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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

PennFuture celebrated 25 years of fighting climate change and industrial pollution by holding anniversary celebrations in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to honor seven Pennsylvanians for their contributions to restoring and protecting the environment. Michael Mann - Climate Champion Award PennFuture honored Dr. Michael E.

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Yes, Climate Change Worsened that Heatwave, Flood, Wildfire. Yes, Fossil Fuels are the Root Cause. Policymakers, Please Act and Stop the Madness.

Union of Concerned Scientists

And those on the frontlines of these disasters need emergency help immediately, as well as climate resilience investments to protect them from future impacts we’ve already locked in. There isn’t a place on the planet that is immune to the climate-caused extremes we are witnessing today.

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Reconnecting with the Radical Roots of Earth Day

Union of Concerned Scientists

But as I began to work on climate change, I found it inspiring to look back at the photos from April 1970 and learn about what motivated 20 million people to action—and the impact of public mobilization on policy and practice in the years that followed. Happy Earth Day! I was only four years old when the first Earth Day took place.

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Emergency? Part 4

Legal Planet

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. According to the Climate Emergency Declaration Organization, 2336 jurisdictions around the world have declared it to be an emergency, but we are not really acting like it. animal stomachs, shale gas formations, piles of food waste).

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NOT INTENTIONAL, BUT IMPACTFUL: WILL CLIMATE CHANGE BRING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO BLACK, POOR OR POWERLESS COMMUNITIES?

Vermont Law

These zones created by thoughtless and insensitive “big money” executives create permanent land damage and economic disinvestment due to toxic waste facilities, high-risk chemical plants, oil refineries and coal fired power plants operating in these communities. [4]. Southwestern Waste Management Corp. ,

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UN Water Conference Marked by Enthusiasm, Uncertainty

Circle of Blue

The conference, however, was constrained by an agreement that no political declaration would be made. Climate change negotiations take place under a UN framework called a convention. World Bank researchers presented data showing waste and inefficiency in the sector. Will these initiatives bear fruit? Time will tell.

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Food and Farming Makes the Menu at UN Climate Talks

Legal Planet

I saw the topic of food and climate being addressed in 3 main ways: reducing methane emissions, mainly from waste and cows; improving food security, especially in central African countries; and regenerative agriculture with a focus on small farmers. Antonia Moure Richard is an LL.M candidate at UCLA Law from Chile. Download as PDF