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Whales and Lobstermen Have a Common Enemy

Union of Concerned Scientists

He was on to something And the lobsterman was correct: we can blame carbon emissions for ocean acidification and warming in the Gulf of Maine. Sea levels are rising. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute climate dashboard clearly indicates sea surface temperature anomalies.

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own. It covers the following areas.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2018 rule in which EPA decided to expand the D.C. Natural Resources Defense Council v. Six organizations led by Natural Resources Defense Council filed a separate petition for review in the Ninth Circuit. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

With respect to climate change, both the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Blue Earth County Property and Environmental Resources Department commented regarding the absence of consideration of potential climate change effects and that the City failed to respond substantively. Seven weeks after the U.S.

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