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Earth Day 2024: The Climate Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Are Worth Celebrating

Union of Concerned Scientists

Leading up to Earth Day this year, I’ve been reflecting on the meaning and purpose of the annual celebration. Earth Day began under the Nixon Administration in 1970 as a day to support environmental protection and has grown to include nations and communities around the world in appreciation of Mother Earth.

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An Earth Day Message: Climate Action Requires Equity & Resilience

Washington Nature

Earth Day is an opportunity to reflect on these connections between community and the surrounding environment, celebrate progress toward a better world, and look ahead to ensure a healthy future for people and nature. Climate mitigation can take many forms such as replacing greenhouse gas-emitting energy with renewable energy.

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RegenAll, Partners To Host Collaborative Climate Summit April 22 In Lancaster

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, organizations and businesses around Lancaster County will celebrate Earth Day by sharing their expertise and services at the first-ever Lancaster County Climate Summit. And while there is momentum around solutions, global greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing.

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Widener Law Emeritus Professor John Derbach Receives American Bar Association Distinguished Achievement Award In Environmental Law And Policy

PA Environment Daily

I grew up fishing and hunting with my dad and brothers, and the first Earth Day in 1970 sparked my interest in environmental issues,” he recalled. Supreme Court rulings on greenhouse gas regulations and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s revitalization of the state’s Environmental Rights Amendment.

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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

Acoel

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. It urges: Federal, state and local governments, and the private sector, to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to net zero or below.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

9th Annual Renewables Summit Set For May 22-23 Harrisburg [PaEN] -- MCall: Carbon Farming - What A Green Future Could Look Like For The Lehigh Valley -- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Join The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

A coalition of more than 50 countries, known as the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and for People , has committed to protecting 30% of the Earth’s land and waters by 2030 in order to curb biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions — the 30 X 30 target. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash.