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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 10, 2021

State and federal governments regulate the ocean and its resources. Ocean and coastal communities continue to face mounting and compounding challenges, from ocean acidification and warming to sea-level rise, shifting fisheries and plastic pollution. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Enter Your Email.loading.

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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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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

a lifelong progressive Democrat and environmentalist who testified in favor of carbon regulations. I even stood by as people in the White House and many in the news media tried to destroy the reputation and career of an outstanding scientist, good man, and friend of mine, Roger Pielke, Jr., Why did they do that?

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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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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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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

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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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2022

The database does not include six Congressional references to sea level rise (such as in appropriations to the Department of Defense to help preparing military bases) that did not explicitly mention climate change. That approach would have required a shift from coal to energy sources that emit less carbon dioxide.

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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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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a Māori leader with an interest in customary land, Smith argued that the defendants’ actions would harm him through impacts related to rising sea levels, loss of sites of cultural and spiritual significance, damage to fisheries, and adverse health impacts. Smith further argued that the defendants’ emissions affect him personally.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 12, 2023

Having in mind this link between the oceans and climate change, it would be natural for the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide a clear picture of States’ obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change.

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Acoel

MARCH 21, 2023

Yet, unlike water, in most parts of the world sand extraction is poorly regulated, and/or subject to a confusing array of overlapping regulatory authorities. sand, gravel, and aggregates) is the most used solid material in the world, averaging 50 billion tons per year. After water, it is the most extracted natural resource. See, e.g., [link].

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2021

The significance of the ocean to humanity cannot be overstated, whether it is regulating Earth’s climate, providing food to billions or helping society transition to renewable, fossil fuel-free energy. © Daniel Sebastian Padilla Ochoa/Ocean Conservancy.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Read original article Download article Why would global warming continue in a net zero world?    Global temperatures are regulated by multiple natural processes and feedbacks in the oceans, land, and atmosphere. Sea-level rise for decades after net zero is an example we must plan for, but there may be others that require further analysis.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Plaintiffs will likely assert a variety of claims, and invoke an overlapping array of constitutional principles, that challenge both the authority of states to regulate GHG emissions and the proportionality and propriety of the Climate Superfund bills. Chevron relied on the existing scope of federal GHG regulations.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This production process emits significant air and water pollution with severe health consequences for neighboring communities already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts like sea level rise, severe storms and flooding. .

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