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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). First, in 2008, the parties adopted a resolution dealing specifically with ocean fertilization. The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding.

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

Circle of Blue

Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services. Getting enough money from the state and federal governments to help maintain city services has become a struggle for many Michigan municipalities. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging.

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Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

Inside Climate News

A 2008 law governs access to it—with an exemption for Illinois. As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.

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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

After clicking around, I found one on a non-government site and reviewed the list of contests and ballot measures. Louis than occurred statewide in 2008 when election administrators there failed to clearly differentiate between contests. In 2008, these incomplete and uninformative instructions resulted in an overvote rate 2.5

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German Agencies Publish Joint Perspective on Risk Governance of Advanced Materials

Nanotech

In December 2021, the German Environment Agency (UBA) published a document entitled Risk Governance of Advanced Materials: Considerations from the joint perspective of the German Higher Federal Authorities BAuA, BfR and UBA.

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New Research Shows Direct Link Between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Polar Bear Decline

Inside Climate News

Scientists say their findings could help close a legal loophole that enables the federal government to avoid considering greenhouse gas emissions impacts on threatened and endangered species.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable.