Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away. An even bleaker picture exists in Florida , where a dozen insurance companies have abandoned homeowners.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2014 218

Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

“While Colorado River water users have invested billions of dollars to reduce consumption and increase resiliency, the situation we face today is real and urgent,” John Entsminger, the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on May 25. million acres.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

2025 is a deadline, not a finish line, and was envisioned in the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement. Extreme storms, heat, and rising sea levels make restoration harder and put both communities and the watershed’s natural resources at risk. Pennsylvania's Milestone Commitments CBF used?the

2022 52

2022 2025 Conservation 2009 52

ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. USDA: President Biden nominated Homer Wilkes to serve as the USDA’s undersecretary for natural resources and environment. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ’s Fluke Fairness Act ( S. A bill ( H.R.

2021 105

2021 Ocean 2026 Conservation 105

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The Washington Court of Appeals upheld Jefferson County’s 2014 Shoreline Master Program, which is a combination of planning policies and development regulations that address shoreline uses and development. Natural Resources Defense Council v. filed June 13, 2017); Natural Resources Defense Council v. Pruitt , No.

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2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40