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What’s Up With Water – November 8, 2021

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Randy Claramunt is a biologist with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has posted signs along the river to this effect, encouraging people to refrain from fishing under these conditions. Ecologically speaking, fish are the canary in the coal mine.

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

Law Columbia

The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. Illegal deforestation in traditional land. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

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California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore receives 2021 MacArthur fellowship. by Zack Colman, PoliticoPro, 10/6/2021. by Zack Colman, PoliticoPro, 10/6/2021. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology meets for the first time in the Biden administration.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

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. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. By Annie Snider, PoliticoPro, 11/18/2021.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. On September 8, 2021, a federal district court in New Jersey granted the City of Hoboken’s motion to remand to state court its climate change lawsuit against oil and gas companies. 20, 2021), No. Northern Plains Resource Council v. 20-1045 (D.C. Minnesota v.

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Penn State Extension: Slow The Flow - Reduce Stormwater Running Off Your Property

PA Environment Daily

According to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, forests cover almost 60 percent (17 million acres) of the Commonwealth today. What a beneficial natural resource! However, land use changes, such as deforestation, have big impacts on the environment. Forests provide invaluable benefits.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

The “Rights of Nature” movement is fundamentally rethinking humanity’s relationship with nature, and it is gaining momentum. The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. The plaintiffs are currently trying to keep the Lake Erie Bill of Rights alive in state court.