Climate Change Coastal Erosion Regulations 
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2025
On April 25, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the release of the 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update and 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. Visit DEPs Climate Change webpage for more information on these and other Pennsylvania climate initiatives. Read more here.
Law Columbia
APRIL 9, 2024
In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.
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Circle of Blue
MARCH 6, 2023
In an effort to slow coastal erosion, $74 million will be used to build islands and rubble reefs in Illinois Beach State Park. Twenty-seven states — including Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, all of which had no laws or regulations at all — received an ‘F’ grade. Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana were given ‘D’ grades.
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?
Greenbuilding Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
The Governor articulated in the legislation, “that Hawaii’s natural environment faces significant pressure from climate change and the heavy use it receives from persons traveling to enjoy the State’s natural resources.
Acoel
MARCH 21, 2023
Yet, unlike water, in most parts of the world sand extraction is poorly regulated, and/or subject to a confusing array of overlapping regulatory authorities. sand, gravel, and aggregates) is the most used solid material in the world, averaging 50 billion tons per year. After water, it is the most extracted natural resource. See, e.g., [link].
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Gavin Newsom said that fossil fuel climate accountability litigation could be a gamechanger and he’s eager to work with other governors to pursue this strategy. The lawsuit relies on attribution science , which marshals evidence linking such impacts as wildfires, coastal erosion, drought, and heat waves to climate change.
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