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Michigan Can Transition to 100-Percent Renewable Energy by 2035, Save Lives, and Create Jobs

Union of Concerned Scientists

Plus, we’ve been spared the devastating experiences associated with that price tag: Late nights in the emergency room. Environmental justice communities have, for decades, taken on the work of proving environmental harm and its outsized impact on communities of color and low-income communities. Family members lost too soon.

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Northern District of Illinois Addresses “Greenwashing” Claims in Recent Case

MGKF Law

Greenwashing is defined as “ the act or practice of making a product, policy, activity, etc. appear to be more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than it really is. Read More » Tags: Class Actions , Greenwashing , Illinois , Injunction , Landfill , Standing , Waste.

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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Circle of Blue

She’s put that expertise to use as one of the active members of Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan, an all-volunteer activist group that has gained national attention for its work to monitor pollutants in streams close to CAFOs, the large concentrated animal feeding operations in Lenawee. . Henning is a farmer, too.

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Unraveling LA’s Hydrogen Combustion Experiment

Legal Planet

This is Part II of “Unraveling Hydrogen,” a series covering the basics of hydrogen policy. Or, perhaps more realistically, what if hydrogen policy evolves to artificially prop up the market for hydrogen, even where decision-makers could better serve the climate and the environment by promoting other strategies?

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Release: Farmers Shine Spotlight on Vital Impact of Climate Funding at the IRA Conservation and Farmers Roundtable

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

However, implementing these systems comes with the sizeable price tag and there aren’t many farmers who can simply absorb that cost. “The importance of the need to grow food, agriculture products, good land stewardship is the most imperative investment for our children’s future.

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The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?

Vermont Law

It garnered praise for raising environmental awareness , sensitizing the next generation , showcasing marginalized communities , preserving endangered cultures , and safeguarding wildlife. Researchers have well-studied the climatic and environmental impact of over-tourism. This leaves us to ponder the question: II. In Union of India v.

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Danger Season Heat Is on–It’s Past Time to Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

When I think about summer, I think of the carefree days I spent playing kickball, kick-the-can, and tag with the kids in my neighborhood. We need policies in place to permanently protect people from having their utilities turned off. Heat is the silent killer, but we know that heat illness and death are preventable.

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