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What Makes the College-Educated More Likely to Vote?

Union of Concerned Scientists

A study investigating how much education affects voting rates from 1950 to 2004 found that this positive correlation has increased since 1980. College attendance and areas of study influence student voting rates Whether the effect of a college degree on political participation is direct or indirect is debated among sociologists.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019. Russian export laws and bilateral agreements with China explicitly prohibit the use of supplied materials for military purposes. U-235) for China’s CEFR. The CEFR reached criticality in July 2010 and connected to the grid in July 2011.

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Guest post: Brazil will have first climate litigation trials in the Supreme Court

Law Columbia

In 2020, the Supreme Court held a preliminary public hearing for the parties to present facts on deforestation in the Amazon and the results achieved by the PPCDAm between 2004 and 2020. These five cases deal with environmental issues that indirectly have climate implications, while ADPF 760 and ADO 59 directly raise climate claims.

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Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Host Jan. 15 Webinar On Climate Change Impact On Black Communities

PA Environment Daily

Tutman , Waterkeeper, is a grassroots community advocate for clean water in Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway and holds the title of Patuxent Riverkeeper , an organization that he founded in 2004.

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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B The adopted constitutional law adds an express reference to the protection of the environment and animals, by amending Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. In Neubauer, et al.

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House Judiciary Committee Meets Oct. 3 To Consider Bill Against Lawsuits Aimed At Silencing Citizen Critics; Republicans, Democrats Introduced Similar Bills

PA Environment Daily

“Anti-SLAPP legislation has wide appeal and does not break down along political or ideological lines. In 2000, Pennsylvania established limited protections from SLAPPs, but only in the narrow area of environmental law (Title 27 Chapter 83). Several other states – including Texas and California – have broad anti-SLAPP statutes. “In

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A Call for Comprehensive and Clearer ESG Disclosures

Greenbuilding Law

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste.

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