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Federal Water Tap, September 7: New Federal Office Connects Climate Change and Health

Circle of Blue

And lastly, the federal government opens an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. from 2017 through 2019 for illnesses related to harmful algal blooms. 32 billion gallons per year : Water use for hydraulic fracturing in the Permian basin , averaged across the years 2010 to 2019. By the Numbers. News Briefs.

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Legal Victory Puts Hellbender Back On Track For Federal Endangered Species Protection

PA Environment Daily

Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2019 denial of Endangered Species Act protection for the eastern hellbender salamander was arbitrary and unlawful. Liman set aside the Service’s decision and instructed the agency to make a new decision consistent with law. District Judge Lewis J.

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Environmental groups heading to court to protect endangered piping plover population at Ontario beach

Enviromental Defense

Case challenges habitat protection provision under province’s Endangered Species Act. In 2019, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula was convicted on two charges of damaging piping plover habitat, contrary to section 10(1) of the ESA. After a nearly 30-year absence, they returned to Ontario in 2007, including to Sauble Beach.

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Appeals court upholds Ontario town’s convictions for damaging piping plover habitat

Enviromental Defense

Ontario Court of Appeals decision upholds vital habitat protection provision under province’s Endangered Species Act. Ecojustice, acting on behalf of Environmental Defence and Ontario Nature, intervened in the case. Plant and animal species are the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. Toronto, Ont./ Ecojustice?uses

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 126. and non-U.S. BP p.l.c. ,

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The Willow Project Heads to Court: Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs Challenging BLM’s Approval of the Project

Law Columbia

The project is controversial due to both its location and its climate impacts. and an area that is highly sensitive to climate change due to the Arctic environment. climate commitments and Biden’s campaign promise to end oil and gas leasing on public lands. C and approximately equal to the remaining budget for 2.0°C.

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New Working Paper Examines Role of Climate Attribution Science in Endangered Species Management

Law Columbia

By Jessica Wentz, The IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (2019) estimated that approximately one million species are currently at risk of extinction, with climate change being a major driver of accelerating extinction risk. The project was generously supported by the High Tide Foundation.