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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Now the german government decided to, once again, amend the EEG to accelerate the faltering energy turnaround. The new EEG amendments (so called EEG Novelle 2021 ) shall come into force on 1 January 2021. In the draft bill this has been broadened to §§ 97-99 EEG 2021. 147 Referentenentwurf ). 157 Draft Bill ).

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Federal government and water agencies in the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada have responded with a $200 million agreement. Half of the funds will come from the water agencies and half from the federal government. Lake Mead reached a record low in 2021. Water districts also plan to reduce withdrawals.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

In the United Kingdom, government leaders are hoping to solve two problems with one effort. The UK government has allocated 4 million pounds for a test run of the concept. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. The post What’s Up With Water — August 16, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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MAY 9, 2022

As of 2021, 30 emissions trading systems were in force globally, covering 16 – 17 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a compromise, California law (AB 398) has limited offsets to 4% of compliance obligations for the 2021-2025 period and capped the offsets without in-state benefits that can be utilized for compliance. .

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JULY 13, 2021

First Nations groups in Australia plead the federal government to distribute $40 million promised to them in 2018 for to buy water. What’s Up With Water – July 12, 2021 – This week’s episode covers a call in China for greater protections along the Yellow River and a controversial pipeline that will not be built in Tennessee.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

State government officials in New South Wales announce an increase in the amount of rainwater farmers are allowed to harvest on their property. 2021 Election Preview: The Expensive Battle in Maine over Hydropower Imports. New data from a United Kingdom nonprofit maps out England’s most heavily polluted rivers. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

The federal government marked the changing conditions recently, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. The post What’s Up With Water – August 23, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 27, 2021. The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, a regional body, encourages local governments to plan for 4.5 The post 2021 Election Preview: Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works appeared first on Circle of Blue. feet of sea-level rise by 2100.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions. The post What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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JUNE 14, 2021

and Canadian governments, began testing for PFAS chemicals last August. The post What’s Up With Water – June 14, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. In the United States, a binational program for monitoring airborne pollution found traces of PFAS chemicals in rain samples taken from sites around the Great Lakes.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. What’s more, the work required them to form new relationships between government and local agencies. The money aims to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accumulated in the pandemic period between March 4, 2020 and June 15, 2021.

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APRIL 24, 2023

Provincial governments in China approved more new coal power in the first three months of this year than they did in all of 2021, according to a new analysis from Greenpeace. Read more on E360 →

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APRIL 1, 2025

Academics, civil society, and government officials were divided into groups focusing on science, health, labor, and the built environment. Even if there is government relief, it can take three to four months to come in, but a member needs immediate funds to get back on her feet and restart her livelihood.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is missing is the strength of will within government to get this sorted.” – Guy Linley-Adams, a solicitor for Salmon and Trout Conservation. The post The Stream, September 14, 2021: Could Rainwater Harvesting Solve Water Scarcity in Mexico City? “The law is clear and has been since 1991. appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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JUNE 21, 2021

The trend lines aren’t promising, so government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for a difficult summer in which thousands of wells could fail. Experts and officials interviewed for this story felt that government agencies and nonprofit groups are better equipped to respond this time around.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The federal government acknowledged the changing conditions on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin, setting the stage for more drastic measures in the near future. The agreement is between a dam operator, farm districts, the federal government, and a conservation group.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

An assessment would have given decision-makers and the public a chance to better understand how this project would impact the climate, environment, and Indigenous rights before the government had to make a final decision on whether or not it could go ahead. In September 2021, Minister Wilkinson re-designated the project.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Government agencies, researchers, and others can provide guidance and educational outreach to help diverters understand measurement and reporting requirements and technical options. Researchers and government agencies can examine similarities and differences in different parties’ data needs and how well available data are meeting those needs.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The recommendations also relate to government aid, including technical and financial assistance to low-income communities and utilities. The post What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Other considerations include forgiving customer debt and engaging communities in planning processes.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Farmers are notoriously resistant to government oversight, and getting behind the Water Assessment Unit speaks to a very practical, and vital consideration: the security of water supply. The post What’s Up With Water- October 4, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

“The Story of Lumshnong” — the winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — examines how government officials allowed cement companies to pour into a forest in northeast India, polluting the air and water and destroying an ecosystem on which local villagers depend. Read more on E360 ?.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

What’s Up With Water—December 20, 2021 – This week’s episode covers ongoing drought in Iraq, an investigation into an oil and gas exploration company in southwest Africa, and the annual meeting of Colorado River Basin leaders. “Third Pole” Glaciers Melting At An Alarming Rate, Study Finds. ON THE RADAR.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. The federal government acknowledged changing conditions in the drying American Southwest on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 17, 2021.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 15, 2024

Last month, the federal government amended the IAA – and the changes mean that major projects can no longer be rejected based on their climate impacts. A strong project review process is the only way governments can assess the environmental and social impacts of major projects like pipelines, mines, transmission lines and dams.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Allegiant Travel Company has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report that details the company's efforts to reduce its climate impact and enhance the communities where employees live and work.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Germany that the federal government must adopt an immediate action program (‘Sofortprogramm’) under the Federal Climate Change Act (CCA). Unlike in the 2021 landmark ruling in Neubauer et al. Moreover, the case illustrates how contested some elements of Germany’s climate transformation have been since the 2021 Neubauer decision.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

This report (at page 13) notes that in 2017-18, California and the federal government conducted about 80,000 acres of prescribed burns in the state. More broadly, the state treated over one million acres of land for fire risk in 2023, an increase of 25% in terms of total treatment acreage from 2021.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

In 2021, the South African government committed to shutting down the country’s captive-lion breeding industry, which provided animals for canned hunts. Among the sticking points slowing progress is what should happen to the thousands of lions that remain on private ranches. Read more on E360 →

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JANUARY 28, 2025

This may seem like a setback for climate progress in Canada, but it simply underscores the limits of voluntary initiatives and the need for the government to enforce climate-aligned financial regulations. In 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow, Mark Carney helped create the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

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JUNE 17, 2021

Government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for difficult months ahead. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – June 17, 2021. But because the trend lines do not look promising, government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for a difficult summer in which thousands of wells could fail. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

To expand and modernize the nation’s electric infrastructure, the federal government recently announced new funding. This continues a 100-year-old tradition of government shaping the electric grid. Grid reliability is part of FERC’s authority and responsibility.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

His lifetime average was pulled up by scores of 7% in 2019, 10% in 2020, and 22% in 2021. As I’ve noted in posts about some other candidates for the Speaker post, however, the 2021 scores in particular included votes that were not directly environmental, like voting to accept the results of the 2020 election (which applied in Emmer’s case).

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Law Columbia

APRIL 4, 2024

National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures. Over 80 government framework cases have been filed around the world, using a wide variety of legal and factual arguments.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

This month, the federal government will officially (and in my opinion, prematurely) end the pandemic food assistance expansion. Few would know that the poverty threshold in the United States originated in the 1960s and was determined using the cost of a government-determined diet in 1963. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Law emphasizes the importance of multilateralism (governments working together to solve problems), amicable relations with every class of country and, most importantly, maintaining an international system centered on a strong United Nations.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

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MAY 20, 2024

It offers a critical mechanism through which members of the public can have a direct say in the decisions our government is making. Four key steps Several studies suggest that trust in government is strongly associated with whether the public feels that government is responsive to their feedback.

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