Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The island nation has always been at the mercy of climate patterns such as La Niña in the oceans that surround it. High Costs, Few Customers: Benton Harbor Water Woes Loom for Michigan Cities — Shrinking populations and wealth have left many local governments unable to collect enough ratepayer revenue to cover long-term water system costs.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 15, 2021

Ocean Conservancy recognized this from the very beginning when we published our ground-breaking report Stemming the Tid e. We knew the problem of ocean plastics required collective action. That is why Ocean Conservancy was thrilled to join the U.S. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

Not in summer when the ocean is covered by a shallow surface mixed layer heated by the sun and highly dependent on weather conditions.) The argument has been made that the ‘cold blob’ might not be caused by an AMOC decline but by heat loss at the ocean surface. We argued in Caesar et al. The reanalysis data show the latter is the case.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is one of several proposed techniques for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the oceans. OAE seeks to counteract ocean acidification, while also increasing carbon storage in the oceans. By Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Most coastal desalination facilities discharge their waste back into the ocean. According to Al Jazeera , fishing permits can cost up to $1,200 a year—plus thousands of dollars to build a fishing rig that meets government regulations. The post The Stream, September 22, 2021: Water in the Largest U.S. ON THE RADAR.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People — With Canada’s 2021 federal election just five weeks away, a coalition of 34 Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling on everyone in Canada to vote on September 20 — and when they do, vote for a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Assembly Bill 525 (AB 525, Chiu, Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021) lent momentum to the development of offshore wind in the state by identifying important next steps that the CEC should take in coordination with other agencies. Some important foundations for offshore wind, a new but growing industry in California, had already been laid.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Just like in 2021, a lot of us may be thinking “it was not too bad.” However, 2021 saw the third most active hurricane season since record keeping began in 1851. As we said previously , “Fiona caught Puerto Rico’s government utterly unprepared, leaving the population unprotected. And then there are the hurricanes.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plastic foam foodware items are consistently among the most collected items from beaches and waterways during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup ® (ICC), with volunteers collecting more than 8.7

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2021

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 4, 2021. Scientists attribute the drought’s severity to climate change, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and the La Niña weather pattern, a cycle caused by natural oscillations in oceanic and atmospheric temperatures which tends to desiccate Argentina and southern Brazil every few years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In 2021, the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, presented a report on climate change and human rights to the UN General Assembly highlighting the lack of attention that has been paid by both human rights and climate experts to the cultural rights dimensions of climate change.

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Breezometer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Nancy is a staunch advocate for leveraging Earth observations and environmental intelligence to improve decision-making on the individual, business, and government levels. Nate Johnson is 2021’s president of the National Weather Association and serves as Director of Weather Operations for TV stations owned and operated by NBC Universal.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Western institutions’ attempts to financially strangle the new Taliban government have created an extreme cash shortage in the country, further compromising relief efforts and leaving many Afghans struggling to purchase food. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — November 15, 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To prevent litter from ending up in our waterways, Keep Pennsylvania Beautifu l urges Pennsylvania residents to participate in the Fall Pick Up Pennsylvania , in support of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. That litter could potentially end up in our oceans.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 16, 2021

On the back of the dark and sombre Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) cli mate report released last week, the US government agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that this July was the warmest month ever experienced on Earth. Photo credit: NOAA NCEI. Record-breaker.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2022

Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) engages with international leadership as well as grassroots projects around the world to combat ghost gear—abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The ocean has buffered our planet from the impacts of climate change, absorbing much of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted and a substantial amount of the heat from our warming atmosphere. The ocean is getting higher and hotter; it holds less oxygen; and it’s becoming more acidic. We know the ocean will keep changing.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 12, 2022

In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). Want to learn more about ocean animals? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 28, 2021

Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear—also known as ghost gear—is one of the most visually arresting forms of ocean plastic pollution. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The 2021 C-BPF can be found on the GGGI’s website here. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2022

The group’s first lawsuit was filed in 2021 and seeks to overturn the designation of plastics as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It also asks the Court to prohibit the Canadian government from using CEPA to regulate single-use plastics and to prevent implementation of the ban in the meantime.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 7, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has now released its early season algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie and predicts a bloom that will be smaller than last year’s, but also slightly more severe. NOAA is predicting this year’s bloom, on a scale of 1-10 will be less than 4.5 but it could be as bad as 6.5.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 15, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. These are the kinds of questions asked by the Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) , a process developed by Dr. Jenna Jambeck and her team at the University of Georgia (UGA)’s Circularity Informatics Lab and which Ocean Conservancy is implementing with partners in cities around the world.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

Rivers and water bodies across South Africa have become too polluted for use, and the government is doing an increasingly poor job of addressing the situation. Neither of these facilities is required to monitor or reduce the fecal bacteria in the wastewater before releasing millions of liters of sewage into the ocean per day.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 15, 2021. When they converge on Glasgow this fall to rekindle pivotal global climate negotiations that were dampened during the pandemic, diplomats and government ministers will confront a world much changed since their last convention.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” Per a 2021 progress report, the program made a difference: “increased conservation practices prevented an estimated 124,000 pounds of phosphorus and 182,000 tons of eroded soil,” the Journal-Sentinel reports.

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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. Learn more about Research Topics or submit your suggestion.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 21, 2022

In October 2021, we discussed the U.S. Department of Justice's Procurement Collusion Strike Force and four types of business activities in government contracting that pose antitrust risk. 18, 2021), [link]. ]] pled guilty to rigging bids for U.S. In a September 2021 Minnesota concrete contractor case,[[N: Press Release, U.S.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

To the west, this spot overlooks the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean. Elizabeth Matteri Masters in Marine Affairs Candidate 2021, University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. Deferred Timber Harvest and Replanting. Riparian Restoration.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 22, 2022

The entire 734,668 acres covered by the draft WEAs is only a small fraction of the original 30-million-acre Call Area published by DOI for public comment in November of 2021. Although not required under the governing regulations, public comments on the draft WEAs will be accepted for 30 days beginning July 20, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

To prevent litter from ending up in our waterways, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful urges Pennsylvania residents to participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania , in support of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Read more here ] That litter could potentially end up in our oceans. 113 or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. 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. We’re closely monitoring offshore wind activities in the Gulf of Maine.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, the SEC rule’s disclosure regime is based on one created by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) , an international initiative that grew out of a council of government finance officials known as the G20. Submit your comment by visiting our action alert page here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. Individuals, businesses, schools, government agencies, and community organizations in Pennsylvania are welcome to apply.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

On June 7, PennFuture announced the winners of the Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards from Northeast PA and the Lehigh Valley presented by NextEra Energy Resources.The winners will be recognized during a special program on September 9.

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