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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

October 4, 2022. A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register. October 18, 2022: EPA’s Debra Shore at the Great Lakes Conference — register. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor.

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California Enacts Major Water Law Reform Legislation–But More Changes Are Needed

Legal Planet

For a state that prides itself on innovative leadership when it comes to so many other areas of environmental and natural resource policy, California’s water rights law is sorely in need of modernization. The working group issued a report in February 2022 identifying 11 specific proposals to revise and improve state water law.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law. The post 2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted? Climate Change Mitigation. Ecological Conservation. Download as PDF.

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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

As a result,transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources of energy is critical to address the climate crisis (Hernandez and Newell 2022). Therefore, the study and possible solutions of global energy transition should consider biological and natural processes as well as the socio economic and political trade-offs.

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Why Congress Should Pass the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

I had a small glimpse into this work in early 2022 when his office reached out to me after reading a report I co-authored on the risk of chemical spills from storage tanks in Virginia. McEachin, who passed away last November, was a lifelong advocate for social and environmental justice in my home state of Virginia.

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The Latin American Lithium Industry is at a Crossroads

Legal Planet

Some estimates indicate that the demand for lithium carbonate (the form of lithium used for batteries) will increase from 600.000 tons in 2022 to 2.4 Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are all in complex political, social, and economic situations. The world will need large amounts of lithium to reduce fossil fuel emissions drastically.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.27.23

PA Environment Daily

-- DEP Notice Of Additional Public Hearings On Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Companies And Projects Finally Revealed : ‘The Cloak Has Been Removed’ [ ARCH2 Presentation ] [ ARCH2 website ] -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: RGGI Is About Climate Change, But Also About Environmental (..)