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

Frontiers

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. The publication of the paper was followed by misinformation, the researchers said, with claims that coastal erosion alone was responsible for Tangier’s land loss.

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IPCC: The planet is on red alert

A Greener Life

degrees C threshold in the next decades which countries had agreed as the desirable target in 2015’s Paris Agreement. In the report, researchers set out new estimates for the chances of crossing the 1.5 They found that unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions to the agreed limits of warming to 1.5

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Levee Board’s Lawsuit Against 97 Oil and Gas Companies

The Energy Law Blog

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District’s exercise of jurisdiction and dismissal on the merits of a headline-grabbing environmental law tort suit against 97 oil and gas companies, seeking to hold those entities responsible for Louisiana’s coastal erosion.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

The Energy Law Blog

14-31046, 2015 U.S. This is especially troublesome to the oil and gas industry given that coastal erosion and other forces have reduced the amount of cover over numerous pipelines in South Louisiana. Plains Pipeline, L.P. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LEXIS 14337 (5th Cir.

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California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

The lawsuit relies on attribution science , which marshals evidence linking such impacts as wildfires, coastal erosion, drought, and heat waves to climate change. These letters reprised previous congressional calls for DOJ action in 2015 and 2016 , which relied heavily on UCS research.

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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. It could be expected that the energy companies may also petition the Supreme Court for review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision. 3d 805 (7th Cir. 19-1818).