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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. In 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands issued a landmark ruling — subsequently upheld on appeal — in a climate lawsuit brought by Urgenda and Dutch citizens against the national government. Climate action is a legal duty! In the U.S., The Juliana v.

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

And once the coral is nursed back to health, they can also be placed on rocky surfaces underwater to encourage new extensions off the reef. Brazil’s coral ecosystems — the only reefs located in the south Atlantic Ocean — are comprised of a network of small reefs scattered along some 1,864 miles of the country’s coast.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

Inclusive and green economies, prosperity, cleaner air and better health are possible for all if we respond to this crisis with solidarity and courage. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree That is why this year's United Nations climate conference in Glasgow is so important. The solutions are clear.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

Climate pressures like ocean acidification have made it harder for the mollusks to build and maintain shells. It also oversees weekly testing for toxic algae blooms, which infect shellfish and have become a growing public health hazard fueled by marine heat waves. Greensburg, Kansas, chose a different path.