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Building a More Resilient, Just City

Academy of Natural Sciences

These rare storms are expected to become more frequent with climate change as a warmer atmosphere can hold (and during storms release!) For every one degree Celsius that the temperature increases, the atmosphere can hold 7% more water, a thermodynamic law of physics called atmospheric holding capacity. more moisture.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

Except in this case, it appears she helped tie the department’s hands: According to the Daily Montanan , Nowakowski herself drafted the original 2011 MEPA limitation for a state senator. Like the testimony of Georgianna Fischer , a competitive cross country skier and environmental science college major.

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Land-use, climate change, and policy – Opportunities to act locally while thinking globally

HumanNature

A critical but difficult step in this process is for a government employee or independent valuator to determine the return on investment (ROI) to the public under various land use scenarios. Progress in Planning 75 , 53–107 (2011). Environmental Science & Policy 13 , 785–792 (2010). Works Cited Angel, S., Blei, A. &

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ESA Policy News: March 6, 2023

ESA

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. The comment period ends March 31, 2023.

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