National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As Doug puts it, “Climate change is bringing more variability, not a consistent change toward a new pattern.” Keeping nitrous oxide out of the atmosphere is not the only conservation contribution of practices like these, though. One crop thrives in some years and others in another year.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 15, 2023

It found unconstitutional and permanently enjoyed enforcement of a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act that forbids consideration the impacts of climate change in environmental impact reviews. The more important question is what impact this decision will have on other climate cases.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The definitions below were developed by Jamie Stroble, TNC Washing Director of Climate Adaptation and Resilience and Keith Chaffee-Ellis, TNC Washing Marketing Manager with input from local colleagues. It is a living document that best reflects how climate change is broadly discussed across the US.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Climate change could hike the cost of maintaining Ontario ’s transportation infrastructure by over $1.5 Why it matters: The recent Inflation Reduction Act expands the tax credit for capturing carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Climate Change Could Cost Ontario Over $1 Billion Every Year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

Ozone plays a dual role in our atmosphere. Source: California Natural Resources Agency. Climatically and meteorologically, California has temperature inversions, where a layer of warm air traps cooler air near the ground, preventing pollutants from dispersing into the atmosphere. We need to reverse climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Sixteen environmental groups sent an open letter to Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, calling for the continuation of the very successful Greener Homes Grant Program.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 12, 2021

A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned this section of the state into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The project was underwritten in part by a grant from The Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscape Protection Fund , which aims to reduce climate risks for communities and emphasizes the lands’ ability to store atmospheric carbon. For perspective, this is the equivalent to CO2 emissions from 60 homes electricity use for one year.”

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The Alaska Supreme Court suggested Alaskans might have a right to atmosphere, but declined to provide a remedy. Atmospheric public trust plaintiffs are running out of options. The Alaska Supreme Court denies relief, but signals that Alaskans may have a public trust right to preservation of the atmosphere. By Adam Patrick Murray.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Forests around the world have the capacity to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to battle global climate change. Read the full story from Utah State University. But how much carbon they actually absorb is a question that still needs answering, and tree ring data can help, according to a new research synthesis.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. The issue has begun changing minds about climate change among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At the evening seafood reception that year, in a corner near the fresh oysters, a board member of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association remarked to me, “Everyone blames everything on climate change, but they blame the Right Whale on lobstering.” His remark has remained with me ever since. Fortunately, Maine is up to the challenge.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Canada has adopted a biased approach to counting and reporting forest-sector carbon that is masking the large climate impacts of logging,” says Michael Polanyi of Nature Canada. The atmosphere does not distinguish between carbon emissions from industrial logging and fossil fuels,” says Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence Canada.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As the risks of sea-level rise, stronger tropical storms and seawater intrusion grow due to climate change , Indonesia is ramping up efforts to protect mangrove ecosystems across the archipelago as part of both its COVID-19 recovery efforts and climate change commitments. Currently, Indonesia has about 3.2

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District released a study linking contamination in Pittsburgh’s urban soils to historical air pollution emissions and atmospheric inversions. Urban soils are known to contain various harmful contaminants that pose health risks.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Ecological Conservation.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018.

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Acoel

AUGUST 15, 2023

It found unconstitutional and permanently enjoined enforcement of a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act that forbids consideration of the impacts of climate change in environmental impact reviews. The more important question is what impact this decision will have on other climate cases.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 16, 2024

We hear so much about climate change, but what we're trying to do at KBTC is to try to find an opportunity to give people ideas so that they can participate in the work.” DeAnne sees her most important role as educating the next generation about how climate change affects different communities, and what they can do to turn the tide. "We

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Washington Nature

MAY 26, 2023

Most recently, Dr. Ettinger has been focused on climate change mitigation research of on-the-ground efforts such as planting trees. We asked Dr. Ettinger some questions about how this type of conservation work can make a difference around the world for climate change. understanding the local context is critical.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 18, 2023

While we don’t have a definitive answer as to why there were so few Chinook outmigrating this past season, signs point to last winter’s unprecedented flooding and a warming climate that increasingly supports large storm events. Yet, there is a sense of hope when looking through the lens of long-term progress.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

The study was published in the journal Nature. One is climate change. Heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere are spiking not only global air temperatures, but also water temperatures. It showed that oxygen levels in lakes are decreasing, caused by a combination of factors. Warmer water absorbs less oxygen.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2022

How Wetlands Are Fighting Climate Change Climate change is the long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns, often resulting in more frequent and severe weather events. In addition to all the value that wetlands provide to humans, they can also help to mitigate climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“The Lake Erie Coastal Zone is an extraordinary environmental, economic, and community resource that is under growing pressure from threats such as development, pollution, and, increasingly, climate change," said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell.

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Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment. Posted on January 18, 2022 by Daniel C.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2022

Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems — with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded, say researchers. Read the full story from the University of Birmingham. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 2, 2022

Read the full story from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating areas that were recently scarred by wildfires, new research warns.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

At least nine atmospheric rivers blasted California between December 20th and January 15th, causing flooding and extensive damage, while also delivering much needed precipitation to our parched state. has more resources than almost any other place in the country to harness rainfall to recharge groundwater basins for future use.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

have literally gone up in smoke, pouring carbon back into the atmosphere.… Forests are some of our best carbon sequesters, and over the past five years hundreds of thousands of acres in the U.S. … Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By Adrienne Berard, Penn State News Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published September 14 in the journal Nature Climate Change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that most Americans reside within a mile of a river or stream.

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Science & Climate

MARCH 16, 2021

Climate Change From Science to Solutions. The scientists did not observe such population explosions of green crab at any of the four other nearby bays they were monitoring, suggesting the increase was the result of eradication efforts and not atmospheric or oceanographic changes. featured image by Edwin Grosholz/UC Davis.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Act defines “carbon sequestration” as “the act of storing carbon dioxide that has been removed from the atmosphere or captured through physical, chemical, or biological processes that can prevent the carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere.”.

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

Land-use and land-use change are the primary sources of carbon dioxide emissions in the sector, but the production of ruminant livestock and the application of nitrogen fertilizers to soils produce two other potent greenhouse gases: methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), respectively.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of storm events, causing fields to become inundated repeatedly. Such programs, funded by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and different state agencies, pay farmers as much as $4,000 an acre to stop farming their land.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Since the initiation of climate change litigation several years ago, various state governments and interest groups have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and governing authorities. Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. People by James v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

As climate change intensifies, droughts lengthen and aquifers deplete, there will likely be more demand for irrigation infrastructure. Introduction We release this report in the wake of yet another report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the nature of the climate crisis.

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