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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

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It allowed the state to “remedy discrimination against, or under-representations of, disadvantaged groups as documented in a valid disparity study or proven court of law.” This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

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For instance, in 2019 the state passed a new law named the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act , which raised the 2030 target from 50% of electricity generated by renewables to 70%. According to a 2020 ACEE Scorecard , New York is ranked as one of the most energy-efficient cities in the U.S. followed by Boston and Seattle).

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Supervising Environmental Services Specialist

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

To see some of the first-rate work ESDers have accomplished in the past fiscal year, review the 2019 Annual Report. The Watershed Protection Division is approximately 100 employees and is responsible for stormwater management, environmental enforcement, source control and laboratory services. What is it like to be an ESDer?

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

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It’s the best project like this in the world,” Kevin Ellis, Antero’s vice president of government relations, told a West Virginia newspaper in 2019. In a 2019 report , Florida-based financial services firm Raymond James & Associates recommended that potential investors should do their homework on the oilfield wastewater sector. “And

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

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Karan is a member of the Climate Corps Class of 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he worked with GAF Materials to perform a solar feasibility study for their manufacturing sites, and a materials life cycle analysis to inform better decision-making in their supply chain.

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

Grist

Between 2005 and 2019, greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. With dam failures and overflows from combined sewer and stormwater systems common, there’s more work to do. Many Midwest cities collect stormwater and sewage in pipes that can’t handle the volume of rain coursing through. decreased by 12 percent. Some go even further.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

When Alyssa Harding was tapped in early 2019 to serve as executive director at nonprofit Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA) she was working as the sustainability and external relations manager at Justin’s, a food company in Boulder, Colorado, that makes nut butters. Coffee can’t do that experience justice.". Elsa Wenzel. LinkedIn .