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Changing Crucial Definition In Endangered Species Act Undermines Purpose Of Klamath Dam Removal

Circle of Blue

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove 35-year-old controls on mercury and other toxic emissions, and has ordered coal-fired plants to cancel plans to shut down. Budgets for environmental science are being slashed ; staffing levels of key agencies are being dramatically reduced. American values had begun to shift.

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MAGA vs NOAA, Executive Orders, and Growing IRA Support

Legal Planet

Regarding that executive press release taking aim at state climate laws , my Legal Planet colleague Ted Lamm writes that the search for state and local laws that violate the Constitution, or federal preemption is likely to prove time-consuming and largely fruitless. In perfect timing, New Mexico Gov. He joins Ann Carlson, Mary D.

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Arielle V. King's Trail Notes

Vermont Law

King (VLS ’21), Environmental Justice Staff Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute ; Visiting Professor at Bard College at Simon’s Rock ; and Content Creator at Intersectional Environmentalist Q: Please tell me about where you grew up and your first experiences with the environment. Interviewee: Arielle V. A: Of course.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. Not surprisingly, AGA applauded the court decision, calling it a “huge step” toward helping the nation “continue on a path to achieving our energy and environmental goals.”

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74 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN] -- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 (..)

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

140 Billion gallons per day to power plants (plus 60 Billion saline). 32 Billion gallons per day treated at 16,000 sewage treatment plants. For concentration, use the metric system of mass per unit volume or mass per unit mass if you want a job from me in environmental science. I will organize my discussion by key laws.

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Climate Action for Earth Day

Legal Planet

Earth Day is a perfect day to register to vote and to make sure people in your life are registered—and fully aware of what’s at stake in Election 2024. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw teach-ins, walkouts, and demonstrations grab the participation of 20 million Americans—about 10 percent of the total U.S.