Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Warmer water also expands and raises sea levels as well as holds less oxygen. Anticipating the rate of sea level rise is particularly challenging due to uncertainties in the climate system. So, we’re seeing the ocean heat up, lose oxygen and get bigger.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. The first of these shortage tiers — at 1,075 feet above sea level — is expected to be breached next year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Few companies did so, however, posing great risk to investors and the economy: A 2015 Union of Concerned Scientists report on the threat to oil refineries from rising sea levels found that investors and taxpayers will likely bear the costs of future disasters if companies fail to disclose and manage these risks.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Many people still associate the Chicago River with chemical waste and pollution. One would authorize NOAA to maintain a database of coastal flood risk , including sea-level rise, Great Lakes water levels, and land lost to erosion or subsidence. and Canada launch a green shipping initiative for the Great Lakes-St.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Last summer while visiting family in Bogotá, Colombia, a city located 9,000 feet above sea level in the Andes, I noticed more plastics than during my visit a decade ago. Sadly, the Magdalena is no different, transporting Bogotá’s plastic waste footprint and that of 34 million people across its basin into the Ciénaga and the Caribbean.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Industry waste has created a layer of toxic foam along stretches of the Yamuna river in India. Some island nations may even find themselves completely underwater in the coming decades as sea levels continue to rise. Life has been upended for villagers in the remote South Sudanese region of Panyaghor because of ongoing flooding.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- New Report: Fixing PJMs Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.

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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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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Infrastructure-related challenges require solutions that address a variety of environmental concerns, including wetlands permitting, mitigation and mitigation availability, solid-waste treatment and disposal, and other related issues. Addressing these issues will be at the forefront for various government entities in 2024.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables. It is based on two decades of research and three decades of environmental activism.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In addition to causing untold damage to homes and businesses and disrupting the lives of millions of residents in the process, Hurricane Harvey also provided a clear view of the risks industrialized coastal communities face from the release of toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes during extreme weather events. We have already. Vermont. ,

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Because places where there floods force people to migrate and in those same geographies, one needs to think about what infrastructure would be better suited to capture glacier melt or flood water and channel it deeper into aquifers to replenish water tables and reservoirs, that kind of thing, because we need to not waste—have this water disappear.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 2, 2022

Do you live in a coastal community at risk from sea level rise? There are ways we can minimize our climate impact, like reducing our energy and water consumption, composting food waste or choosing to take public transit, bike or walk instead of driving. Was your community hit by an unprecedented weather event?

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

To do this, the city government identified a mitigation potential of 133,346 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2026-27 while addressing local climate risks through initiatives around solid waste, buildings, transport, water supply, street lighting, wastewater and drainage, urban biodiversity and air quality. million tonnes of CO2.

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Environment Blog

JULY 19, 2019

Global warming is already having a noticeable impact on our planet – sea levels are rising, polar glaciers are melting, and there have been increases in average temperatures all across the globe. Use a watering can instead of a hose to control water flow and minimise waste. ? Reduce electricity usage.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

Climate change is often discussed in terms of global temperature increase, sea level rise, and hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” said Secretary McDonnell. Video and photos of the event will be available later today at PAcast.

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Acoel

MARCH 21, 2023

The problem is also compounded by inadequate regulation to address the growing volume of construction and demolition waste which often dominates increasingly scarce landfills, and can interfere with carbon-capture methane recovery. See, e.g., [link].

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

“We also have continual work, through the US Congress budget process, to push back against excess spending on nuclear weapons, particularly on programs that we see as uniquely destabilizing, or being wasteful, while still ensuring that US nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, and reliable.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept. 20-22 In State College [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Sept. Are To Blame For One Of The Grid’s Biggest Vulnerabilities When Weather Gets Rough -- Vermont State Police: Joint Investigation Into June 1 Natural Gas Tanker Fire Finds Truck Was Destroyed And Damaged U.S.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The proposed facilities requiring heightened review include gas-fired power plants, cogeneration and resource recovery facilities, large sewerage treatment plants, transfer stations, solid waste facilities, and incinerators. New Jersey has been a leader in addressing the most significant environmental problems of the day.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own. Often, measures will include a ban on government contracts.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Candidate in the Department of Political Science and Trainee in the CSU InTERFEWS Program The current ecological condition in which we find ourselves—defined by intense disasters, prolonged drought, increased warming, sea-level rise, the spread of toxic waste, and countless forms of social and environmental exploitation—carries a tangible element of (..)

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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. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Low-income residents in the slums of Gambia’s capital city face severe flooding as sea levels rise and infrastructure deteriorates. The Guardian reports that low-income residents in the slums of Gambia’s capital city, Banjul, disproportionately suffer from flooding as sea levels continue to rise and overflow a local canal.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite promising adaptation strategies, sea level rise is projected to drown tens of thousands of acres of farmland within the century. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. But the practice, known as flushing, wastes freshwater. salt marsh area by 2100.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

b)), which clarifies that CEQA requires consideration of whether a project will result in significant environmental effects due to “wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy” and states that agencies “shall mitigate” any wasteful energy use giving rise to significant impacts. Transportation and Vehicle Emissions.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

Many of these are related to climate change, for example, flood zones, sea-level rise, and storm surge based on hurricane categories. Critical clean water and waste infrastructure: The characterization of critical clean water and waste infrastructure indicators in Puerto Rico is absent in CEJST.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

Contrary to what some may think, engaging candidates is not a waste of time. Coastal residents can see in the UCS report, Underwater , how sea level rise will impact real estate in every coastal zip code and congressional district.

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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. The standards and guidelines were published on August 29, 2016.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 27, 2023

Many low-income nations are already reeling from the impacts of climate-related extreme weather like floods and droughts , as well as slow-onset disasters like sea level rise. There’s no time to waste: people need and deserve funding and other support, including a human rights-centered approach, as soon as possible.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AB 2108 requires the State and Regional Water Boards to conduct environmental justice outreach regarding disproportionate impacts to water quality from waste discharge in disadvantaged communities or tribal communities. Climate Change Mitigation. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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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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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

New legislation in North Carolina could fast track a farm project that environmentalists say supports obsolete waste management practices that cause air and water pollution. These homes can often experience sewage backups when an area floods, which is becoming more frequent as sea levels rise. 500 MILLION. 18 BILLION .

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Shapiros Energy Policies Will Cost Pennsylvania - By Andre Beliveau, Commonwealth Foundation -- Frozen Hoping For A Thaw: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project To Repurpose Fmr Coal Waste Plant Site Into Solar Energy, Mine Water Pool Energy Storage, Cooling Facility In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Solar (..)

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These factors were followed by other hazards associated with climate change, including fires, storms, sea level rise , ocean climate change, heat waves, drought, and changes to land cover. Warming temperatures, changes in precipitation, and floods worsened the highest numbers of diseases. Climate’s Contagion.

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