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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

In preparing to teach a course on climate law, I was really struck by how broad and rich the field has become. Back in the day, it was nearly all international law, but nowadays there’s a huge amount of U.S. domestic law. and international law. and international law. climate policy. Here goes: I. Cross-cutting A.

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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Earns Spot on Endangered Species List

Endangered Species Law

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard ( Scleroperus arenicolus ) (DSL) as endangered (Final Rule) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

billion project, is an interstate natural gas pipeline proposed to run from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia. With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection. The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), now a $6.2

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.9.23

PA Environment Daily

Senate Hearing Today [PaEN] -- Inquirer Guest Essay: I Live In Beaver County Near East Palestine, OH, After The Train Derailment, My Head Aches With Anxiety And Vinyl Chloride -- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline (..)

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- PA Capital-Star: Millions In Federal Farm Conservation Funds In Jeopardy For PA Farmers If Programs Eliminated By Congress -- TribLive: Stream Restoration Work Being Done Along Powers Run Road In Allegheny County -- Gettysburg Times: Watershed Alliance of Adams County Reports (..)

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. The agreement also allows countries to continue to export liquefied natural gas. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4

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Message from the Director

Vermont Law

For further reading and analysis of the proposed changes to the nation’s environmental laws, you can read the excellent summary by the Environmental Law Institute, linked. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. and Vermont Law School faculty have teamed up to discuss a number of these issues. The students of our.