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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” Here’s a roundup of what these AGs have been doing to make a bad situation worse.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2022
Now comes the court’s crippling of the most important federal weapon available to avoid catastrophic climate change and its associated killing of tens of thousands of Americans every year with fossil fuel air pollution. The Supreme Court is ignoring the science on health. Many other studies show that reducing PM 2.5
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Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Specifically, Notz & Stroeve (2016) found that each metric ton of CO 2 results in a sustained loss of 3 ± 0.3 2016) ; Derocher et al. 2011) ; Regehr et al. This kind of closed loop, circular reasoning is inappropriate when addressing the impacts of a massive fossil fuel project. Decision at 101-102.)
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Back in 2016 I wrote a long post about biodiesel , explaining what it is made from (mostly vegetable oil) and arguing that EPA should show restraint in setting targets for biodiesel because of the limited availability oils and fats and the harmful consequences of drawing too heavily from these limited sources.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. 24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Here are the additions to the U.S. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
(This post was authored by Eric Peshkin, a JD candidate at NYU School of Law and CLEE summer research assistant). While burning methane to generate energy releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the overall climate impact is reduced and the gas could potentially replace fossil fuel sources.) 2016 , LaHue et al.,
Corp Watch
JANUARY 23, 2024
org Summary ExxonMobil is a fossil fuel company headquartered in Irving, Texas. Exxon agrees to $1 million fine over 2011 Yellowstone River oil spill Reuters | June 5, 2019 Exxon Mobil Corp has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to settle U.S. It was founded in the 1870s as part of the Standard Oil group.
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