Circle of Blue

MAY 9, 2023

Those storms hit Louisiana in 2020 and 2021, and led to $23 billion in insurance claims. Taiwan’s government is prioritizing its factories over its farmers. The post What’s Up With Water – May 9, 2023 appeared first on Circle of Blue. This is Eileen Wray-McCann – thanks for being here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries , 5,190 workers died as a result of job-related traumatic injuries in 2021, an almost 9 percent increase from 2020. of all workplace fatalities, and workers between the ages of 45 and 54 accounted for just over one-fifth (20.9%) of all fatalities in 2021.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. What’s more, the work required them to form new relationships between government and local agencies. The money aims to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accumulated in the pandemic period between March 4, 2020 and June 15, 2021.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

On 26 September 2021 general elections in Germany concluded with a tricky result. Negotations to form a coalition government are complicated. This is not a particular or new policy, given that this aim has already been installed in the new Climate Protection Act by the late-Merkel government earlier this year.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Zhang; Edith Kamaru Kwobah; Davod Afshari; Krystyna Kowalczuk PDF See all ebooks The post Frontiers ebook releases: November 2023 first appeared on Science & research news | Frontiers.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In October 2021, DOI Secretary Deb Haaland announced a national offshore wind leasing strategy for 2021-2025 , which includes a goal of holding a commercial lease sale the Gulf of Maine in 2024. The agency is slated to act on both Requests in 2023. Publication of a draft environmental assessment is slated for Q1-Q2 in 2023.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 4, 2023

Bezerra; Kevin Ni; Maoshan Chen PDF Insights in Infectious Agents and Disease: 2021 Edited by Axel Cloeckaert; Caterina Guzmán-Verri PDF Effort-Based Decision-Making and Cognitive Fatigue Edited by Michel Audiffren; Benjamin Pageaux; Rémi L. Segarra; Marina Ramirez-Alvarado; Candice M.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

February 7, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. government halts new mining leases in a northeast Minnesota national forest for 20 years. ” — Deb Haaland, U.S. secretary of the Interior.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

May 30, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The EPA has identified “principal recipients” of grant funds to include nonprofit organizations, tribes, local governments, and universities.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On February 7, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced the recipients of their recognition program for individuals, government, organizations and businesses whose efforts support and strengthen the mission of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. “We DeMichiel made a huge impact and stood out at their 2023 Tire War event.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released an updated 2023 Equity Action Plan explaining how the agency intends to “imbed equity, civil rights, and environmental justice” into all aspects of its work. This order requires federal agencies to develop and update EJ strategic plans, thus the EPA’s new 2023 plan came into being.

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ESA

MARCH 6, 2023

In this issue: Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. The comment period ends March 31, 2023. National Nature Assessment (NNA). Led by the U.S.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction. Executive Branch. International.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

Vending machine selling water on Maui, 2021. Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production. Faced with a decision, the government is prioritizing factories over farmers, and subsidizing the latter to not grow crops, NPR reports.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. In 2021, the State of Maine submitted a research lease application to the U.S. What can we expect to see when the final Roadmap is released in early 2023?

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla sues Swedish government after postal workers allegedly block license plate deliveries CNBC PaulaR Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:12 Monday, November 27, 2023 Read more Ashley Capoot Tesla filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency on Monday that claims it should be able to collect license plates directly instead of receiving them by mail.

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ESA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Congress passes stopgap measure to fund the government through Feb. Appropriations: The House of Representatives and the Senate voted to pass a stop-gap funding measure to keep the government funded through Feb. 18, 2022, averting a government shutdown. 2750 ) in June 2021. In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Conference participants called for two crucial pieces of regulation from the government. Throughout the conference, the message was clear: Canadian industry and global investors are ready for clear government regulation. First, federally regulated financial institutions must publish mandatory credible climate transition plans.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Hope for government relief is weaning among Ghanaians displaced by rising sea levels and flooding. “By Residents affected by flooding are asking their government to relocate them, but are skeptical that officials will ever act. The Year in Water, 2021: Water Crises Take Center Stage. It is expected to be completed in 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While communities and governments rallied to action in the wake of disasters, can you guess how oil and gas companies responded? They met with the government 131 times to promote their interests. The RCMP raided again in 2021. Coastal GasLink has had over 50 warnings from the province of BC about environmental violations.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Shortly after Biden’s veto, a federal judge in North Dakota halted the implementation of Biden’s new Clean Water Act rule in 24 states, writing that a pending Supreme Court case is likely to change the authority of the federal government under the Clean Water Act. EPA case by early summer 2023. The deadline for the call is May 8, 2023.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

March 21, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. In 2021, residents went on hunger strikes while successfully stopping a large metal scrapper facility from being moved to the area from the city’s north side.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Courts Republican-led state sue to block environmental, social and governance retirement investing rule. The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. The United Arab Emirates is set to host the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in November 2023.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 8, 2023

Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. The Maryland Department of Labor is expected to publish the Notice of Proposed Action on January 13, 2023. The backstory is important.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. The bill repels section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,103 notices of violation so far in 2023, which means they are on track to exceed the 1,234 violations DEP issued them in 2022, according to DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. DEP arrived at the plant on January 3, 2023 to start its investigation.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. 3326 ), from Rep.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I Likewise, they understate the potential consequences, contend that we can easily adapt to them, and fight government efforts to curb carbon emissions and promote renewable energy.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Looking forward to 2023, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. Here’s our list of the top 12 predictions for the environment in 2023 (in no particular order): Canada will get in gear and drive towards an equitable EV future. You can read more here. .

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 26, 2023

A 2017 report from the United Nations and Sudanese government warned that “the water-related health risks are rapidly increasing,” the BBC reports. The post The Stream, April 26, 2023: Pollution, Lack of Infrastructure Continue to Harm Bangladesh’s ‘Nearly Dead’ River appeared first on Circle of Blue. FM reports.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2022

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – The federal government announced today that they will delay action on requiring disclosure of toxic ingredients on labels of consumer products.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Effective from May 1, 2024, the Regulations provide a legal framework for the operation of China’s emissions trading scheme (ETS), which initially commenced operations in July 2021 under ministry-level management rules without a higher-level legal foundation. The Regulations fill in the regulatory vacuum that has existed since 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2024

For more than a century, the United States has recognized this, and maintaining roads and bridges has been a core function of federal, state, and local governments. The federal government embraced a role in supporting transit in the 1970s, but this was cut back for the past 40 years and didn’t rebound until the pandemic.

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