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Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?

Real Climate

But it emphasizes an important point about the relationship between SST and hurricane behavior in general: The hurricane response to SST changes depends on what caused the SST changes ( Emanuel and Sobel 2013 ). The difference is due largely to the differences in the regional atmospheric response that occurs in concert with the SST warming.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet as acting administrator of NOAA. filed Sept.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

The federal district court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed for lack of standing a lawsuit against the EPA in which an individual pro se plaintiff asserted that EPA restrictions since 1990 on aerosols in the atmosphere had caused global warming.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. West Virginia v. 15-1363 (D.C. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C.,

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

The report’s authors conclude that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land and that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

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