A Climate Institute Publication
While industry leaders and scientists have embraced and praised the amendment, its future in the United States is still undecided, as it has been included as a footnote in recent global documents regarding climate change.
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The authors also failed to mention that this minimum amount is comparable to the estimated costs of moving the U.S. energy system away from fossil fuels. Had the context of their analysis and overall framing of the issue been more fully explored, it would have been obvious why the Paris Accord was agreed to and supported by leaders of all but now one of the nations of the world.
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Perhaps the results from this study may change lawmakers’ minds because if we do nothing, the South “is going to get hammered” as Solomon Hsiang, one of the authors of the paper, so eloquently put it.
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On June 6, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the US Environmental Protection agency sent a letter to governors extending the deadline to declare areas that do not meet the federal standard for ground-level ozone. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) were devised in 2015 under the Obama administration and this latest decision to extend the deadline has been met with varying reactions.
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Over 6000 people participated in the conference bringing together people from all corners of the world to work on something that connects us all. The conference ended on a positive note with people feeling optimistic about the potential, a more positive note for global environmental work after the United States, a country with high levels of pollution and environmental impact, recently withdrew from the Paris Agreement.
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If passed, this bill will severely limit the power and influence of the Clean Water Act, which was passed in 1972 and amended during the Obama administration (1). Specifically, S.340 would loosen regulations on pesticides used near water sources by reducing permit requirements (1).
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The monarch butterfly population has seen an 80% decline in the past decade. Climate change has been an essential factor in the population decrease because temperature changes affect the migration patterns of these butterflies. Along with climate change, monarch butterflies face other obstacles against survival such as the use of herbicides.
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It is Infrastructure Week (May 15-19, 2017) and across America, there are events, as well as media coverage and education to advocate for infrastructure and its importance to the progression of this nation. It is our responsibility as citizens to get involved and learn about the policies behind our country’s current development strategies (1).
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A report released on May 9, 2017 by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), “14 Solutions to Problems Climate Change Poses for Conservation”, stated that beavers are essential to slowing the effects of climate change. Beaver mimicry has become a widely-used method for the restoration of environments, especially the watersheds of Montana.
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After a grueling ongoing conflict between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pebble Limited Partnership over a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit, a settlement was finally agreed upon by both parties on Friday, May 12, 2017.
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