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1990: The Year the Courts Discovered Climate Change

Legal Planet

In an earlier post, I tried to figure out when the legal academy first discovered climate changes. Those first climate change cases shed light on how new issues get litigated and how courts respond to new science. The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) specifically raised the issue of climate change.

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California’s Proposition 30 Would Put the Transition to Clean Transportation in the Fast Lane

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate change in California isn’t a future threat; we are already dealing with extreme drought and destructive wildfires. Switching from gasoline and diesel engines to electric motors is one of the most effective ways to reduce both global warming emissions and air pollution. Who supports Proposition 30 and why?

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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

My own priorities are public health, climate change, and preservation of biodiversity/ecosystems. NEPA remains the workhorse of natural resource litigation today. Clean Air Act. I included all laws passed in the U.S., not just federal regulatory laws, and some of my selections may not be what you expected.

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Moms Clean Air Force: Pennsylvanians Call On State Leaders For Protection From Fossil Fuel And Plastic Industry Expansion

PA Environment Daily

Families need protection from the petrochemical industry’s harmful air pollution and planned expansion that impacts health, contributes to climate change, and perpetuates environmental injustices."

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

Japan ) and a second in Yokosuka in 2019 ( Yokosuka Climate Case ). In the 2019 case, the judgments focused on the procedural aspect of the replacement of the coal-fired power plant and discussion of the climate issues was limited. The court viewed climate change as an uncertain future danger.

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Finding Light in Dark Places: Specific Obligations for Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Mitigation

Law Columbia

Can the new advisory opinion interpreting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) move us beyond the lethargy of unmet climate change policy needs ? By accepting the COSIS request, ITLOS boldly advanced the international law of climate change to take full account of its harmful impacts on the marine environment.

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The Latest Chapter in Los Angeles’ Century-Long Water War With the Eastern Sierra’s People & Environment

Legal Planet

To the contrary, LADWP has a sorry, 120-year history of treating the rural people and natural resources of the Eastern Sierra as a population to be exploited and an ecosystem to ravage. But it’s not. In the process, LADWP transformed a vibrant Inyo County economy and idyllic environment into a desert wasteland.