Legal Planet

JUNE 11, 2024

California is rapidly experiencing the impacts of a changing climate, from devastating wildfires and persistent droughts to rising sea levels, extreme heat, and erratic precipitation patterns.

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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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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

“While Colorado River water users have invested billions of dollars to reduce consumption and increase resiliency, the situation we face today is real and urgent,” John Entsminger, the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on May 25. million acres.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On November 17, DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council expressed its concern about a proposal by the Maryland National Guard for very low-level combat training flights over the PA Wilds in Northcentral Pennsylvania. Training is now limited to 8,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) -- or 6,000-7,000 AGL.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

Topics include monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 and other pathogens, monitoring wastewater for pharmaceuticals as an indicator of community health, stream response to development and stormwater, the invasive Mystery Snail, Lake Erie bluff retreat, and phragmites and sea level rise.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Thirty years ago, Washington passed the Growth Management Act (GMA)—legislation that has helped communities across the state plan ahead for growth while protecting the lands and natural resources that make the Evergreen State so special.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Marsh plants can play a major role in mitigating coastal damage as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. Read the full story from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new study provides greater detail about how these protective benefits work under real-world conditions shaped by waves and currents. Read more →

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

While the Governor signed a number of significant environmental laws, he also vetoed several, including laws intended to address impacts to low-income communities of color from air pollution, water pollution, and sea level rise. This year saw significant budget allocations to facilitate California’s conservation goals.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 22, 2024

It requires polluters to pay for and steadily reduce their carbon pollution while investing those dollars in the people and communities bearing the brunt of climate change—Indigenous communities, communities of color, and rural, natural resource-dependent communities. miles of salmon streams.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

She earned her master’s in natural resources and the environment from the University of Michigan, where she studied soil ecology. She later held positions at federal and state departments of agriculture and natural resources, as well as in academia, where she focused on monitoring and preserving water quality.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is a direct result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and the exploitation of natural resources for capitalistic gain.

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Montrose

JULY 21, 2020

Fortunately, the marketplace for climate-related investing, research, and economic collaboration is thriving as government, the private sector, and environmental organizations develop a shared vision to address water scarcity, rising sea levels, increasingly violent natural disasters, and other results of a warming planet.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

Sea level rise is also important in the region, causing saltwater intrusion and salinization. from Chapter 21 of NCA5 Changes like sea level rise are resulting in the loss of culturally significant locations for subsistence harvesting. Other risks include increasing tropical cyclones and sea level rise.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This MOA proposal would permit training units to fly as low as 100 feet above ground level (AGL) for up to 170 days per year. Training is now limited to 8,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) -- or 6,000-7,000 AGL. Click Here for a copy of Sen. Casey’s letter.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This MOA proposal would permit training units to fly as low as 100 feet above ground level (AGL) for up to 170 days per year. Training is now limited to 8,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) -- or 6,000-7,000 AGL.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Climate change causes sea-level rise, natural resource scarcity, and natural disasters. First, scarcity of natural resources can change the political economy of a state. Southern Sudan started experiencing drought as a result of sea level temperature rise in the Indian Ocean.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2022

The local landmark, with its two peaks separated by a saddle, rises 961 feet above sea level. Additional support came from Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnership Program. For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the Natural Lands website.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 7, 2022

Countless research has warned of the climate catastrophe that will happen if anthropogenic carbon emissions continue to rise: sea-level rise will accelerate, tropical storms will occur in greater number with greater severity, and droughts will grow harsher and longer. (1) 11, 2022); see generally G.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 18, 2023

As the effects of heat-trapping pollution continue to raise sea levels, wetlands dotting Americancoastlines could drown — or they could flourish. This story was produced through a partnership between Quartz and Climate Central, a non-advocacy science and news group, with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

First, new research has traced to just 90 fossil fuel firms the following percentages of anthropogenic carbon dioxide and methane emissions, global mean surface temperature (GMST), and global sea level rise (GSL): From 1880 to 2010: GHGs: 57% GMST: 42–50% GSL: 26–32%. From 1980 to 2010: GHGs: 43% GMST: 29–35% GSL: 11–14%.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

As Associate Director for the Natural Hazards Mission Area since 2011, he is responsible for USGS’s geologic hazard programs, including coordination of the bureau’s hazard response activities, as well as the bureau’s coastal and marine program, which plays a critical role in analyzing the impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise.

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Acoel

MARCH 21, 2023

After water, it is the most extracted natural resource. Moreover, unlike other extracted resources, such as timber and high-value minerals, there is little to no supply chain oversight. Why sand, you ask? sand, gravel, and aggregates) is the most used solid material in the world, averaging 50 billion tons per year.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We’re honored to be one of many partner organizations, including Pew Charitable Trusts, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Nature Conservancy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Olivia Lopez , Confronting Climate Change Program.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

AUGUST 11, 2023

After arriving at the Boulderado and acclimating to being more than 5,000 feet above sea level, attendees played a heated round of NSAC Acronym BINGO ahead of the first full day of meetings. a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado who teaches courses on environmental and natural resources policy and law.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This provision may prove very important for the conservation of species imperiled by climate change, insofar as their key habitat will likely shift due to changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, and other climate-related phenomena.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

“The pier and water area also afford us the opportunity to innovate and create a buffer for coastal resiliency as we plan for rising sea levels and future storms. DRWC cannot thank Natural Lands enough for their partnership, expertise, and creativity that has led to this amazing opportunity."

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Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Physical risks include weather events and longer-term climate conditions, like sea level rise, that could directly impact business operations. On the opposite side, environmental groups including the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council have also filed suits arguing that the rules do not effectively protect investors.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

These phenomena are driving changes in species distribution, phenology, and population dynamics, as well as changes in the structure and function of ecosystems and the timing of ecological processes.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As FEW nexus policy prescriptions are increasingly securitized (discussed and understood through the lens of security), my research finds that such spaces produce an environmental security narrative that situates economic productivity as that which is most at risk from threats posed by natural resource scarcities (Liebenguth 2020).

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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. Precipitation, temperature, and monsoon seasons have changed, making it harder for them to pass on their traditional ecological knowledge. Right to a life with dignity.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As Pennsylvania’s climate has become warmer and there have been more swings in extreme weather, we’re already seeing more frequent flood damage to communities, businesses, homes, and crops and livestock, as well as coastal sea level rise. Find resources at: Agricultural Energy Use.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Extreme storms, heat, and rising sea levels make restoration harder and put both communities and the watershed’s natural resources at risk. -- Restoring the Bay in the face of changing climate. ?The The effects of climate change are being felt across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Instead of seeking a fixed cost assessment from the fossil fuel industry, the bill directs the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to issue “cost recovery demands” to Super-emitters in proportion to the Super-emitter’s share of global 2000-2019 GHG emissions and the total cost to Vermont arising from GHGs emitted over that period.

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Washington Nature

MAY 26, 2023

AE: If climate change is not addressed, people — and other living organisms — will lose access to the natural resources on which we rely. In some cases, these resources will literally go up in smoke (e.g., In other cases, sea level rise and other changing environmental conditions may cause their demise.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) has explained that this sentence is intended to signal that a “full ‘lifecycle’ analysis that would account for energy used in building materials and consumer products will generally not be required.”.

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