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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that CDR will be needed, alongside deep emissions cuts, to limit global warming to 1.5 Solar radiation management is distinct from CDR. Notably, it would not in any way change the text of the London Convention or Protocol, or the 2013 amendment.

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Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal DEP Permits For CNX Slickville Natural Gas, Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County

PA Environment Daily

The project is also under scrutiny for its contributions to climate change. The Pennsylvania Climate Change Act of 2008 acknowledges that fossil fuel production significantly contributes to climate deterioration. Note: There is no present requirement for DEP to make this assessment.] “At

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107 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

22 Webinar On New Guidebook For Municipalities On Large-Scale Solar Development [PaEN] -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Success Presents Climate Change Challenges We Will Meet Head-On - By Lehigh Valley Planning Commission -- Nov. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec.

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Attribution Science and EPA’s Reconsideration of the GHG Endangerment Finding

Law Columbia

On March 12, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to reconsider EPAs 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, along with all regulations and actions that rely on the finding. The Supreme Court explicitly held in Massachusetts v.

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Make America’s Environment Filthy Again

Legal Planet

He has also shuttered all of EPA’s regional offices focused on environmental justice and cut grants to help disadvantaged communities adapt to climate change. Before joining EPA, Lee Zeldin was apparently a moderate-ish Republican member of Congress, even joining the “climate solutions caucus.”

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President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

A former member of Congress from Long Island, New York, with scant regulatory experience, Zeldin promised to defer to the research of the scientists on whether climate change made oceans more acidic. Holding high-level positions in the Office of Air and Radiation are Abigale Tardif and Alex Dominguez.

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Seven Questions for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as He Testifies Before Congress

Union of Concerned Scientists

By bypassing regulatory processes and silencing scientific expertise, the Trump administration is seeking to gut efforts to address the impacts and economic damage caused by climate change, and the impacts of toxics exposures to the American people. Are you planning on taking EPAs Office of Air and Radiation back to the 1970s?