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Supreme Court decisions bode well for global warming-related preemption cases
In the tricky legal world of “preemption” — the principle that federal law “preempts,” or trumps, state law — two recent Supreme Court decisions bode well for ongoing, seemingly unrelated global...
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Supreme Court justices say the darnedest things
During the widely-watched Supreme Court re-argument Wednesday morning of Citizens United v. Federal Election Coalition – a case that challenges the constitutionality of over a century of campaign...
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If you can’t say something helpful, don’t say anything at all
Cross-posted from Warming Law. The Washington Post has been editorializing in favor of congressional action to address climate change for more than a decade, but an editorial Monday makes us wonder if...
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Why the Second Circuit “nuisance” case brings good news, and bad (part 1)
Cross-posted from Warming Law. Coverage and analysis is slowly trickling in of the landmark ruling [pdf] handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit late yesterday, in which a...
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Why the Second Circuit ‘nuisance’ case brings good news, and bad (part II)
Cross-posted from Warming Law. In an earlier post, we explored the background, context, and historical significance of the Second Circuit decision handed down late Monday in Connecticut v. AEP, in...
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A victory for Katrina victims; a defeat for Alaskan villagers
Cross-posted from Warming Law. A federal appeals court has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by victims of Hurricane Katrina seeking damages related to global warming, while a federal...
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Climate success in 2009 should inspire the new year
Co-written by Doug Kendall, founder and president of the Constitutional Accountability Center. For good reason, many climate activists view 2009 as a disappointing year, filled with bad news coverage...
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Can federal courts help tackle global warming?
If Congress and the president fail to tackle global warming, can courts step in? Can federal judges allow people struggling with the losses of global warming to sue polluters directly? The idea may at...
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Indigenous geography could change how we relate to the Earth
The vision “Native people are still here regardless of what the settler colonial state might try and say. You can uplift and amplify that ongoing relationship with the land here and now.” —...
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How outdoor programs are adapting to the challenge of extreme weather
The vision “How can healing our relationship to the planet help us heal our relationships with ourselves?” — Ki’Amber Thompson The spotlight The outdoors can be a healing place. Spending time in...
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How greener schoolyards benefit kids — and the whole community
The spotlight When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — little more than a dirt field...
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How ‘loving corrections’ could transform our relationships with one another —...
The vision “I foresee a movement with a wide stance, a strong connection to ancestral wisdom, a fortified sense of self that inspires all who see and touch and join it. We spend our time transforming...
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Methane leaks are a climate problem. These satellites could help find them.
The vision “It doesn’t matter how many thermographers we have, boots on the ground, satellites flying in the air, people with drones and airplanes and all the other technology, none of it matters if...
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What if nature had a voice in legislation? A ‘planetary parliament’ could...
The vision “We might have environmental protections, but those come from humans determining what’s good about an ecosystem. It might look a little different if you were to talk to a pod of pilot...
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Climate migration doesn’t look like you think it does
The vision “Narrative agency is most important when reminding people of their own ability to actually do what they’re capable of.” — Ahmed Badr, co-founder of Narratio The spotlight When Rayan Mohamed...
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‘What If We Get It Right?’ Preventing a climate apocalypse might start with...
The spotlight If we get it right, the pace of life is more humane. Time that had been spent dealing with health- and flood-insurance paperwork, advocating for renewable energy, being stuck in traffic,...
View ArticleSupreme Court decisions bode well for global warming-related preemption cases
In the tricky legal world of “preemption” — the principle that federal law “preempts,” or trumps, state law — two recent Supreme Court decisions bode well for ongoing, seemingly unrelated global...
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During the widely-watched Supreme Court re-argument Wednesday morning of Citizens United v. Federal Election Coalition – a case that challenges the constitutionality of over a century of campaign...
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Cross-posted from Warming Law. The Washington Post has been editorializing in favor of congressional action to address climate change for more than a decade, but an editorial Monday makes us wonder if...
View ArticleWhy the Second Circuit “nuisance” case brings good news, and bad (part 1)
Cross-posted from Warming Law. Coverage and analysis is slowly trickling in of the landmark ruling [pdf] handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit late yesterday, in which a...
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