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A Colorado River Glossary: Jargon Explained

Circle of Blue

It’s also about as much water as California is allocated from the river. Discussions about the Colorado River can resemble a doctor’s visit: filled with technical jargon, unfamiliar acronyms, and the anxiety that comes from incomplete understanding. Currently one foot of elevation change in Mead is equal to about 70,000 acre-feet.

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Nuisance law and forced labor

Environment, Law, and History

There were a number of papers on environment-related topics (especially about the oceans), but one that really stood out for me was that of Erin Braatz on nuisance law in colonial Gold Coast (Ghana). I recently participated in the great Legal Histories of Empire conference that met in Maynooth, Ireland.

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Lancaster Clean Water Partners Celebrate Recent Grants; Accepting Watershed Leadership Academy Applications

PA Environment Daily

NewsClip: -- StateImpactPA: What To Know About DEP’s Newest Plan To Reduce Pollution To The Chesapeake Bay [Posted: July 28, 2022] PA Environment Digest For more information on programs, initiatives, funding, technical support, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Lancaster Clean Water Partners website.

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Local Preemption and Wetlands in Massachusetts: An Update

E2 Law Blog

July 12, 2022), which limited municipalities’ ability to be less restrictive than DEP about waterfront development. Interestingly, this decision follows closely on the heels of Armstrong v. Sec’y Energy & Envtl. Affairs , No. SJC-13210 (Mass. See DEP’s Municipal Harbor Plan Regulations Invalid.

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Sustainability at Retail

But first, a little about the consumer. Finally, the white paper includes both the POPAI France and POPAI UK & Ireland Eco-Standard initiatives and shows how companies have implemented these standards in their projects. Download today!

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How Much Plastic Do Mealworms Really Eat?

Ocean Conservancy

Unlike the “chemical recycling” or “advanced recycling” processes we hear about today, natural systems involving bacteria from the gut of insects would avoid plastic burning, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms.

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Climate Adaptation Moves Toward Center Stage

Legal Planet

But his speech endorsing the measure left no doubt about his awareness of a changing world: “Since day one, the resiliency of our state has been a top priority for my administration. There’s always been concern that talking about climate adaptation might mislead people into thinking that cutting carbon emissions isn’t urgent.

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