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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022. That means it includes the extreme wildfires exacerbated by the fossil fuel industry that burned more than 4% of California in 2021 and 2022. come from burning fossil fuels and pesticide use, and ultrafine particles (PM0.1)

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

Shell campaign IndustriALL Global Union | May 22, 2020 IndustriALL is calling on Shell to engage with unions on a global level in a campaign to limit precarious work, improve health and safety, and ensure that Shell applies the same high-level standards at its operations everywhere, including suppliers.

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Whales and Lobstermen Have a Common Enemy

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 2020 Maine Fishermen’s Forum was the last conference I and many others attended before the pandemic shutdown. GOM communities, not fossil fuel interests, should determine policies that affect GOM people. It was the first weekend in March, and I recall people even then were unsure of offering a handshake or a fist bump.

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New Government Information Shows Alberta’s Tailings Ponds Increased in 2020 Despite Decrease in Oil Sands Production

Enviromental Defense

Edmonton, AB — The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) quietly released a report on its web site last week showing that oil sands tailing ponds grew another 90 million cubic meters in 2020, despite a drop in oil production. Jesse Cardinal, Keepers of the Water, nipiy3@gmail.com.

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The Year in California Climate Laws

Legal Planet

The law also requires the CEC and CARB to work together on a plan to transition the state off fossil fuels; this effort will certainly be aided by the access to new data the law affords. Newsom vetoed an end-of-session gut-and-amend by Sen. Now, thanks to SB 337 (Min) , the 30×30 goal is codified as a matter of state law.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

Law Columbia

The district court in Oregon in 2016 seemed to favor such a right, but a divided Ninth Circuit concluded in 2020 that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The plaintiffs had asked the court to issue a “remedial plan” that would require Montana to take many steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel production in the state.

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Is the Oil and Gas Lease Over? Court Ruling Offers Guidance

E2 Law Blog

Today, as natural gas prices remain low, and fossil fuels generally—including methane leaks specifically—encounter policy and regulatory resistance because of attention to climate change, lessees may not move as rapidly to develop marginal leaseholds. 6 WAP 2020 (Pa. Mitch-Well Energy , No. Court Ruling Offers Guidance.