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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above).

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. Four environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Chao , No. 1:19-cv-02826 (D.D.C.).

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