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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. ICS is not conservation in the household sense of simply using less. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. million acres.

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Dickinson College To Host International Climate Symposium Oct. 24-26

PA Environment Daily

Internationally known climate scientists, ecologists, agronomists, economists, policymakers and other experts on climate change risks and responses will gather at Dickinson College in Cumberland County for a three-day symposium featuring authors of the newest reports from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Courts Asked to Compel Government Action on Climate Change

Greenbuilding Law

What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch? Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia. Will it be effective?

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The Stream, September 3, 2021: When Climate Disasters Strike, Rural America Suffers The Most

Circle of Blue

“And what’s really becoming clear is that these very extreme precipitation events are occurring more frequently than they used to and the main reason for that is human-caused climate change.” – Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist. Days later, local and state officials have begun to tally the extensive damage.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.27.21

PA Environment Daily

West -- The Guardian: Record-Shattering Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study -- NPR: Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts, Heat Waves Batter Countries -- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S. Million Acres Across Drought-Hit U.S. Million Acres Across Drought-Hit U.S.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.18.23

PA Environment Daily

f ormal notice ) -- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Day For TUESDAY, July 18 In Two-Thirds Of PA Due To Fine Particulate From Wildfires -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 26 On State Forest Strategic Plan; Update From Fish & Boat Commission; Seeking New Council Members [PaEN] -- Registration Open!

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.9.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.