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Day After Earth Day, the Climate Pope, and the 89%

Legal Planet

They made it through Earth Day one of two insufferable seasons of cliche, inane PR pitches clogging their inboxes. I usually feel meh about Earth Day because a hyperfocus on a single day feels superficial and performative. But this Earth Day hit different. The 2-week UN Climate Conference each fall.)

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

In 2018, a group of young plaintiffs filed a special constitutional claim called tutela alleging that their fundamental rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, and water were threatened by climate change and the government’s failure to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Colombia : Future Generations v.

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As Danger Season Begins, Congress Must Pass Stronger Wildfire Policies

Union of Concerned Scientists

A snapshot of recent progress on wildfire policy On Earth Day 2022, President Biden signed an executive order committing his administration to “Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation.” But there’s still a long way to go.