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Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Union of Concerned Scientists

Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. Photo: UNESCO/David G.

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At What Level of Government Are We Going to Regulate Climate Change? (Hint — It Is a Global Problem.)

Law and Environment

Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the Berkeley ordinance essentially banning use of natural gas in new construction was not preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The post At What Level of Government Are We Going to Regulate Climate Change? Can you say “ carbon pricing ”?

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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act – Still – Preempts Berkeley’s Ban on New Natural Gas Connections

Law and Environment

Last week, the 9 th Circuit voted against rehearing en banc its decision from last April finding the City of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas connections in new construction to be preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Is prohibiting consumers from using gas appliances really not regulating the energy use of those appliances?

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2022 Election: Water Regulation and Spending Punctuate State and Local Ballots

Circle of Blue

Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle. Voters in parts of Cochise and Graham counties will decide whether to join the state’s more populated districts and regulate groundwater extraction. billion bond measure to respond to the consequences of climate change.

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94 New Articles - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

April 10, Allegheny Courthouse, 4:00 p.m. -- Center For Climate Integrity: PA Municipalities Face $15 Billion In Costs By 2040 To Protect Infrastructure From Climate Change -- Delaware County Hosts 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference May 30 At Widener University [PaEN] -- Reading Eagle: Forested Land In Robeson Twp.

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New Research: How do fishers view vulnerability and the impacts of climate change on fisheries?

Washington Nature

Coastal fishing traditions that exist along the west coast are at risk to climate change. How do fishers view vulnerability and the impacts of climate change on fisheries? These communities depend on fishing for their livelihoods and traditional ways of life. Views on ocean warming and fisheries.

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Courts Asked to Compel Government Action on Climate Change

Greenbuilding Law

A first ever trial on constitutional protections from climate change is underway in Montana. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch? What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?