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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A group of inert chemical used in many industrial and everyday processes such as our refrigerators that are not broken down at lower atmospheric levels and rise to the upper levels, destroying ozone.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

ESA

Conservation Finance: The World Bank priced $150 million of five-year Sustainable Development Bonds to protect black rhinos in South Africa. EPA – Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act. EPA – Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC).

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

On May 26, 2021, the federal government and the oil and gas company developing the Willow Master Development Plan Project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska filed briefs opposing the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment on claims that project approvals violated the Clean Water Act, NEPA, and the Endangered Species Act.

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