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30 Volunteers At 2nd Century Alliance, Litter Lifters Of West Vincent Litter Cleanup Collect 168 Bags Of Litter, TVs, Lawnmower, 300 Political Yard Signs In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

On November 9, 30 volunteers organized by 2nd Century Alliance and Litter Lifters of West Vincent collected 168 bags of litter, 5 dumped TVs, 6 bikes, a baby stroller, a lawnmower, and over 300 political campaign and business yard signs in Coatesville, Chester County.

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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Legal Planet

Academics, civil society, and government officials were divided into groups focusing on science, health, labor, and the built environment. Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers.

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The Future is Green: Amending State Constitutions to Safeguard the Environment for Future Generations

Vermont Law

The Future is Green: Amending State Constitutions to Safeguard the Environment for Future Generations By Natalie Schaffer Modern America swings between two futures: one that chants drill, baby, drill and another that preaches reduce, reuse, recycle. This may place pressure on the federal government to consider a Green Amendment of their own.

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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

Circle of Blue

In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1992, after five years of research, China decided to cooperate with Russia on the construction of an experimental fast reactor (CEFR), with the ultimate goal of pursuing a closed nuclear fuel cycle —a process in which spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed and recycled to extract usable materials for further energy production.

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Climate Adaptation Moves Toward Center Stage

Legal Planet

Climate adaptation is moving into the limelight, with major funding on adaptation from Congress and state governments. The Bureau of Reclamation got $250 million for desalinization and a billion for water recycling and reuse. Notably, this funding is coming with bipartisan support. The bill includes $1.5

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50 Years Ago: Environmental Law in 1973

Legal Planet

Like today, 1973 was a time of political turmoil. One subject stood outside the political turmoil: environmental law. rate increase would decrease recycling, which in turn would result in more litter in the parks that they used. And the year also saw some major judicial decisions. They alleged that the 2.5%

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