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California’s Most Important Climate Bill You Haven’t Heard Of

Legal Planet

AB 2097 (Friedman) builds on work dating back to 2011 (I blogged about then-Assm. It’s finally ending local mandates that all new housing and infill projects must include car storage, even if they’re located within half-mile of transit.

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Drought, The Everything Disaster

Circle of Blue

They are slow to begin but can last indefinitely, some “megadroughts” upending social and political stability over several decades. The Las Conchas fire in northern New Mexico in June 2011 pumped so much ash into the Rio Grande that the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority had to close its drinking water intake on the river.

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The Stream, November 17, 2021: Meet The Activist Saving a Polluted Chinese Lake

Circle of Blue

HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine – Drought, a financial crisis, and political collapse are accelerating the country’s decline into all-out famine. Rainstorms Wreak Havoc in British Colombia.

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DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec. 8, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Named Interim Acting Secretary

PA Environment Daily

She joined the DEP Policy Office in 2011 and worked as the Policy Director and most recently served as the Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator for programs related to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. Jessica Shirley Jessica Shirley was named Acting Executive Deputy Secretary at DEP in February 2023.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

What we heard in plaintiffs’ case was not justiciable controversy, but rather a weeklong hearing of political grievances that properly belongs to the legislature, not a court of law,” said Assistant Attorney General Michael Russell. The admission says a lot about political will. I’m kidding, but only slightly.)

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DEP, DCNR, Guests Honored Franklin Kury, Author Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment, With Dedication In Rachel Carson Building

PA Environment Daily

In 2011, he authored Clean Politics, Clean Streams: A Legislative Autobiography published by the Lehigh University Press. For this book, and for his decades of wise environmental leadership and respected political activism, Frank deserves our thanks.” constitutional amendment on environmental rights.

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The Stream, November 2, 2021: As Temperatures In Greece Continue To Rise, Farmers and Fishermen Suffer The Most

Circle of Blue

What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021 – This week’s episode covers the start of COP26 in Glasgow , a political power shift in Sudan that could fuel tensions over a major dam in the region, and Circle of Blue’s coverage of state and local ballot measures in the United States related to water. Temperatures across Greece are rising annually.

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