Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate. By ICN Staff In 2023, clean energy progress and the horrors of a radically warming climate fought almost to a draw.

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Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

From the ocean oscillations to trade winds, pressure systems that drives temperature, airborne particles that influence local conditions and even the phases of the moon and Earth's wobble all affect the climate (1). The east of the ocean is colder than normal while the west is warmer than average. What Climatology Is.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2024

Natural gas currently powers approximately 74% of Florida’s total net electricity generation.) billion in property damage in Florida, becoming the costliest hurricane in state history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And in 2022, Hurricane Ian caused over 140 deaths and $109.5

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. We are already seeing the depletion of the ice caps and rising sea levels. For Ecology.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Sea-Level Witch. Another easy one: just take a Sea Witch costume and wear shoe lifts. Buzz Windmill. Captain Renewable can take a shaft of sunlight or a summer breeze and turn them into electricity to zap enemies. But really, these invented figures can’t hold a candle to the ones in our future.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Sea-Level Witch. Another easy one: just take a Sea Witch costume and wear shoe lifts. Buzz Windmill. Captain Renewable can take a shaft of sunlight or a summer breeze and turn them into electricity to zap enemies. But really, these invented figures can’t hold a candle to the real ones in our world.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Research has shown that the heat-trapping emissions from these companies’ products have led to rising temperatures and sea levels , as well as ocean acidification. My own heat and electricity bill rose by a whopping 40 percent last month. I sincerely wish my house wasn’t heated by natural gas, but it currently is.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Despite this, many companies insist that consumers should be on the hook for the emissions created when we use their products to drive our cars, heat our homes, or generate electricity.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The Second Circuit rejected the claim that the renewable energy solicitations exceeded the limited authority granted to states with respect to wholesale sales of electricity under the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. at its theme park in Jackson Township in Ocean County. A-3393-15T4 et al.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2023

3 – Connecting the dots on worsening wildfires Going into the analysis, we knew two important facts from previous research: Emissions traced to the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers have contributed significantly to the increase in global temperature , global sea level rise, and ocean acidification.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

It also includes greenhouse gases that come from producing the goods or services that the individual uses, including emissions from power plants that make electricity, factories that make products, and landfills where trash gets sent. Natural emissions of N 2 O are mainly from bacteria breaking down nitrogen in soils and the oceans.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1020 signals the state’s continued prioritization of clean energy development, adding to the state’s existing goal for 100% clean electricity retail sale by 2045 by establishing interim clean energy targets of 90% of all retail electricity sales be renewable and zero-carbon by 2035 and 95% by 2040. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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Acoel

AUGUST 22, 2022

As I noted last year, sea level is markedly rising at the Jersey Shore, and land temperatures are rising faster than in any other state. Recently, the Governor announced the investment of millions of dollars to electrify trucks and buses and to construct additional electric vehicle fast-charging stations.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In addition to the benefits to people that come with cleaner water and the better functioning ecosystems covered above, the bill includes $491 million for Habitat Restoration and Community Resilience Grants and $492 million for the National Ocean and Coastal Security Fund Grants, according to Sen. Cantwell’s office. Photo by Elise Eliot.

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Environmental Science

JUNE 15, 2018

It created new paradigms and accepted evidence from geography - understanding how ground geology can affect soils, rock layering and profiles of the ocean, and how rock acidity impacts the flora and fauna that inhabit the area. This follows global mean sea level for accurate readings for a variety of functions. Geophysics.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 29, 2021

Although both the Jobs Plan and the Families Plan are critical components of building back better, I want to take a deeper look into why the American Jobs Plan is inexplicably linked to our ocean and climate—and why accounting for this link is vital to the plan’s success. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

STILL FIDDLING, AT 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, AS THE WORLD WARMS, FLOODS AND BURNS: OCEANS’ SURVIVAL NEED FASTER SITING AND TRANSMISSION OF OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS. levels continue to increase faster than at any know. sea level rise. atmospheric CO2 levels. By Jeff Thaler, Esq. . ?. . cean acidity. wildfires.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

Republicans said the final regulations will increase the cost of electricity for individuals and businesses, have a negative impact on jobs and will not significantly reduce carbon pollution. While electricity rates are already rising across the country, during the first 10 years that RGGI was in place, rates dropped nearly 6% in RGGI states.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It is important to note the distinction between groundwater desalination and seawater desalination, the latter containing much higher concentrations of salt, which leads to heavy construction costs, significant ocean and coastal ecosystem impacts, and higher energy and water prices. rising sea-levels. environmental impacts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One such agency is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides the scientific bedrock of data needed to protect our health, homes, and livelihoods from climate change and other environmental threats. From coastal erosion to pollution, NOS’s science helps states and communities manage these resources sustainably.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

Project 2025, the far-rights playbook for systemically reshaping the federal government, specifically calls out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be dismantled, downsized, and eliminated. NOAA watches the oceans and coasts for you Do you like seafood? Are you taking a commercial flight today?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

At least partly—if not largely—because the AGs and their political organization, the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), receive substantial financial support from fossil fuel companies, electric utilities, and their respective trade groups. Electric utilities, meanwhile, gave her $44,750.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. Supreme Court narrowed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands that aren’t directly connected to “lakes, oceans, streams, and rivers.” “The The attempt succeeded. from polluters and development.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

Project 2025, the Heritage Foundations playbook for systemically reshaping the federal government, specifically calls out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be dismantled, downsized, and eliminated. NOAA watches the oceans and coasts for you Do you like seafood? Are you taking a commercial flight today?

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 1, 2025

The first: gaining access to critical minerals, even those for batteries to power the electric vehicles that Trump purportedly dislikes. and the Danish territory have the opportunity to capture and monetize the torrent of clean fresh water pouring off Greenland and into the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Both the U.S.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

would still result in a rising sea levels, the bleaching of coral reefs, and an increase in heatwaves, droughts, floods, fiercer storms and other forms of extreme weather, but these would be far less than the extremes associated with a rise of 2C. They found a vast difference between the damage done by 1.5C An increase of 1.5C

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

There is, in fact, substantial scientific evidence that there’s a strong link between global warming and heat waves and coastal flooding from sea-level rise,” I said. In fact, such standards have had a negligible effect on electricity prices and often save ratepayers money.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). It necessarily involves the relationships between the United States and all other nations. ExxonMobil Corp. BP p.l.c. ,

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ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The news: The White House Council on Environmental Quality proposed reversing Trump administration changes to the National Environmental Policy Act regulation, which carries implications for environmental reviews on everything from highway projects and fossil fuel lease sales to pipelines and electric transmission lines. 5, 2021.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

States, Electricity Providers Allowed to Intervene in Case Concerning Management of Glen Canyon Dam. A federal district court in the District of Columbia ruled that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) fulfilled its obligations under NEPA in connection with two offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Rick Perry blames ocean for climate change: Energy secretary once again denies scientific consensus. Myths and facts to know ahead of Rick Perry's study on the electrical grid and renewable energy.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

Senate Commerce Committee: The Committee voted to advance the Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays and Estuaries (BLUE GLOBE) Act ( S. FERC – Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability Technical Conference (June 1 & 2). 140 ), which is sponsored by Sens.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

In re Hawaiian Electric Co. , The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s approval of a proposal for a new underground electrical transmission line running between substations in the Towns of Sudbury and Hudson. SCOT-20-0000309 (Haw. June 29, 2021).

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ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. Spinrad is a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Ninth Circuit Said Biden Action Mooted Case Challenging Trump Revocation of Withdrawal of Oceans Lands from Oil and Gas Leasing. In both cases, the New York plaintiffs argue that the allocation of the summer flounder quota is based on obsolete data that does not reflect the fishery’s northeast shift, which may be due in part to ocean warming.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

How much will global temperatures and sea levels rise, when will that occur, and exactly what effects they will have all are uncertain. Much attention also has been given to the administration's "net zero" goal for "decarbonizing" the economy by 2050 and a goal of a "carbon free" electricity sector by 2035.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

On the first day of his second administration, January 20, 2025, President Trump undertook a flurry of executive actions, many of which jeopardize a healthy ocean and the health of the people and wildlife that rely on it. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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