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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. Energy Conservation. We live in an age of dwindling fossil fuels and inaction on renewable energy. Conservation is not preservation, however, and the two are often mixed (3).

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v.

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

ESA

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. In addition, we encourage states to implement clean energy strategies that reduce emissions. The Supreme Court will hear this case, which pertains to the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the definition of the Waters of the U.S.

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