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Trump’s Earth Day Purge

Circle of Blue

I was a very young cat, just turned 14 years old, when 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Our exploits were documented by New York Times reporter Joseph Lelyveld in the second-to-last paragraph of a page one story on Earth Day in the next mornings paper.

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Changing Crucial Definition In Endangered Species Act Undermines Purpose Of Klamath Dam Removal

Circle of Blue

Led by new public concern about the consequences of industrialization, landmark environmental legislation in the 1970s steadily assured protections for air, water, and wildlands. Gaining momentum in the late 20th century, it was institutionalized by the first Earth Day and the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.

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MAGA vs NOAA, Executive Orders, and Growing IRA Support

Legal Planet

Meanwhile, EPA has posted a roster of nearly 50 coal-fired power plants that took the administrations offer on the Email us for a free pass on compliance with the Clean Air Act. In an early celebration of Earth Day, the California Coastal Commission walloped oil company Sable Offshore Corp. Deep breath.

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Day After Earth Day, the Climate Pope, and the 89%

Legal Planet

They made it through Earth Day one of two insufferable seasons of cliche, inane PR pitches clogging their inboxes. I usually feel meh about Earth Day because a hyperfocus on a single day feels superficial and performative. But this Earth Day hit different. The 2-week UN Climate Conference each fall.)

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171 News Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

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A Muffled American Environmentalism

Circle of Blue

Even considering Earth Day demonstrations in April, it’s the first time any of the Trump administration’s irrational and dangerous initiatives to impede, weaken, and obliterate the nation’s protections for land, water, and air generated more than a peep of resistance. Similarly, auto tailpipe emissions limits are being relaxed.

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Greenberg Traurig Celebrates Earth Day

E2 Law Blog

Several offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day through participation in events around the world. Earth Day was created in 1970 by Senator Gaylor Nelson to draw attention to ongoing issues with toxic air and waste. Watch GT’s Earth Day video message.