A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As the risks of sea-level rise, stronger tropical storms and seawater intrusion grow due to climate change , Indonesia is ramping up efforts to protect mangrove ecosystems across the archipelago as part of both its COVID-19 recovery efforts and climate change commitments. “The Photo credit: Andry Denisah / Alamy. By Nithin Coca.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Indigenous peoples are experiencing rising sea levels, relocating villages, declining salmon runs and failing wild rice fields. Indigenous people in the United States and around the world depend on the health of ecosystems and natural resources for cultural, social and economic vitality.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Sea level rise has caused saltwater to intrude into the islands’ soil, such that areas previously used for traditional gardening can no longer be cultivated. However, the Committee found that it was appropriate to consider violations of the Paris Agreement and other international treaties under the ICCPR.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

One party challenging the Master Program—Citizen’s Alliance for Property Rights Jefferson County (CAPR)—had argued that a provision in the Master Program goals section addressing climate change and sea-level rise was unconstitutionally vague. Natural Resources Defense Council v. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Alternatively, the states and environmental groups asked the D.C. 17-2780, 17-2806 (2d Cir. filed Oct.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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