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The Stream, August 12, 2021: Major Rivers in India Are Rising To Dangerous Levels

Circle of Blue

A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned this section of the state into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

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The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior Climate Scientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. Ozone plays a dual role in our atmosphere. Source: California Natural Resources Agency.

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

billion metric tons of carbon dioxide – nearly as much as all the carbon dioxide emitted by the power sector in 2021. Future generations will look back on this as a game-changing moment in the fight for a safe climate,’ stated climate scientist and President/CEO of EEN, Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman. “As

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

July 15, 2021). First Circuit Vacated Stay Order in Lawsuit Alleging Exxon Failed to Prepare Petroleum Terminal for Climate Change. July 1, 2021). Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. July 19, 2021). July 16, 2021). State of Washington ex rel. Haskell v. 98719-0 (Wash.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It’s the third chapter in the IPCC’s mammoth sixth assessment report, part of a series of studies that summarize the state of climate science and the planet released roughly every seven years. 6451 ) in February 2022.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

Next week, the House is expected to consider another six spending bills, including a bill funding the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. House Natural Resources Committee: The full committee voted to advance a bill ( H.R. Sarah Kapnick as the agency’s chief scientist.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

ESA

16, 2021 ). The House Natural Resources Committee and the House Science Committee passed their portions of the reconciliation bill out of committee Sept. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $1.24 NOAA also receives $765 climate adaptation and resilience. billion for Civilian Climate Corps.

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