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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also like a sine graph, Union of Concerned Scientists will keep moving forward no matter what (and backward technically, but I am political science major and way out of my depth here, so let’s pretend they only move forward, give me kudos for an awesome simile, and get to the recap!). Much like a sine graph , this year had highs and lows.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs?

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New Satellite Will See Water’s Big Picture

Circle of Blue

California regulators police water use with an open-source program from OpenET. How SWOT will influence the political balance of power is a question that Faisal Hossain is tasked with understanding. Political sensitivities are an important consideration. Satellites, like traffic cameras, can catch people breaking the rules.

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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. Russia’s Regulations on the Export and Import of Nuclear Materials , released in 2000 and last amended in February 2023, contain a similar provision against the use of exported nuclear materials or their byproducts for military purposes.

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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. We need governments to regulate industry. CAPP is trying to buy and build the social license (ie. She also believes in getting the job done outside of the office.

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

PA Environment Daily

SLAPPs are lawsuits filed against a person or organization for statements made, or positions taken, in connection with a matter of public interest or regulation. Anti-SLAPP legislation has wide appeal and does not break down along political or ideological lines.

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