Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 18, 2021
In South Africa, garbage and high levels of bacteria are contaminating the country’s rivers, and environmental activists are struggling to hold government officials accountable. However, even the South African government’s own data points to a disaster. The agreement stems from a change in Israeli government.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 17, 2023
Impacted communities and nuclear weapons policy experts know that US government-led testing and production of nuclear weapons in other regions of the United States also affected others, yet those living with the health and environmental impacts are being denied the opportunity to even apply for compensation. Louis area?
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Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
AB 2097 (Friedman) builds on work dating back to 2011 (I blogged about then-Assm. Otherwise, too many local governments have not gotten the memo that California’s climate and equity goals require more housing near transit and reduced need for residents to drive vehicles. But cities and counties have mostly lost that fight.
A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 7, 2023
counties have experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021, with some having as many as 12 disasters during that time. Pennsylvania From 2011 to 2021 Pennsylvania had 9 climate disaster declarations with six counties having fire or more disasters. In 2021 alone, the U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
million BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute spent lobbying the federal government since 2011, the vast majority was directed at obtaining tax breaks, while almost nothing was spent on carbon pricing legislation, which the companies publicly claim to support.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 29, 2022
In 2011, a raccoon found its way into some electrical equipment at the Delaware City Refinery, taking a number of units offline. This study , and a recent report from the Government Accountability Office—the non-partisan congressional watchdog agency—found that roughly a third of RMP facilities are at increased risk from climate impacts.
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