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Banking and Exchange Programs to Mitigate Vehicle Miles Traveled

Legal Planet

The California Air Resources Boards (CARB) 2022 Scoping Plan the states roadmap for climate strategiescalls for per-capita VMT reductions of 30 percent below 2019 levels by 2045 (equivalent to slashing the average persons VMT from 24.6 miles per day ).

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U.S. Power Sector Sees Biggest One-Year Drop in Emissions in More Than Two Decades

Yale E360

power sector emissions dropped 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, owing to greater energy efficiency, less reliance on coal, and the coronavirus pandemic suppressing demand for electricity, according to a new report.

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Alaska Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

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The summer of 2019 began with its usual verve, and as May turned to June turned to July, the height of the busy season, the sleepy town was still dreaming. But between June and August of 2019, fewer than three inches of rain had fallen , roughly half a foot behind seasonal averages. Fishing charters fill. Bellies, too.

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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood Zones

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Sutherland had been helping to evacuate Quarry Road West, a slum on the banks of the Palmiet River. Unlike previous floods in 2017 and 2019, this storm spared no parts of the city, triggering mudslides in areas rich and poor. The rains that began on April 8 marked one of the worst natural disasters in South Africa’s history.

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As West Withers Corporations Consolidate Land and Water Rights

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The broad proposal would have allowed the company to bank and then sell or lease that water. In 2019, that same company was in the news for purchasing water rights throughout the state and attempting to sell and lease them, prompting an ongoing legislative review of water marketing. This is known as water banking.

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Food Insecurity Is a Bigger Problem Than Our Government Thinks

Union of Concerned Scientists

Food banks and pantries also collect some data, but their measurements are often site-specific and measure food insecurity indirectly, in terms of visits to pantries and pounds of food distributed. Feeding America reports that in 2021, 53 million people turned to food banks, one-third more than before the pandemic.

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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. Total direct transportation emissions in 2019 were about the same as those a decade earlier. What’s the Overall Verdict?

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