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Will 2022 be a good year for the environment? Here are our 10 predictions for the year ahead

Enviromental Defense

2021 was a year dominated by environmental news. With this rebound came the increase in carbon emissions and effects of climate change. In Alberta, the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns wrapped up its $3.5 Environmental Defence and our partners jumped in to help explain the importance of these bans.

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Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children

PA Environment Daily

The York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network released this statement on the passage of the Build Back Better federal budget proposal by the U.S. Mandy Warner , Environmental Defense Fund Director of Climate and Clean Air Policy , had this reaction-- “Passage of the Build Back Better Act by the U.S.

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100 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Million EPA Loan For Water Infrastructure Improvements -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% Million EPA Loan To Continue Drinking Water System Improvements -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Announce $52.4 From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

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Ask a Scientist: What’s Up With the Attack on ESG Investing?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Officials at the state and federal level have launched a full-court press against what the financial industry calls “environmental, social and governance” (ESG) investing. EN: First, it would be helpful if you could explain how ESG investments differ from other sustainability investment strategies.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program.

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2020 in Hindsight: Key Considerations for Directors in 2021

Arnold Porter

And we continue to struggle with fundamental racial, gender and economic equality and inclusion, as well as the path to a sustainable future. Both the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) address supply chain disclosures. Crisis management often seems to be the order of the day.

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Banking Against Science: Financial Institutions Continue to Fund Climate Destruction

Union of Concerned Scientists

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. Then there’s the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).