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Why the Market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off

Yale E360

Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, and their preservation and restoration hold great potential to bank CO2 and keep it out of the atmosphere. But can the blue carbon market avoid the pitfalls that have plagued land-based programs? Read more on E360 ?.

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Stories and Science: Eco-justice, Action & Hope

NAEP Leadership Blog

Stories and Science: Eco-justice, Action & Hope The National Storytelling Network has an Open Call for Proposals for their EarthUp conference to be held online this April. The theme of the conference is "Stories and Science: Eco-justice, Action & Hope." We are especially looking for interactive panels, workshops, and masterclasses that address issues around eco-justice and effective action in the world.

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Podcast: Sustainable Energy Democracy and the Law

Energy and Climate Law

What is the role of law in sustainable energy democracy? How can law help to shape the concept of energy democracy and how can it be translated into concrete legal action? A new podcast by Govtran featuring Kaisa Huhta and Leonie Reins discusses our latest book, forthcoming in September 2021 with Brill , that has been co-authored by brilliant energy and environmental scholars from the International Association of Energy Law.

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Celebrate Communities Connecting to Nature

Washington Nature

Throughout our cities and towns, communities connect with nature at gardens, local parks and even along their street. Beyond the environmental benefits, these spaces provide opportunities for people to connect and move forward the vision they have for their communities. From the Duwamish River Valley to Kent neighborhoods to Tacoma parks and streets to streams and shorelines around the Sound, Sarah Low, Tahmina Martelly, Whitney Neugebauer and Paulina Lopez are building community and restoring o

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Most Global Food Brands Continue to Have a Dismal Record on Beef and Deforestation

Yale E360

Despite pledges of reform, the world’s leading supermarket and fast-food companies are doing little to address the environmental and human rights abuses associated with beef production. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environmental Professionals Day 2021

NAEP Leadership Blog

Environmental Professionals Day has been established worldwide on Thursday, April 15 to recognize all the hard work that these individuals do every day to create a more just and sustainable world for all living things. The day has been initiated by a consortium of organizations including the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP), International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment (NZAIA), IAIA - South Africa (IAIAsa), Socied

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Getting Others on Board with Going Green at Work: Storytelling (post 3 of 5)

Eco Coach

It can be a challenge to inspire your colleagues to go green at work, which is why I have dedicated five posts to this topic and truly, I could write a book on the subject. In the first of this blog post series, I addressed the importance of leading by example. The second post looked at answering the 'WIIFM' that your colleagues are asking - either openly or silently - about your sustainability project or actions.

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France Will Ban Short Flights That Could Be Replaced By a Train Trip

Yale E360

If you’re planning a reasonably short trip in France, a plane will soon no longer be an option. Read more on E360 ?.

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Poised to make huge progress

Washington Nature

The countdown is on as the state Legislature works diligently to pass budgets and bills before the 2021 session concludes on April 25. Speak Up for Nature Legislators need to hear your voice — head to our action page to speak up for a better tomorrow today. Many of our top priority policies have made it this far, with a big victory to note: The House and Senate both unanimously approved House Bill 1168 to support forest health, wildfire preparedness and community resilience , and both chambers’

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Failure to Pursue and Exhaust Administrative Appeal Remedy Results In Forfeiture of CEQA Challenge To Categorical Exemption Despite Lower Body’s Defective Hearing Notice

CEQA Developments

In a published opinion filed on February 1, 2021, in an action arising from plaintiffs/appellants’ (“plaintiffs”) “potpourri” of unsuccessful legal challenges to the City of San Francisco’s decision to remove a controversial public monument celebrating California’s pioneer era, the First District Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a CEQA claim for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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What Makes Hawaii’s Green Sea Turtles Unique?

PBS Nature

The post What Makes Hawaii’s Green Sea Turtles Unique? appeared first on Nature.

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Entries Invited for the Eighth Annual Yale Environment 360 Video Contest

Yale E360

The eighth annual Yale Environment 360 Video Contest is now accepting entries. Read more on E360 ?.

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5 ways the EPA monitors your business

Stack Environment

Starting or running a business in Georgia has many perks. Consistently ranked as one of the friendliest states for business, Georgia has a strong infrastructure, a solid economy and many opportunities. It is also a breathtakingly beautiful place to live and work, and the top-notch employees you recruit from across the country should have no issues taking up residence among its elegant mountains, sprawling fields and pristine shorelines.

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How Big Is A Blue Whale? Plus More Blue Whale’s Facts

Earthava

“The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived”, according to National Geographic’s Education Blog , and experts across the globe agree. They are bigger than any known dinosaur and far bigger than the largest land animal, the African bush elephant. Blue whales, Balaenoptera musculus, make their homes in the planet’s vast open oceans where most migrate thousands of miles annually to feed, mate, and raise calves.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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CRES Forum Webinar Highlights Progress in Electric Vehicle (EV) Programs and Keys for the Future

Cresforum

The same day President Biden unveiled an infrastructure plan that devoted $174 billion to building a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers—CRES Forum held a webinar to explore faster, smarter and less expensive ways to increase the share of EVs on the road, entitled, “Driving Innovation: How Can Private and Public Sectors Speed EV Deployment.”.

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How to keep your brain healthy: The 7 things you should do every day

New Scientist

Keeping your brain in good shape will not only stave off mental decline, but can also improve your relationships and boost your well-being – and it's never too late to make a difference

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CBE and Global Green Tackles Formulating a 10-Year Sustainability Proposal and Long-Term Strategic Recommendations

Global Green

Written by Harvard students Christine Song & Kelsey Ge. Every semester, Harvard Undergraduate Consulting on Business and the Environment chooses to take on a pro-bono case, which is decided based on the social impact of the casework and company involved. For the Spring 2020 semester, CBE chose to take on Global Green as their pro-bono client. CBE was extremely impressed with Global Green’s efforts in diverting 214,000 lbs of organic waste with their food rescue initiative and the impact of t

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Data Entry: It’s Not Just Typing

Academy of Natural Sciences

I was all for the advancement of botanical knowledge when I first learned about crowdsourcing at a Virginia Native Plant Society meeting a few years ago. I heard Angela Weeks, head of the Ted Bradley Herbarium and a professor at George Mason University (VA), speak about how digitizing historical records could benefit science by creating accessible data.

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Media Highlights 2021

Washington Nature

We’re proud of the work we’re doing to help people and nature thrive in Washington. Here are media highlights for 2021 April A generous donation of land will support pygmy rabbit recovery Hoping for hopping: How a tiny rabbit united friends and conservation in Central Washington - OPB A place for pygmy rabbits: Gift of land near Quincy helps in species recovery | Columbia Basin Herald Restoring a river is complicated - Tribes, farmers, conservationists and cities come together to restore the Sti

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FinCEN Seeking Comments on New Beneficial Owner Reporting Requirements

The Energy Law Blog

On April 5, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) to solicit public comments on questions pertinent to its implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial owner reporting requirements. As discussed in a previous Energy Law Blog post , the CTA was adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and requires that certain business entities disclose to FinCEN the identities of their

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CBE and Global Green Tackles Formulating a 10-Year Sustainability Proposal and Long-Term Strategic Recommendations

Global Green

Written by Harvard students Christine Song & Kelsey Ge. Every semester, Harvard Undergraduate Consulting on Business and the Environment chooses to take on a pro-bono case, which is decided based on the social impact of the casework and company involved. For the Spring 2020 semester, CBE chose to take on Global Green as their pro-bono client. CBE was extremely impressed with Global Green’s efforts in diverting 214,000 lbs of organic waste with their food rescue initiative and the impact of t

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Proactive EHS Strategy: From Evaluation to Implementation

Capaccio

Few organizations weren’t blindsided by the pandemic and resulting economic upheaval of 2020. For many, this unplanned disruption highlighted weaknesses in processes and systems as well as opportunities to significantly enhance the value of the Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) function to the overall business. Moving forward, we can capitalize on the lessons learned from the pandemic and fundamentally shift how we approach organizational risk management and responsibility for EHS.

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Canada to Recognize Right to a Healthy Environment

Manning Law

The Government of Canada announced today that it will modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and, in so doing, will recognize Canadians’ right to a healthy environment. The Government of Canada is proposing to recognize that every individual in Canada has a right to a healthy environment, and will recognize that the Government has a duty to protect that right when administering CEPA.

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Reflections on locating social science in sustainability research and practice collaborations

HumanNature

Guest Post By James Hale , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University Interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral work has become commonplace within sustainability transition efforts. As a sociologist who specializes in the social dimensions of sustainability, I am often contacted about providing social science support for related research and practice.

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NYC Department of Buildings Issues New Guidance on Local Law 97 Adjustment Applications

SPR Law

On Friday April 9, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued its first Local Law 97 Adjustments Application Filing Guide. DOB began accepting adjustment applications on April 12, 2021 via its DOB NOW: Safety website. Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97) requires most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet to meet… The post NYC Department of Buildings Issues New Guidance on Local Law 97 Adjustment Applications appeared first on Sive Paget Riesel.

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Labor Department Will Not Enforce Anti ESG Rule

Greenbuilding Law

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it will not enforce recently published final rules by the prior Administration on “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments” and “Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights.”. This policy statement is in furtherance of the Biden Administration issued Executive Order 13990, entitled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,” directing federal agencies to review existi

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Henrietta Lacks

New Scientist

African American woman whose cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line – the first immortalised human cell line

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Bridging the Barriers Roads Pose to Wildlife

HumanNature

Guest Post By Rebecca Cheek , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. We have all witnessed the consequences of vehicle and animal collisions – a misshapen mass of fur, scales, or feathers often ignored on the roadside. When animals meet with vehicles, the animal is usually the loser.

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Peek-A-Boo with Hawaiian Garden Eels

PBS Nature

The post Peek-A-Boo with Hawaiian Garden Eels appeared first on Nature.

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CRES Forum Webinar Highlights Progress in Electric Vehicle (EV) Programs and Keys for the Future

Cresforum

The same day President Biden unveiled an infrastructure plan that devoted $174 billion to building a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers—CRES Forum held a webinar to explore faster, smarter and less expensive ways to increase the share of EVs on the road, entitled, “Driving Innovation: How Can Private and Public Sectors Speed EV Deployment.

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FinCEN Seeking Comments on New Beneficial Owner Reporting Requirements

The Energy Law Blog

On April 5, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) to solicit public comments on questions pertinent to its implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial owner reporting requirements. As discussed in a previous Energy Law Blog post , the CTA was adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and requires that certain business entities disclose to FinCEN the identities of their

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Seventh Circuit Interprets "Claim" to Rule that Buyer Must Indemnify Seller for Superfund Liability

MGKF Law

On March 31, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court decision interpreting the term “claim” in an indemnification agreement to require some threat of suit or assertion of liability under Minnesota law. Finding that mere notice of potential liability failed to meet that standard, the Court held that under the terms of the agreement, the buyer, Wisconsin Central, Ltd. (“Wisconsin Central”), must indemnify a seller, Soo Line Railroad Compan

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5 ways the EPA monitors your business

Stack Environment

Starting or running a business in Georgia has many perks. Consistently ranked as one of the friendliest states for business, Georgia has a strong infrastructure, a solid economy and many opportunities. It is also a breathtakingly beautiful place to live and work, and the top-notch employees you recruit from across the country should have no issues taking up residence among its elegant mountains, sprawling fields and pristine shorelines.

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Why Climate Economics Continues to Succeed

Environmental and Urban Economics

A blog post that responds to Noah Smith's provocative piece titled Why Has Climate Economics Failed Us? It raises a deep question. What is the point of climate economics research? I will respond below. Dr. Smith's piece also throws some low blows. My friend Richard Tol is singled out for reasons I don't understand. Go to Professor Tol's Google Scholar webpage and read his work.