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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 23, 2023
They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.
Legal Planet
JULY 19, 2022
Based on press reports, it now seems likely that Biden will soon declare climate change to be a national emergency. Would it unlock important powers that could be used to fight climate change? In 2019, I was worried that using this precedent to fight climate change will require some real soul-searching.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
See no evil I wrote more columns about ExxonMobil and its top executives than any other major source of climate lies. Most of these pieces were about the company’s support for a seemingly independent network of anti-regulation, “free-market” nonprofits that spread falsehoods about the reality and seriousness of climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Utilities and regulator across the United States say they’ve discovered nearly 60 new contaminants in the country’s water supply. Rising sea levels in Bangladesh are inundating farmland and contaminating water supplies. Climate change has ravaged Somalia with erratic rainfall, high temperatures, and prolonged drought.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 26, 2021
It was the first case in which the Court was confronted with the issue of climate change. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 30, 2021
As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. Climate change compounds the issues already present in urban environments. more moisture.
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