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Enormous cost of relocating US climate refugees from coastal town a stark example for the whole world, researchers warn

Frontiers

The town’s population has shrunk from more than 1,100 inhabitants in the early 1900s, to 436 in 2020 and consists of three upland ridges: Canton, Main, and West. A 2015 paper by Schulte found that Tangier Island had lost 67% of its total landmass since 1850 due to a combination of relative sea level rise and coastal erosion.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

The energy companies have already argued to the Supreme Court that the Fourth Circuit’s decision is in conflict with the Seventh Circuit’s 2015 ruling in Lu Junhong v. CV 19-12430-WGY, 2020 WL 2769681 (D. May 28, 2020). 3d 805 (7th Cir. 19-1818). 19-30829 and 19-30492). Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.