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

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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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STATEMENT: Wealthy countries fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29 

Enviromental Defense

When you account for inflation, the new target of $300 billion barely exceeds the previous global commitment that was set in 2009. We all know that a dollar today does not go as far as it used to. By contrast, each year countries provide subsidies to oil and gas companies that exceed $1.3-trillion,

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Environmental Group Celebrates as Federal Government Finalizes Delayed Plan to Protect Redside Dace After Legal Pressure

Enviromental Defense

If federal officials had followed the law, a Recovery Strategy would have been in place since 2009. It requires the government to make an order under the Species at Risk Act prohibiting destruction of the species’ critical habitat. Shayoni Mehta, communications strategist, Ecojustice, smehta@ecojustice.ca

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California Climate Policy: A Preliminary Report Card

Legal Planet

California has done well in terms of total emission reductions – about a 10% reduction from 2009 to 2019. Electric power related emissions went down about 40% from 2009 to 2019. For that reason, I’ve used 2009-2019 as my comparison period. What’s the Overall Verdict? The verdict on this issue seems very clear.

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With COP29 nearing its end, wealthy countries must deliver on climate finance now

Enviromental Defense

Background information: In 2009, 15-years ago, wealthy countries agreed to mobilize $100-billion a year for the countries most vulnerable to climate change for every year between 2020 and 2025. That was first successfully delivered only in 2022. An extension of negotiations through the weekend is possible.

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The First French Climate Litigation Ruling - Commune de Grande Synthe

Energy and Climate Law

For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. As a result, the Conseil d’Etat requested the government to justify how the reduction path to 2030 can be respected without stricter measures.

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‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance

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Demonstrators took to the streets at the 2009 global climate convention in Copenhagen. When they converge on Glasgow this fall to rekindle pivotal global climate negotiations that were dampened during the pandemic, diplomats and government ministers will confront a world much changed since their last convention.