Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. Lucas appeared at the time to be the start of a sweeping constitutional attack on environmental and land use regulations. The regulation’s coverage was at issue. Michigan v.

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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. Source attribution research can link the sources of the change— fossil fuels produced by specific companies— to quantifiable changes to the Earth’s climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

My fellowship is based on using data that trace heat-trapping emissions to major fossil fuel producers in order to understand how they have affected the climate, particularly global sea levels, and to aid efforts to hold these producers accountable. Let’s look at their cumulative emissions since the 1950s in Figure 2.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2023

For example, researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists have directly linked fossil fuel producers’ Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions to increases in ocean acidification , global temperature, sea level rise and North American wildfires.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

Efforts to restore natural flows of freshwater into the Florida Everglades are helping to slow the incursion of mangroves into this important freshwater ecosystem as sea levels rise. National Park Service scientist Erik Stabenau calls this “fighting water with water”.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Utilities and regulator across the United States say they’ve discovered nearly 60 new contaminants in the country’s water supply. Rising sea levels in Bangladesh are inundating farmland and contaminating water supplies. New research in India discovers a filtration process for groundwater contaminated with arsenic.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

From more and more days of killer heat , to increased flooding and severe storms , to sea level rise , to ecosystem impacts in the Chesapeake Bay , Maryland has a huge stake in the climate. This feasible and commonsense regulation would result in 46.45 million metric tons of reduced greenhouse gas emissions through to 2050.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

In the face of disappointing legislation and regulation, activists have increasingly turned to courts in the last fifteen years. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. However, given the unprecedentedruling’s questionable logic, I doubt that it stand on appeal.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Proposed regulations in California could fine residents for wasting water. Hope for government relief is weaning among Ghanaians displaced by rising sea levels and flooding. “By Seaside towns and cities like Keta have slowly been eroding over the years due to rising sea levels. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

From rising sea levels and increased flooding to more frequent, severe, and widespread wildfires, the effects of climate change are being felt across the United States. These cases do not seek to regulate emissions or change climate policy, both of which would fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

On one hand, numerous adverse effects of climate change manifest in the ocean, such as ocean acidification, temperature changes, and rising sea levels. b) to protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts, including ocean warming and sea level rise, and ocean acidification?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

UCS’ recent co-authored submission drew heavily on these data to illustrate that addressing the climate crisis requires that states regulate corporations. InterAmerican Court of Human Rights where Colombia and Chile requested an advisory opinion to clarify states’ human rights obligations in light of climate change.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It used to be a fairly niche component of courses about regulated utilities and at some schools in courses on oil and gas law. As we begin to see programs pushing property owners away from coasts threatened by sea level rise, those efforts will be challenged as “takings” of property. Energy law is a prime example.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In addition to the inequitable impacts of hurricanes, Dunbar residents also have to deal with toxic pollution in their communities that remains unaddressed by environmental regulators.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. chance of happening in any given year, respectively. Flooding on the Schuylkill River from Hurricane Irene, 2011.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2024

Everyone will suffer greatly from sea-level rise and climate change if policymakers cede decision-making to corporate interests. Active public policy to support the broader economic well-being is a hallmark of democracies and modern economies.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

In scenario analysis, financial institutions and their regulators assess risk by modeling various possible economic scenarios (representing combinations of policy and technology outcomes, for example) and how their assets would perform under those scenarios.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While this has moderated atmospheric and land temperatures to some degree, the ocean can’t keep this up, and its ability to regulate the climate becomes compromised as we continue to burn fossil fuels. Warmer water also expands and raises sea levels as well as holds less oxygen.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The law mandates availability of protective equipment during poor air quality events, and directs Cal/OSHA, the state’s labor regulator, to consider additional high heat protections. SB 1205 protects water access by requiring the state to develop regulations considering climate change effects on water availability for water rights permits.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2024

The DRBC has also developed a complex computer model to evaluate sea level rise scenarios and plan for systemic impacts within the basin. The DRBC will soon release a first-of-its-kind report evaluating the impacts of sea level rise on salinity intrusion and salinity-sensitive uses in the Delaware River Basin.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We’re just incurring the cost in extreme weather and rising sea levels, rather than by paying more for gas at the pump. It’s called an externality. We’re not avoiding the cost associated with carbon in fuels by failing to implement TCI. That’s not a good long-term tradeoff.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

Sea level rise may also require increased releases from reservoir storage to augment freshwater flows in the Delaware River to impede the salt front and protect public water supply intakes. Click Here to sign up for regulator updates. Click Here to learn more about the study. Follow DRBC on Twitter. Visit them on YouTube.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Under the existing ESA regulations, FWS and NMFS are not required to designate critical habitat if such designation would not be beneficial to the species. The Court’s answer to that question – and in particular, its interpretation of “essential” – could have important implications for this portion of the ESA regulations.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2024

Question b) related to the protection and preservation of the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts, including ocean warming, sea level rise, and ocean acidification. 52-54) and acknowledged the critical role the ocean plays in regulating the climate system (para.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

And on top of that, the UC Berkeley site in Richmond is likely vulnerable to impacts from sea level rise from climate change. Much of Richmond is much more disempowered and has suffered arguably worse impacts from historical racial discrimination than the neighborhoods around the UC Berkeley campus.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It captures the changes in mortality rates that are going to happen… the changes in crop yields… the changes in sea level rise, and the damages that will cost…”. How fast will sea levels and temperatures rise? What is the cost of living with, versus adapting to, sea level rise?

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order. a blizzard).

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – Uncertainty persists regarding federal and potential state efforts to regulate PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” The regulatory impact of PFAS on otherwise closed sites is also a challenge for the regulated community, including real estate owners and operators. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

For example, issues of statehood and loss of territory due to sea level rise would arguably fall outside the Tribunal’s competence and could be addressed in the ICJ advisory request on climate change. The question is divided into two parts. This will be one of the main questions addressed in the advisory opinion.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2023

The AMOC plays a crucial role in regulating global climate patterns and has a significant impact on weather conditions and sea levels along the Atlantic coastlines. The AMOC also plays a vital role in regulating the global climate by controlling the distribution of heat and carbon dioxide.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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HumanNature

JANUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Rodale Institute My earlier example of soil ecology does not do justice to what functions soil organisms provide; a more comprehensive list includes improvement of soil fertility via nutrient transformation, soil aggregation, pathogen suppression, carbon storage, biofilm formation, water cycling, and temperature regulation 2.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is still awaiting funding to craft the regulations needed to implement the laws, though it has indicated it will begin the process soon. The GHGRP includes Scope 1 emissions, which must be reported at the individual facility level. See, e.g. , Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. , 218 (1947)).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“The results of this study will be incorporated into water availability and water resiliency assessments for the Delaware River Basin that will also consider a repeat of extreme drought conditions and changes to flow and sea level rise due to climate change.” Click Here to sign up for regulator updates. Follow DRBC on Twitter.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Impacts from climate change, including sea level rise and increased drought periods, will make these freshwater releases from the upper basin even more important to the lower basin. That approach is not always easy in the rural upper watershed where local passions are often inflamed by the decisions of distant regulators.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 2, 2022

Do you live in a coastal community at risk from sea level rise? It is important that we hold corporations accountable through government rules and regulations and by using our purchasing power as consumers, board members or employees. Was your community hit by an unprecedented weather event? 2) What can corporations do?

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2022

Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law today released an Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and stakeholders working on issues around electric sector regulation and climate resilience planning.

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