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NEPA as a political tool

Legal Planet

A frequent critique of NEPA is that it is paperwork without purpose, and thus a waste of resources. To the extent that NEPA changes outcomes, it is not because it legally forces a government agency to adopt a particular substantive outcome. This is the third in a series of posts on the reasons we might have environmental review.

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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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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. And it gives every citizen the authority to bring suit against polluters and government agencies that are doing just that in violation of the public trust. “If Photographs by J.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

CNRL is a member of the Pathways Alliance – a tar sands lobby group that is trying to rebrand this polluting industry as a clean one while pushing back against government climate action behind closed doors. He spent years giving encouragement for the federal government to approve and build the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project.

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We Can Think Bigger about Democracy

Union of Concerned Scientists

They introduced a similar bill last session, and the legislation has the public support of more than 170 political scientists who submitted a public letter of support to the House of Representatives. And this public sentiment isnt off base: political scientists agree our democracy is backsliding. According to Reps.

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Three Things from Oppenheimer that are Happening Again

Union of Concerned Scientists

But for the first time since the Cold War ended, those numbers are starting to rise, and some political forces in the United States are using fears about China to justify a major expansion of the US nuclear arsenal. US defense spending is at a record high, and there is no will in Congress to prevent waste and corruption.

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