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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

Acoel

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. As John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said at the American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in 2021, every lawyer is a climate lawyer now. And what about PFAS?

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

Most recently, in February 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the Minganie Regional County Municipality recognized the Canadian Magpie River’s legal rights of personhood through the adoption of twin resolutions — one resolution by the Innu and another resolution by the municipality. The case is pending a decision. Pakistan : G.

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April 11 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

In 2021 Comcast Signs Agreement To Purchase 250 MW Of Solar Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutral Goal U.S.

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Conservative Climate Policy is Here to Stay: CRES Webinar Forum Looks at Conservative Engagement Following the Monumental Passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act

Cresforum

Conservatives have had major wins with climate policy in 2021. In advance of Earth Day, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Energy Innovation Agenda: Conservative Solutions for a Better Climate. The summit featured over thirty bills and policies addressing climate change.

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Conservative Climate Policy is Here to Stay: CRES Webinar Forum Looks at Conservative Engagement Following the Monumental Passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act

Cresforum

Conservatives have had major wins with climate policy in 2021. In advance of Earth Day, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Energy Innovation Agenda: Conservative Solutions for a Better Climate. The summit featured over thirty bills and policies addressing climate change.

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PennFuture Announces Winners Of Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards From Southeast PA

PA Environment Daily

Recently she appeared on Nickelodeon's Earth Day special. -- Woman of the Watershed: Julie Slavet, Philadelphia County - Julie has 40 years of experience in building organizations and serving communities. gallons of water, and reducing 1.3M+ lbs of greenhouse gas emissions.

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166 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

After Extensive Winter Storm Disruptions -- PJM Interconnection, Penn State ISO-NE Awarded $815,959 US DOE Grant To Improve Wholesale Electricity Market Design -- Bloomberg: Texas Utility Makes Case Pipeline Prices Unfairly Drove Up Gas Prices In 2021 Storm -- Bloomberg: Federal Trade Commission Alleges Shale Producer Scott Sheffield [Pioneer] Tried (..)