2021 Government Politics 
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 26, 2021
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2021. In the same decade that the federal government created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water, state governments began to secure in their constitutions those same rights for individuals.
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The legal, political, social, and environmental conditions in an area shape water measurement and reporting practices and whether those practices produce adequate information about water diversion and use to support a water market. ” Here are four key takeaways: 1. Institutional context affects water measurement and reporting.
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Legal Planet
MAY 9, 2022
As of 2021, 30 emissions trading systems were in force globally, covering 16 – 17 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Emissions trading systems are often launched with relatively lenient design features, typically justified as giving the system a chance to “learn-by-doing” and to gain political buy-in for approval of a program.
Legal Planet
APRIL 1, 2025
Academics, civil society, and government officials were divided into groups focusing on science, health, labor, and the built environment. They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests. They largely work in their crowded homes (sometimes just 8x8), on small plots, or on the street.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 23, 2021
The Taliban must also tread delicately in international politics, managing river systems that cross into Iran and the countries of Central Asia. The federal government marked the changing conditions recently, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The hunger crisis worsened along with the country’s political deterioration, which culminated in the Taliban takeover in August. 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.
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