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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? 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. 10 Key International Environmental Laws.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. Nominations: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10-10 to advance Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to the full Senate.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

in domestic or international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Instead Mr. Ebell seems perfectly suited to eviscerate the efforts of the Obama Administration to reduce carbon emissions as part of the international cooperation to spare the globe from looming catastrophe. This cloud, too, has a silver lining.

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