind projects. The regulatory process leading to the Vineyard Wind Project offshore Massachusetts began in 2010. federal waters.
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. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. Ocean CDR is a set of strategies to sequester carbon dioxide in ocean waters.
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