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James Michener’s Chesapeake Bay Was A+

Vermont Law

The Bay’s grade is a “C,” unchanged since 2012 when the 2011 “D+” was upgraded to a “C.” 1600s, but since then humans deforested the land, fished indiscriminately, farmed intensively, and the population grew. EPA established an accountability framework and state water pollution limits (TMDLs) for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

It will likely be at least two weeks before the Senate takes up the legislation and the Senate will likely make major changes to the bill before passing the legislation for political and parliamentary reasons. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. By Annie Snider, PoliticoPro, 11/18/2021. or WOTUS. “In

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