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War and the Environment

Legal Planet

General Secretary said in 2014: “The environment has long been a silent casualty of war and armed conflict. From the contamination of land and the destruction of forests to the plunder of natural resources and the collapse of management systems, the environmental consequences of war are often widespread and devastating.”

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic. As the chairman and co-founder of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Murray Edwards is the founder of CNRL and is one of the wealthiest people in Canada. Will you join the call?

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The USDA’s Climate Hubs Could Help Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather

Union of Concerned Scientists

The USDA’s climate hubs , which were first launched in 2014, represent a unique collaborative effort across the agency to connect climate-related federal research and programming with farmers and agriculture workers in the field. And that’s where the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) climate hubs play a critical role.

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NRDA Settlement Reached for 2014 Galveston Bay Oil Spill

The Energy Law

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. Additionally, Kirby paid $4.9 In November 2021, the U.S. See United States v.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

Their collective trauma dates back to August 2, 2014, when she and half a million other Toledoans woke to alarming news: the water coming out of their taps was toxic. After the 2014 Toledo water crisis, the binational International Joint Commission tried to put a price tag on the event. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 20, 2022

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

“While Colorado River water users have invested billions of dollars to reduce consumption and increase resiliency, the situation we face today is real and urgent,” John Entsminger, the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on May 25. million acres.

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Opinion: Halt the Oil Flow Across Straits of Mackinac

Circle of Blue

org, a climate advocacy group, found that from 1996 to 2014 Enbridge pipelines in the U.S. The tribe also is challenging state permits issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for Enbridge to construct a 41-mile bypass across protected forest and wetlands. And its owned by a Canada-based company, Enbridge Inc.,

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