Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

Some have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to mark parts of Mead a Superfund site, although others say the declaration would be costly and shrink already-decreasing property values. The ethanol plant AltEn had been producing massive amounts of toxic waste for years before it was shut down. More Water News.

2022

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. Bolsonaro ).

Rainforest

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Over the last more than 20 years the court has issued several decisions that affirm the importance of environmental protection. The court’s 1996 advisory opinion on the threat or use of nuclear weapons spoke of “a general obligation to protect the natural environment against widespread, long-term and severe environmental damage.”

Climate Change

Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

The goals of the decree were to monitor environmental quality for detrimental effects on human health, put in place plans to protect both farm land and designated no-use areas, and generally rehabilitate the environment. In these official documents there is no mention of domestic pollution or climate change.

2010

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

During his United Nations (“UN”) Speech, Brazil President Bolsonaro made clear his government’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development to benefit Brazil and the world. by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—.

Conservation

Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. The farmer has failed his duty to collaborate to environmental protection, maintain a climate equilibrium, and violated the rights of traditional communities. I wrote about some of those here and here.)

Deforestation

A Greener Life

JUNE 13, 2024

As Daley notes, a survey by scientists last year found that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets from Verra, the world’s largest certifier of carbon credits, “do not represent genuine carbon reductions”. The US Environmental Protection Agency puts the social cost of carbon at USD 190 per tonne, he pointed out.

Carbon Emissions

Circle of Blue

JULY 2, 2021

According to the Sydney Morning Herald , the report warned that impacts from climate change will include the drying of tropical rainforests, and more frequent and intense heat waves and floods. In Gratiot County, Michigan, farms housing thousands of animals are one of several sources contaminating the Pine River. ON THE RADAR.

2021

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule [25] requiring facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to report their direct GHG emissions. [26] Environmental Protection Agency, 142 S. 26] About 8,000 facilities are required to report. [27]

Regulations

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Conservation ethics simply protects a resource and believes there should be minimal impact on the community - both human and ecosystem, in using it. This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest.

Conservation

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 16, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning that two types of PFAS in sewage sludge fertilizer commonly used by growers and supported by the EPA may be a human health risk. Reservoirs in southern Spain were depleted by heat and drought in 2024. Photo Brett Walton/Circle of Blue YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The U.S.

2025

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. Peruvian Youth Filed Action Against Government Demanding Action on Climate Change, Amazon Rainforest. Chao , No. 1:19-cv-02826 (D.D.C.). The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated U.S.

2020

ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The subcommittee funds the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will be the ranking member of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.

2023

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Nonetheless, even under the Bolsonaro administration, some remnants of Brazil’s long-standing reputation for environmental protection emerged. Nationally, Brazilian courts routinely operated as a fierce check on the Executive’s anti-environmental policies.

Paris Agreement

ESA

JULY 1, 2022

The Ecological Society of America, representing 8,000 research ecologists and environmental scientists, is greatly concerned about the recent United States Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. US Environmental Protection Agency case. billion for the Environmental Protection Agency, a 20% increase.

2022