Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

In 2015, then again in 2020, the number of burned acres from wildfires crossed the 10 million-acre mark. It makes them ripe for disproportional impacts from climate change, relative to the nation in general. The National Parks Conservation Association praised the act for providing “crucial funding” to start repairing the parks.

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Climate Change 2018 2020 Paris Agreement 225

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The court was not persuaded by the plaintiffs’ contention that the FWS had concluded that conservation projects would outpace climate change effects on the trout or by the argument that the FWS erred by abandoning a finding in its 2008 determination that climate change constituted a “severe” threat to the trout that exacerbates other threats.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

In 2011 I invited Reagan-era economist Art Laffer to speak to a hall filled exclusively with New Hampshire Republicans, both leaders and rank and file conservatives. In 2015 Senator Kelly Ayotte supported the EPA Clean Power Plan. We should expect to hear more, as climate impacts are only going to get worse.

Climate Change 219

Climate Change Politics Sea Level 2007 219

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

California Federal Court Ordered Publication of Obama-Era Energy Conservation Standards in Federal Register. Department of Energy to publish energy conservation standards adopted in December 2016 that had never taken effect because DOE failed to publish them in the Federal Register. 34-2015-80002005 (Cal. judgment Feb.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

Scientists, conservation groups, and legal experts have argued that the 2008 policy was and continues to be “both scientifically and legally incorrect” because there are scientific techniques and data that can be used to evaluate the effect of project-level emissions on threatened and endangered species. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3

Climate Change 58

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Sea Level 2008 58

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

LNG Exporters Emerge As Big Winners Of Europe Natural Gas Crisis; Price For LNG 10 Times Its Value A Year Ago -- The Guardian: ‘This Is A Fossil Fuel War’: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out -- PA Natural Gas Politicians Want To ‘Unleash’ PA’s Gas Industry - What We Need First Is For Industry To Take Up The Slack; Oil & Gas 2.0;

Fossil Fuels 63

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Clean Energy Renewable Energy 63

ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

International Union for the Conservation of Nature holds World Conservation Congress. House Reconciliation Bill Include Funding for Climate Science, Research Infrastructure. billion for the Civilian Conservation Corps and $2.25 billion for Civilian Climate Corps. International. Scientific Community.

2021 52

2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Conservation 52

ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

This bill authorizes $5 million annual conservation funds for freshwater mussels, southwest desert fishes, North American butterflies and threatened and endangered plants in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Global Change Research Program since 2015. Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks – The New York Times.

2021 52

2021 Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels 2026 52