Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A recent issue of Perspectives on Politics has a review by Richard Andrews of Kimberly K. Smith's The Conservation Constitution: The Conservation Movement and Constitutional Change, 1870–1930 (University Press of Kansas, 2020).

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Legal Planet

MARCH 19, 2023

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the last natural resources cases on its docket this Term: Arizona v. Remarkably, however, and despite the fact that the federal government negotiated two important 19th century treaties with the Navajo Nation, the U.S. Navajo Nation Reservation (credit: KNAU) Today the U.S. Navajo Nation.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2024

“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. Contact: Daniel E.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

He was the author and lead advocate for the environmental amendment to the state constitution that declares a right to a clean environment by the people and makes the state government the trustee of the public natural resources. constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

The demand statement focuses on upholding Indigenous rights and respecting Indigenous knowledge, bold and ambitious climate action (including phasing out fossil fuels and guaranteeing a just transition to a sustainable clean energy economy), protecting and restoring nature and establishing environmental rights in Canada.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2024

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.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Environment Members -- Katie Blume , Political & Legislative Director, Conservation Voters of PA. -- Romulo Diaz , Ret. Roth, Ph.D. Principal, Entropia LLC; Former State Director, Clean Power PA Coalition -- James M. NewsClips: -- City & State PA: Shapiro To Be Sworn In As Next Governor Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

On September 12, former DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell was appointed President & CEO of PennFuture , a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to protecting public health, restoring and protecting natural resources, and moving Pennsylvania toward a clean energy future.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The court found that this would violate the political question doctrine. Not so in the United States. Most recently, in the famous Juliana v. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

The invite-only meeting in Manaus this month – co-led by the state of Amazonas – will gather member-state governors and leaders from the private sector, civil society, Indigenous peoples and local communities, national governments, and international organizations to discuss practical steps for putting the action plan into operation.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The existing use of ATVs on the State Forest degrades the State Forest public natural resources. “By The Bureau does not need to have another “pilot program” to study the impacts of ATV use. On July 15, 2021, DCNR only conditionally approved the State Forest Environmental Review. [

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas. Ecological Conservation. Conclusion.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. To address ghost gear in North America, the Canadian government joined the GGGI in 2018 during the G7 meeting, followed by the United States government, the world’s largest economy and a major fishing nation, in 2020. With our partners of Natural Resources Consultants, Inc.,

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

An entity classified as an “arm of the state” would be entitled to sovereign immunity provided by the Eleventh Amendment; in contrast, a “political subdivision” is not afforded the same protection. Tarrant County , 798 F.2d 2d 736, 744-45 (5 th Cir. The burden of proof falls on the entity seeking immunity and SRA-L failed to meet its burden.

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Acoel

AUGUST 27, 2021

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The court found that this would violate the political question doctrine. Not so in the United States. Most recently, in the famous Juliana v. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

But what does that process really look like—particularly when it comes to the bills that fund the US government? Congress recently wrapped up funding parts of the government for fiscal year 2024 (FY24). The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) received $914 million, down from $941 million in FY23.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

The proposed program could survive potential legal challenges if it is implemented as either mandatory or voluntary by the federal, or a state, government. A few of these challenges stem from the different areas of the US Constitution, depending on which level of government proposes the carbon labeling program­. Supreme Court.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). It is also dedicated to restoring something to a natural state and maintaining equilibrium. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy. Defining Conservationism.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 2, 2016

The study which is being requested as part of this bill may help determine whether or not trophy hunting actually benefits endangered species conservation. After Cecil the Lion was killed last summer, the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act (H.R. By Elizabeth Smith. the CECIL Act.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This Oregon-based non-profit joins youth plaintiffs in “strategic atmospheric trust litigation…to compel governments…to adopt and implement enforceable science-based Climate Recovery Plans.”. [4]. The Court affirmed that Kanuk’s specific policy requests are non-justiciable political questions. [9]. all resources. 15]. . . .

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 6, 2016

The Court concluded that the Longmont Article addressed a matter of mixed state and local concern and found the Article conflicted with and materially impeded the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act. This moratorium, like the home-rule charter article, was preempted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act. In 2014, St.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The couple left the state, and PGE subsequently demolished their home and turned the land over to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to be annexed to the Loyalsock State Forest. The degradation was unmistakable, just as it had been multiple times in the previous two months.

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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the United States, one of President Biden’s earliest executive orders , issued in his first week in office, established a goal to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. The order proclaims an “all of government” approach to strengthening climate resilience and biodiversity while promoting environmental justice and economic growth.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

That’s because the region’s ongoing groundwater woes are at least two decades in the making, exacerbated in part by the very federal programs meant to conserve water in the area, The Counter has found. This year’s emergency took both residents and officials by surprise, but perhaps it shouldn’t have.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. Natural Resources Defense Council v. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017). NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. Pruitt , No.

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Environment, Law, and History

MARCH 25, 2021

The abstract: This article examines the sylvan political ecology of late colonial New Spain and the colonial government's attempt to address deforestation through the Council on Forests, the first body in the kingdom's history dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 4, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. For instance, an Executive Order signed in the first days of the Biden-Harris administration dedicated more federal resources to confront the climate crisis. In the weeks and months after the storms, the Gulf state governments went to work dispersing federal disaster relief funds.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Grace has a passion for wildlife and conservation, which has been solidified through her experiences outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, internships, and volunteer work, which allowed Grace to immerse herself in hands-on wildlife biology activities. Ward Memorial Scholarship, Irvin C. GPA, majoring in Wildlife Technology.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

So you go look at the legal system or you look at our institutions of government and you ask yourself, “Well, where did this relationship with the landscape, relationship with geography,” which in a sense is what also Parag has been thinking about for many years, “Where does that actually show up and how obvious is it?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 10, 2024

Building a More Equitable Food and Agriculture System Longstanding structural and institutional racism has excluded Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) from access to land, financial resources, information, political standing, and educational and professional trajectories, which limits their ability to shape the food system.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Billion In Annual Utility Bills -- Reuters: US Power Grids Must Adapt To Rapid Electrification, Operators Say PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette: Gov. Annual Symposium & Awards Program Set For Nov. 4 In State College [PaEN] -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

“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.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2024

“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.

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