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12 Legal Tools to Push Climate Preparedness

Law Columbia

This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. By Michael B. We know that, mostly as a result of climate change, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites. Constitution.”

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. The risk evaluation’s conclusions that consumer uses do not present an unreasonable risk could preempt state-level restrictions on 1,4-dioxane in personal care, cosmetic, and cleaning products such as restrictions enacted by New York in 2019.[[N:N.Y.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA promulgated the challenged rule in 2019 in response to the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of a writ of mandamus in 2017. ” EPA also said the guide was “never deemed necessary by career staff and its development was directed by political officials serving in the last Administration.” EPA , 997 F.3d

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

Moreover, science cannot answer questions that are at heart economic or political, such as whether the Kyoto Protocol is worthwhile. [13]. It is for all the above reasons that our crystal ball predicts that by 2019 Bill McKibben will change the name of his climate organization from 350.Org The other 15% work for the White House.”. [20].

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