Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the year since the Supreme Court embraced the “major questions doctrine” (MQD), industry and Republican state attorneys general have argued that federal regulations ranging from stricter vehicle emissions standards to climate change disclosures must be struck down under its banner. Env’t Prot.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Reuters reports that an Arizona district court judge said leaving the regulations in place could lead to “serious environmental harm.” Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers for failing to protect their waterways. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. Australia Prepares For Wet Spring.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

The US Supreme Court seems to have appointed itself as a rogue Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to protect polluters rather than the public. The majority also seems utterly disinterested in the fact that a solid majority of people in this country want action on climate change and pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dauphin County-based Manada Conservancy will host an in-person program November 2 On A Path Forward - Local Climate Action at the Hershey Gardens Conservatory, 170 Hotel Road, Hershey starting at 7:00 p.m. Pennsylvania recently adopted a state-wide Climate Action Plan to reduce emissions. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2024

Environmental issues such as climate change are broadly shared concerns, but for many they are low priority issues. Obviously, environmental advocates would like to raise the profile of those issues among voters. Some efforts are underway to change that. League of Conservation Voters: Climate Vote 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals will host an April 24 webinar on Protecting PA’s Aquatic Ecosystems from Thermal Discharges In An Era of Climate Change starting at Noon. The approach of the predictive and/or retrospective assessments used in §316(a) demonstrations will be discussed.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is perhaps the single most ready-made tool for farmers to voluntarily tackle climate change. Basic conservation practices might prove particularly helpful in meeting the stewardship threshold for additional priority resource concerns.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Despite the ongoing debate on whether ITLOS has jurisdiction to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, if the Tribunal asserts jurisdiction (on jurisdiction, see here and here) , there is still much to uncover. Assuming the ITLOS will assert jurisdiction, this post’s objective is twofold.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 22, 2023

States and large municipalities recently confirmed with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they will participate in developing Climate Pollution Reduction Plans under the new Inflation Reduction Act-funded program. She can be reached at jeanne [at] jeannemerrillconsulting.com. The review is here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Efforts to slow or stop global warming involve many strategies working together. One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Trump is out of office, but he left behind a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2022

The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. Land to be protected with Land and Water Conservation Fund. Last week Congress approved a $1.5

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 15, 2021

The program will reward farmers for successfully conserving water and maintaining biodiversity, among other criteria. Why it matters: The Great Lakes region is frequently touted as one of the most climate-resilient places in the U.S., New Brazilian Program Pays Soy Farmers To Practice Sustainable Agriculture. ON THE RADAR.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Here are 92 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Received $6.19 17 [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Feb. 19 & Feb.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2022

Catatonic politics on climate change. Communities suffocating from environmental injustice. All these issues are tragically linked by the hardening divisions in the United States over our acceptance or rejection of expertise in science, public health, and environmental protection.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are 90 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

First, the conservatives struck down New York’s requirement for gun owners to prove why they should be allowed to pack heat in public. The Supreme Court sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to slash carbon pollution from power plants. The Supreme Court is ignoring the science on health.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency, the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and Perdue Farms, announced a new initiative to support conservation practice implementation on poultry farms throughout Pennsylvania. Rather than focusing on improving one aspect of an operation, this project prioritizes full-farm conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Department of Environmental Protection and the PA Sea Grant Program will host the next Pennsylvania Lake Erie Virtual Environmental Forum on October 26 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The theme of the Forum is-- Harmful Algal Blooms & Climate Change. Regional updates include-- -- ??Great

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

State climate policy is a big deal. State governments began cutting emissions at a time when the federal government was essentially doing nothing about climate change. it’s not for nothing that 2023 has been called a banner year for state climate action. The package also includes six other laws.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

.: Join the Secretaries of DCNR, DGS & DEP as they highlight the importance of sustainability and the Commonwealth's leadership on climate change. Have a sustainability or climate question for one of the Secretaries? Discussion will highlight climate action, funding opportunities, and the benefits of the DEP Climate Program.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

-- Moms Clean Air Force Blog: Happy Mother’s Day To My Growing, Badass Climate Community - By Alexandra Zissu -- PA Wilds Center Announces Winners Of 2023 PA Wilds Champion Awards; Recognition Dinner July 27 [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Canon-McMillian H.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 14, 2022

In a twisted parody of the band that played on to calm the doomed passengers of the Titanic, a conservative chorus—horribly off key to science, but music to the ears of its fossil fuel patrons—continues to belt out disinformation in full throat to drown out the urgency of climate catastrophe. Primal scream of disinformation.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental and health groups are urging Parliament to prioritize Bill S-5 , introduced today in the Senate. Ecojustice uses the power of the law to defend nature, combat climate change, and fight for a healthy environment.

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Washington Nature

JULY 25, 2023

an esteemed community leader and environmental advocate, brings his lifelong dedication to protecting and improving Neah Bay's forests and waterways, promoting sustainable practices, and amplifying Native American perspectives to The Nature Conservancy's Board of Trustees. Conservation requires attention to the whole system.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN] -- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

1-3 In Gettysburg [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: How And Why A Carnegie Coffee Roasting Company Is Lifting Coffee Farmers In Honduras -- Lancaster Theological Seminary: Re-Imagining A Christian Response To A Changing Climate Oct. 6 Online Program [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can I Do About Climate Change?

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Proposed changes to Montana’s state constitution are placing environmental protections at risk. Lawmakers in Argentina voted to permanently protect the Mitre peninsula, an essential carbon sink at the country’s southern tip. Mayan ruins in the Yucatan peninsula. Photo courtesy Robert Linder via Unsplash. On the Radar.

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Washington Nature

JULY 11, 2023

A Prosecuting Enforcement Attorney for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA), Jennifer grew up viewing sea turtles as magical symbols of longevity, survival, and adaptation, and they came to represent her dedication and lifelong commitment to environmental conservation. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 13, 2020

Equal Protection Clause. were created to do just what the Youth Plaintiffs are vindicating; relief from the effects of climate change and preserving the planet for future generations. Environmental Constitutionalism began fifty years ago. Environmental Constitutionalism, though novel in the U.S. Due Process Clause.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

His most recent piece even goes so far to take a potshot at the federal National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and other “little NEPAs” in states across the US. But painting those processes and CEQA with the same brush is misleading, and wrong.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

On June 14, PennFuture announced it will honor 11 women from Southeastern Pennsylvania at this year's Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards. Each year these awards honor the accomplishments of outstanding women conservationists in Pennsylvania who are deeply committed to working to protect the Commonwealth's environment.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Environmental activists in Benton Harbor, Michigan , are urging the EPA to replace thousands of lead service lines throughout the city. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers.

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