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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. As in the United States, state governments made some effort to pick up the slack.

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Federal Government Continues Efforts to Reform Colorado River Operations

E2 Law Blog

Department of Interior (DOI) is seeking public comments on new strategies to replace the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead that will expire at the end of 2026.

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War and the Environment

Legal Planet

The Costs of War Project says illegal logging by US-backed warlords and wood harvesting by refugees caused more than one-third of Afghanistan’s forests to vanish between 1990 and 2007. It does seem likely to increase the odds of armed conflict in combination with weak economies, ethnic conflict, and impaired governance.

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Public Concern for a Cleaner Energy Grid vs. Corporate Interests: Who Will Win?

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the electric utility industry, this conflict is on display in the debate over who makes decisions on new electric transmission and how to include policies set by state laws. To protect its markets, PJM’s governance , their way of doing business in other words, is hostile to the involvement of state governments and state policies.

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Congress-Move the Bipartisan NCARS Bill Over the Finish Line

Union of Concerned Scientists

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

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Arnold & Porter Strengthens Government Contracts Practice with Addition of Partner Michael Barnicle in Chicago

Arnold Porter

CHICAGO, December 1, 2021 — Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that Michael Barnicle has joined the firm’s Government Contracts practice as a partner, resident in Chicago. Barnicle’s previous JAG service included a combat tour in Iraq as a strategic legal advisor to military and other government officials.

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The Colorado River Basin’s Daunting New Math

Circle of Blue

Circumscribed in a body of law and policy known as the Law of the River, the math is complex and arcane, setting water deliveries across seven states and Mexico. Each about one-third full, they sit today at record lows, products of the Colorado River’s unforgiving math, in which demand exceeds supply.

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