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Arizona and California Farmers, Targets for Colorado River Cuts, Draft Their Conservation Strategy

Circle of Blue

Robert Glennon, a water law and policy expert and professor emeritus at the University of Arizona said that though the dollar figures may seem high at first glance, they are miniscule compared with the risks involved. Glennon asked about a nearly $2 billion annual price tag. “I Why should that be a deal breaker?”

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Three sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

A Greener Life

Oils and fats are currently the most accessible option, according to Bradley Saville, a professor at the University of Toronto in the school’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. Here’s what could be an eco-friendly power source on your next flight: Cooking oils.

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Will New Litigation Pressure Energy & Industrial Infrastructure to Prepare for Climate Change?

Law Columbia

The escalating costs of damages from extreme weather events, many exacerbated by climate change, makes poignant a question with a serious price tag: who will be on the hook to pay for climate damages? Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard, PA2 James Dillard. Across Texas, Hurricane Harvey resulted in the release of 8.3 mile radius.

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Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

Science Blogs

chemicals policy. chemicals policy. This also infers that ground water, being tained by chemically laden ashes from homes and towns that have burned to the ground; homes Containing plastics, household chemicals, electronics casings. I hope many others do too. cmonforton. Fri, 10/20/2017 - 09:09. Pesticides.

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What’s in Store for 2024? Here Are Our 10 Environmental Predictions for the New Year

Enviromental Defense

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. However, progress at the provincial level was mixed, with the roll-out of extreme anti-environmental policies in Alberta and some other provinces. Learn more here.

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FRESH, June 28, 2022: Wisconsin Adopts PFAS Regulation

Circle of Blue

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. June 28, 2022. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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PA Taxpayers So Far Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard To Environmental Compliance Record

PA Environment Daily

On May 24, 2023, DEP entered into a consent order and agreement with Shell Chemicals Appalachia, LLC, in which Shell formally acknowledged that the company exceeded total emission limitations for air contaminants, agreed to make repairs to reduce future exceedances, and agreed to pay nearly $10 million to DEP and the local community.