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The Stream, November 17, 2021: Meet The Activist Saving a Polluted Chinese Lake

Circle of Blue

A new report finds water and energy use from Oahu hotels did not decrease in 2020 despite lockdown orders. Environmental Protection Agency links proximity to agricultural land to high levels of toxic algal blooms in Midwestern lakes. A study from the S. Rainstorms Wreak Havoc in British Colombia. 369 LAKES .

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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

Circle of Blue

In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. On November 2, voters will be asked whether to amend the state’s foundational document by inserting language to protect individual rights to unimpaired ecosystems. Senate race.

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Science for a Stronger Democracy: 3 Ways to Boost Communication between Scientists, Voters, and Decisionmakers

Union of Concerned Scientists

Host a webinar series to STEM the Vote In order to bring scientific research and data into discussions on political concerns we organized a STEM the Vote series of webinars focused on the top voter concerns of the 2020 election. The topics included public health, climate change, gun control, education, food security, and immigration.

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2022 Election: Water Regulation and Spending Punctuate State and Local Ballots

Circle of Blue

Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2022. State Spending.

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COP27 Global Methane Pledge Efforts Are Not Enough

Union of Concerned Scientists

The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Despite the obvious dangers of fossil fuel production and the multi-decade climate disinformation campaigns fossil fuel producers have perpetrated, the industry still holds political sway.

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. Since assuming elected office in 2020, Rep. from Villanova University School of Law.

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Montana “Youth Citizens” Win Landmark Climate Change Case Against State Government

Legal Planet

The “youth citizen” plaintiffs in Held successfully argued that implementation of Montana’s “State Energy Policy Act” causes and contributes to climate change, in violation of the Montana Constitution’s longstanding environmental protection provisions. The court’s 103-page decision in Held v.