Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Efforts to restore natural flows of freshwater into the Florida Everglades are helping to slow the incursion of mangroves into this important freshwater ecosystem as sea levels rise. Photo: T.R.
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”.
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HumanNature
JANUARY 26, 2024
Credit: Rodale Institute My earlier example of soil ecology does not do justice to what functions soil organisms provide; a more comprehensive list includes improvement of soil fertility via nutrient transformation, soil aggregation, pathogen suppression, carbon storage, biofilm formation, water cycling, and temperature regulation 2.
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).
Environmental Science
JULY 22, 2018
It describes fluctuations between the sea level atmospheric pressure from the areas known as the Azores High and the Icelandic Low although these are not set in stone (8). Deforestation. The North Atlantic Oscillation (or the NAO) occurs in the northern area of the Atlantic Ocean, the second largest ocean on our planet.
Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
a lifelong progressive Democrat and environmentalist who testified in favor of carbon regulations. Mainstream journalists reported, repeatedly, that the Amazon was “the lungs of the world,” and that deforestation was like a nuclear bomb going off. Why did they do that? Because his research proves natural disasters aren’t getting worse.
Vermont Law
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
the government to protect the Colombian Amazon from deforestation after a youth-led case put the government on trial. The NYAG alleged that Exxon gave false and misleading statements to investors that climate regulations did not pose a significant risk of. In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court. attorneys. brought suit. stranded assets.
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