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Making Polluters Pay for Climate Consequences

Legal Planet

The dramatic increase in extreme weather events has been wreaking havoc on states across the country, from devastating fires, floods, and droughts to rising sea levels. The bill would enact a Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 which would establish the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Program.

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Unseen and Unprotected: The Ongoing Struggle of Climate Refugees in the United States

Vermont Law

that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. In 2014, a family from Tuvalu sought refugee status in New Zealand because rising sea levels threatened their home. Cruz Galicia v.

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Africa’s Advisory Opinion Request: Taking Climate Justice to the Continent’s Highest Court

Law Columbia

ITLOS released its opinion on May 21, 2024 , while the IACtHR is expected to issue its opinion in the second half of 2025, and the ICJ towards the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026. These opinions will not be issued simultaneously.

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Federal Water Tap, January 6: Water Affordability Meetings Scheduled This Week

Circle of Blue

In context: Millions of Americans Are in Water Debt By the Numbers 9 : PFAS added to the Toxics Release Inventory for 2025. but the number that arrive will be determined by political and legal decisions. That means sea level rises by two feet or less by 2100 and global temperatures rise by less than two degrees Celsius.

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Taking Stock Ahead of UN Climate Conference: Five Things to Watch for at COP28 in Dubai

Union of Concerned Scientists

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to home—in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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UNICEF warns 27 million children at risk from climate fuelled floods

A Greener Life

In 2022 floods, driven by rising sea- levels, tidal surges, and extreme and prolonged rainfall have contributed to the increased spread of major killers of children, such as malnutrition, malaria, cholera and diarrhoea. . The outbreak has claimed the lives of 203 people, including 28 children.

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‘Project 2025’ Would Be Disastrous for Our Nation and Our Climate

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” is a dangerous and detailed guide to undermining our democracy and a broadside attack on our health and well-being, not to mention our economic prosperity. It is not a political document. The NCA is produced through the work of hundreds of scientists, relying on research done by thousands more.

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