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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

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It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. by 2020 against a 2010 baseline. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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This goal directs 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments in environmental cleanup, climate mitigation and clean energy to disadvantaged communities. This conclusion matches the conclusion of another analysis of ozone air quality standards released in 2020 during the Trump administration.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The district court scheduled a hearing for April 16, 2020 to consider the defendants’ motion to dismiss or transfer those cases. 4, 2020); California v.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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In 2020, former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt canceled plans to reintroduce grizzlies to the area, stating that the plan would hurt the bears and people in the state. Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation – Inside Climate News. Interior: The U.S.

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