Wed.Jun 16, 2021

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Update on California Executive Order N-29-20

Endangered Species Law

Unbelievably, it was March 17, 2020 when California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20 (amending Executive Order N-25-20 in part) as part of a series of emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Has Betelgeuse’s ‘Great Dimming’ finally been explained?

Physics World

to an unprecedented magnitude +1.64 – three times fainter – by February 2020. Their conclusion builds on work done in 2020, when a team led by Graham Harper of the University of Colorado, Boulder used photometry to observe light emitted by molecules of titanium oxide in the atmosphere of Betelgeuse. Large convective cell.

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TCI Update: Final Model Rule Addresses EJ, but Political Will May Be Lacking

Law and Environment

Industry and environmental advocates remain strongly in favor of these states’ participation, including in New York, which many consider a lynch-pin to the success of the endeavor.

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Federal Circuit Affirms Ebola Cost Recovery Case with Potential COVID Implications

Arnold Porter

2020-2153 (Fed. The Federal Circuit recently affirmed ,[[N: Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Sec’y of State , No. June 9, 2021).]] without opinion, a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) decision [[N: Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Dep’t of State , CBCA No. 5683, 20-1 BCA ¶ 37,589 (Apr. involving epidemic-related costs.

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Clean Air Day: Air Pollution Exposure Impact Starts Earlier Than You Think

Breezometer

In 2020 , air pollution was determined as a cause of death for the first time in history in the case of 9-year old Ella Kissi-Debrah. A 5-year study in South London showed children were the most severely affected group by air pollution: 1 week of raised pollution levels triggered a 7.5%

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The Importance of Nitrogen Footprints

HumanNature

I am extremely proud to have worked on CSU’s nitrogen footprint team for 2020. When calculating the nitrogen footprint for 2020 at CSU, I worked mainly with food footprint estimations, putting many hours of work into spreadsheets quantifying and categorizing different food purchases. 2020 nitrogen footprint by category.

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