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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. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Army Corps of Engineers’ issue of a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act for a new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment.

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