Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned this section of the state into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke. Thousands of wells in the state went dry in the previous drought , in 2014 and 2015, mostly in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

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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Sea Level Climate Change Atmosphere 2011 98

Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

While “natural” gas is mostly composed of methane, a greenhouse gas that’s 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide during its first 20 years in the atmosphere, Ebel and his industry counterparts have succeeded in minimizing the perception of its climate impact. Gregory Ebel doesn’t let bad press get him down.

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 2002 2007 81

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Their collective trauma dates back to August 2, 2014, when she and half a million other Toledoans woke to alarming news: the water coming out of their taps was toxic. After the 2014 Toledo water crisis, the binational International Joint Commission tried to put a price tag on the event. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 20, 2022

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2014 2022 Climate Change Politics 359

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 16, 2023

Since that 2014 study, which laid the foundation of what is called climate source attribution science , UCS scientists have collaborated with Heede on two other studies that pinpointed the major carbon producers’ culpability for specific climate change-related trends. percent of total emissions. Licker et al.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 20, 2014

At the end of March 2014, Working Group II (WGII) unleashed upon the global community their contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The scientific information presented in WGI highlights regions that may be affected by certain atmospheric phenomena. Kristin Campbell.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Sea Level Atmosphere 2014 40

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Lawrence Beth Ann Adams 2 conventional gas well operated by STK Investments LLC in Washington Township, Lawrence County and found the well was still venting gas to the atmosphere and abandoned by the operator. DEP’s inspection report requested a written report by February 10, 2014 on how the site will be brought into compliance.

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2024 Natural Gas 2023 Waste 111

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2024

He has vetoed legislation for energy efficiency in new construction, signed laws banning localities from banning gas in new construction and issued an executive order that directs “every state agency” to fight federal actions to reduce dependence on oil and gas. The top states for solar power growth since 2014 are Texas and Florida.

Climate Change 298

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Cooling 298

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In October, we released a global survey of methane regulations in advance of a two-day workshop at UCLA that brought together experts on technology, law, and policy. But there’s a catch. Methane, a colorless, odorless gas, is hard to detect and, therefore, hard to abate.

Regulations 200

Regulations Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 200

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The law would mesh with corporate climate disclosure regulations elsewhere, particularly in Europe, and would therefore represent a significant step toward assuring the accuracy, trustworthiness, and transparency of corporate climate performance reporting. 4] The new corporate climate disclosure bills may well continue that tradition.

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Regulations Law 2023 Climate Change 98

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.) 2018 , Petersen et al.,

Carbon Dioxide 147

Carbon Dioxide 2013 Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 147

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S. United States , No.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

These decisions help implement and operationalize the text of the Paris Agreement, much like regulations clarify statutory law. And though it lasts in the atmosphere for shorter period than CO 2 , cutting methane and other short-lived climate pollutants are critical for bending the curve of warming towards a more livable planet.

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Paris Agreement Fossil Fuels Deforestation Climate Change 97

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

in 2012: “In an increasingly carbon- constrained world, our existing environmental laws and regulatory process no longer achieve their underlying goals of long-term ecosystem conservation. atmospheric CO2 levels. We have little time left to create a practical path to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.” analysis.

Ocean 52

Ocean Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2012 52

Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2015

Most focus on land-based initiatives such as The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s regional action plans that coordinate cleanups around the U.S. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. through their . Marine Debris program. How You Can Take Part. . . . A Sea Full of Trash: Tackling the Plastic Problem.

Ocean 40

Ocean Biodegradable Rainforest Fossil Fuels 40

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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. The FWS concluded in 2008 that the trout should be listed but reversed course in 2014 and concluded that listing was no longer warranted. and non-U.S. Jewell , No.

2019 40

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s why waste storage tanks have to be vented and why many have tank lids that are open all the time to let the fumes vent to the atmosphere. Non-Compliance A Norm Non-compliance with regulations and the law is not an isolated event with conventional well owners. Read more here. I don’t know of any ancient sea water that does that.

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Waste Regulations 2017 2023 125

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The way to do this that now looks most promising would be to spray a fine mist of reflective aerosols in the upper atmosphere. All research is governed, mostly through normal processes of peer review, research-program management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. to 1%) of incoming sunlight.

Climate Change 224

Climate Change Government Atmosphere Politics 224

Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

The report describes SC-GHG as “the monetary value of the net harm to society from emitting one metric ton of that GHG into the atmosphere in a given year.” [1] 2014), [link]. [14] The “central” discount rate refers to the discount rate in between a report’s low and high discount rates.) [5] 2016), [link]. [6] 2017), [link]. [7]

Greenhouse 147

Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide 2008 2016 147

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

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. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter. Pushed by the powerful farm lobby, state and congressional legislators have displayed scant interest in fixing big holes and outright waivers for farms in the federal water quality law. Photographs by J.

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Clean Water Act 2020 Regulations 2022 278

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

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. By Margaret Barry and Hillary Aidun. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The 2021 New Hampshire Climate Assessment states unequivocally: “Without significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG), extreme precipitation events are projected to increase a minimum of 20%, leading to an increase in freshwater flooding regionally.”

Fossil Fuels 219

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2014 219

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. and non-U.S. Haskell v.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

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.” Meanwhile, the state has suffered 79 tropical or subtropical cyclones since 2000.

Fossil Fuels 350

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 350

ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Rapid Ohia Death is a fungal pathogen that kills an average of 10% of native Ohia trees each year and has killed over a million Ohia trees since it was first found in Hawaii in 2014. Biden takes climate-law victory lap at U.N. – NASEM: The Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate released a review of the U.S. International.

2022 75

2022 Ocean Climate Change Technology 75

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. Trump, the fact that each month is warmer than the same month the previous year has nothing to do with the adverse consequences associated with spewing obscene amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. 2, 2014). [8]. into the atmosphere each year, with no end in sight.

2016 40

2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act 40

ESA

MAY 6, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced the expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, nearly tripling the size of the sanctuary. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation.

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