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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) erred in its analyses of climate change’s impact on the Rio Grande cutthroat trout when it determined in 2014 that the species no longer warranted listing under the Endangered Species Act. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act. Democracy Forward Foundation v. 1:19-cv-02751 (D.D.C.,

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

As a result, 1,280 people died from cold from unaffordable electrical power, researchers calculate, between 2011 and 2014. [24] 25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. The study authors concluded that higher variability was the main driver of higher costs. [18] trillion. [25]