Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

Here are some facts few people know: Humans are not causing a “sixth mass extinction” The Amazon is not “the lungs of the world” Climate change is not making natural disasters worse Fires have declined 25% around the world since 2003 The amount of land we use for meat — humankind’s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska (..)

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Physics World

JUNE 1, 2021

García grew up in Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá, more than 2500 m above sea level in the Andes. Bogotá’s connection to the stars is cruelly severed by air pollution, but as a young girl, García found another way to introduce the wonders of space to her daily life. “I

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 16, 2019

Flooding from Hurricanes Harvey also triggered industrial facilities to spew air pollution during electrical failures, resultant accidents, and unexpected shut-downs. These leaks are only a fraction of the 90,000 barrels spilled in Louisiana in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. Across Texas, Hurricane Harvey resulted in the release of 8.3

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Warmer temperatures will encourage the melting of glaciers, ice fields, summer Arctic sea ice, and permafrost, some of which may be irreversible. Sea levels will continue to rise throughout the 21st century, contributing to more frequent and severe coastal flooding in low-lying areas along coasts around the world.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

Further, in Section 1 of SB 261, the legislature laid out the findings that necessitate creating a state disclosure regime based on the likely harm that will befall the state’s citizens, economy and environment due to climate change.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It would halve the number of humans that will be exposed to water scarcity; prevent runaway sea level rise that could put many of the world’s islands under water and render uninhabitable the large delta and low-coastal regions that are home to two-thirds of the world’s population.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As Pennsylvania’s climate has become warmer and there have been more swings in extreme weather, we’re already seeing more frequent flood damage to communities, businesses, homes, and crops and livestock, as well as coastal sea level rise. We've funded over 1,000 chargers?installed million in just the past five years!

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building. The first and most visible way in which the public is aware of and engaged with environmental law is pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Much of the climate crisis is rooted in environmental racism, and to correct that we have to be intentional about reducing air pollution, building climate resilience and giving voice to vulnerable communities.” “Climate action requires us to prioritize environmental justice,” said Rep. Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia). Santarsiero. “It

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Many courts have upheld the model of retroactive liability used by CERCLA, which seeks damages for past pollution from parties who created and profited from the pollution-generating activities.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

Whereas LOS focuses on the acceptability of roadway congestion, VMT measures the actual distance traveled by vehicles and can more easily be used to develop emissions estimates for GHGs and conventional air pollutants (as well as related metrics such as fuel consumption). New section 15064.3

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners.

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Law Columbia

JULY 14, 2021

FEMA now has to decide whether to use this money on yet more fossil-fuel generation, which would worsen the unhealthy levels of air pollution, or instead devote most of it to rooftop solar, which would be healthier for residents, create more local jobs and make the power supply more resilient to disruption of the fragile electrical grid.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Million Settlement With Residents Living Near Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Over Air Pollution Complaint -- WHYY: Montgomery County Residents Protest DOGE Cuts In Aftermath Of SPS Industrial Fire, Environmental Oversight Is Crucial: Whos Going To Be Keeping An Eye Out For Us? .:

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

In 1989, according to an Associated Press article, a UN official [said] entire nations could be wiped off the face of the earth by rising sea levels if global warming is not reversed by the year 2000. In 2006, of course, we know that Al Gore said humanity has 10 years left before the point of no return.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

Replacing cargo handling equipment, drayage trucks, and providing onshore power will also reduce harmful air pollution affecting near-port communities. Doing this is vital to protect the ocean and dependent communities from plastic pollution. Investments at this scale, coupled with smart policies for the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These efforts save lives by providing advanced warning and helping communities prepare for hurricanes, wildfires, and air pollution events. OAR also monitors the Arctic’s rapidly changing environment, as it significantly influences global weather patterns and sea levels.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2025

Wants Pennsylvanias Power, So Its Buying 2 Stronghold Waste Coal-fired Power Plants In Carbon, Venango Counties -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: US Steel Agrees To $1.5 Wants Pennsylvanias Power, So Its Buying 2 Stronghold Waste Coal-fired Power Plants In Carbon, Venango Counties -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: US Steel Agrees To $1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. The court further mandated that, under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must set protective standards for global warming pollutants if the agency found them to be harmful to human health and welfare.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 9, 2020

Well, in the United States, they just have announced that they can run for 80 years, you know, and Nick: The one that they made that announcement for 80 years, could be inundated by sea level rise far sooner than that, surely that's a concern. Michael: Well, I mean, what — do you think we're helpless to sea level rise?

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Lawsuit Sought Critical Habitat Designation for Green Sea Turtles Whose Habitat Is Threatened by Sea Level Rise and Other Factors. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to designate critical habitat for distinct population segments of the green sea turtle. WildEarth Guardians v. Bernhardt , No.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In its legislative findings, which remain in air quality statutes today , Congress justified air pollution regulation because “the growth of the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. The court further mandated that, under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must set protective standards for global warming pollutants if the agency found them to be harmful to human health and welfare.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” BP p.l.c. , 18-cv-182 (S.D.N.Y. joint letter Mar.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

EPA: air pollution rule should be delayed – despite its effect on children. Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. Federal court blocks Trump EPA on air pollution. If elected governor, Graham says Florida would stick with Paris climate accord. . 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Section 111 requires EPA to establish standards of performance for certain categories of stationary sources that “cause[ ], or contribute[] significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

National Audubon Society alleged that the rule “vastly expands potential sand mining projects in delicate coastal barriers” and further alleged that coastal barriers would become even more important due to climate change and were expected to mitigate $108 billion of sea level rise and flooding damages over the next 50 years.

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