Legal Planet

APRIL 7, 2024

Awe, we are told in the story, “ gives you a sense of feeling connected to something bigger than yourself, like your community, your society or your world… Getting people to feel that way is totally vital to our species’ survival and longevity.” And right now, we are cranking the thermostat way too high. What magic.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The shape of a badminton shuttlecock and the way it spins may give left-handed people an advantage for some shots

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

energy law was built on the belief that the best way to provide electricity was to give investor-owned utilities monopolies over large areas but to require regulators to review and approve those utilities’ rates to prevent pricing that was either “unjust” or “unreasonable.” They had no real choice. Much of U.S. Is this a good thing?

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2024

The SEC’s rule was proposed way back in 2022, and the initial draft would have required companies to disclose their “Scope 3” supply chain emissions, in addition to the “Scope 1” and “Scope 2” direct and indirect emissions the final rule includes.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

More broadly, the Montana court gives real hope to young people around the country that litigation may be a tool they can use to transform energy policy. They will look for other statutes that may give them a right or even a duty to keep operating as they are today. The oil, gas and coal industries in Montana will not go away quietly.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 19, 2023

EPA , the Supreme Court formally adopted the major questions doctrine as a way to synthesize prior anti-regulatory rulings. There is not a word about the possibility that Congress will deliberately give agencies too much power. When it struck down Obama’s signature climate regulation in West Virginia v.

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NAEP Leadership Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We see this podcast as a way for us to give back to the organization and contribute to its mission in a meaningful way. There are several ways for you to be involved. Give us a new award, degree accomplished, or promotion that you’d like us to highlight on the show. Give us a shot to have some fun with you.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 9, 2021

An existing statute gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the power to designate national transmission corridors where new transmission is urgently needed. That gives the project owners the power to use eminent domain to get the land they need for the transmission line.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2022

When you think about it, the Hanukkah story is, in a funny way, about a miraculous increase in energy efficiency. Even in its wildest dreams, EPA isn’t going to be able give us gas-burning cars that get 250 miles per gallon or more on the highway. No wonder it was thought to represent divine intervention.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

To learn more about the history of this dataset, ways researchers have used a previous version of it, and applications for new research and climate litigation, check out this blog post written by my colleague Carly Phillips. Let’s dig into it!

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The UCLA Emmett Institute contributed to the establishment and work of the Commission in several ways. Just maintaining present emissions-cutting actions — i.e., no further strengthening, but also no backsliding — give end-of-century heating of 3.2°C Two former Emmett Institute law fellows served on the Secretariat. C (IPCC), 2.6°C

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among many, here are some that stood out to us: Corporate Climate Accountability California moved climate accountability efforts forward in a big way with the passage of two first-in-the-nation climate disclosure bills , SB 253 (Wiener) and SB 261 (Stern) , that will force critical transparency about corporate climate emissions.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 20, 2022

That is to say, giving a poor person something worth a dollar improves their lives thirteen times as much as giving the same dollar’s worth to a rich person. Third, although theoretically CBA should weight the welfare of the poor less than the welfare of the rich, the actual practice of CBA departs in important ways from theory.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What gives? There is a way around that. Well, that seemed like a good way to square the circle: raise the top rate in order to pay for the infrastructure. That way, we could have our cake and eat it, too: low-income people could get assistance and we could preserve net metering.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 3, 2023

Having an existing plan that is approved gives the states access to the first tranche of formula funds as well as a foundation for planning updates. Moving forward, one thing that gives me a lot of hope, even for states that are not as far along in the EV transition, is thinking about the five-year trajectory of the program period.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 16, 2024

Jellyfish aren’t great swimmers so they aren’t going to aim for you, but they can’t easily swim out of the way either. The best way to share our water with them is to be aware of your surroundings and give them a wide berth. There are actually a lot of pros to sharing our waters with sea nettles and other related sea nettles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It gives everyone an equal opportunity to participate and have their vote counted, regardless of race, gender, wealth, or social status. In this way, the task force can identify processes that can unfairly marginalize voters. A strong and healthy democracy reflects the will of the people. You can register here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

PennFuture’s Legal Team spent six months developing a comprehensive guide to give Pennsylvania residents the knowledge and tools they need to understand and effectively participate in local land use decision-making processes. The project included input from over 30 local municipal officials across the state.

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Environment, Law, and History

MAY 18, 2023

Though Tani doesn't directly deal with environmental issues (nor did Calabresi give them much attention), the series raises important questions that have relevance to understanding the history of environmental regulation and environmental law scholarship in recent decades.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 20, 2023

But it’s in those more out-of-the-way areas where we don’t have that kind of outreach that we feel like we should be. So that’s important, but also there must be something to give back to the community. Another way that people can be involved is by submitting comments. Be sure to bring this information.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In my research, I found that Black women were three times more likely to die in the year following giving birth. Then they can’t participate in ways to really make the land profitable or expand the efforts that they have had. How did you become interested in heirs’ property? So that took the blinders off of the American dream for me.

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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

These companies honor that connection to the planet and its inhabitants, giving consumers a way to support native heritage while making purchasing decisions that protect the environment. Here are some Indigenous-owned brands you can support.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. There are often good reasons for the process – environmental impacts, endangered species, right-of-way issues, water crossings, impact on land values, fire danger, to name a few. There are many possible emergency actions.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The required disclosure of Scope 3 emissions is the piece that has prompted the most opposition among business interests, with groups like the California Chamber of Commerce complaining that there is no way to accurately track such emissions. Do these claims hold water?

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 23, 2022

The hero is cornered, and if they cannot find a way out, then all the world will be doomed. If an octopus doesn’t get out of the way of its own potent ink cloud, it could actually die ! But the ink cloud could also help other ocean life by warning other species that danger is nearby (giving them time to escape). You Can HELP.

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New Scientist

JULY 28, 2021

By easing restrictions while many people are only partially protected from the coronavirus, the UK is giving the virus lots of opportunity to find new ways to evade our immune systems

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Cleannovate

JULY 22, 2021

But make it your ambition not to treat them the way they treat you. Choose to give because you never lose out on giving. Give and give your finances, time, energy, skills etc. When you give, you create room for more to be deposited inside of you. That way, all of us grow. Be different.

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 8, 2021

By Judy Fahys Floating in the bottom of the Grand Canyon last spring, I was traveling back in time in more ways than one. billion years ago, give or take a couple of hundred million years. In a narrow section, where the Colorado River runs deep and quiet, Vishnu schist offers a window onto the world as it was here 1.7

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ESA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We are on our way to meeting our goal of raising half of the needed $400,000 by the end of 2024. Can you give today and help us meet our immediate goal of raising the next $10,000 by March? Gentoo penguins in Antarctica | Photo credit: Shahid Naeem

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Energy & the Law

JULY 31, 2023

related in any way to the Loving County Tract.” Stated another way, could a stranger readily identify the released party? Petro Canyon and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, predecessors and representatives… [for all claims, etc.]… Finley was not named anywhere in the agreement.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

That is a good thing to help us on our way to phasing out fossil fuels —we shouldn’t be sinking money into infrastructure for those technologies. Those grants will improve the reliability of stations that are already out there, giving EV drivers and potential EV drivers more confidence in venturing out in an EV.

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Legal Planet

JULY 11, 2022

But some good may come out of the case in terms of the way the Court articulated the major questions doctrine. Thus, if Congress wants to give an agency the power to decide a major question, it has to do so in clear, direct language. Q: Would it be unconstitutional for Congress to give an agency the power to decide a major question?

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 26, 2024

And that’s why it gives me such great pleasure to introduce you to one of these strange and glorious creatures: the swimming sea cucumber, also known as the headless chicken monster. This curious creature is a beautiful deep red color with fins that look like a fringed veil, giving it a vibe that might best belong in Dracula’s castle.

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Frontiers

JULY 26, 2023

Volunteering is a perfect way to scratch that itch in a way that feels really positive!” As a result, the tutors have very little prep work to do and can focus on giving their full attention to the needs of the pupil(s) in each session.” What advice would you give to those looking to get involved in volunteer activities?

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Researchers in Italy have now tackled this problem in a new way, using quantum computers to make polymers slightly more approachable. The ways these chains fold, intertwine and link with each other gives a polymeric material its unique properties. Polymers’ twist and turns. Quantum annealers to the rescue.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This gives young people the chance to socialize, regain their independence, and quite often, experience something new. What advice would you give to those looking to get involved in volunteer activities? “There are so many organizations that rely on volunteers, so you’ll always find something aligned with your own skillset.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Dr. Ismat started the Blackbirds Environmental Justice group to teach youngsters in Lancaster City about the environment in a fun way while emphasizing stewardship, community, and justice. Mira Lloyd Dock is recognized as the first Pennsylvania woman to lead the way in forest conservation.

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