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Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team

DeSmogBlog

Labour plans to overhaul planning laws, and massively expand the grid to transport electricity in pylons across the country from dozens of new solar and wind farms. Meanwhile Caroline Lucas, Westminster’s most vocal climate champion, has retired from politics, with four new Green MPs entering the fold.

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Politicians knew the inconvenient truth about the Colorado River 100 years ago — and ignored it

Grist

When did you both realize that the conventional wisdom about the framers of Colorado River law using bad data was incorrect? It was much easier to divide up a larger pie politically than it was to deal with reality. Las Vegas today is serving 40 to 50 percent more people with less water than it was in 2003.

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The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections

Grist

The Supreme Court on Friday threw into question the future of climate and environmental regulation in the United States, scrapping a decades-old legal precedent that gave federal agencies leeway to interpret laws according to their expertise and scientific evidence.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. She is a chicken farmer, a zoo doctor, a firefighter, a polar marine biologist, a park ranger and a political candidate. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. One in five is Black.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

million profit margin increase for company shareholders in 2003. Dye has taken his grievances to the political arena, where he has made several unsuccessful runs for public office in Oregon, citing his background as a “whistleblower.” NW Natural did not respond when asked to provide an explanation for this discrepancy.

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'Let's fight for zero deforestation': Lula promises bolder climate action after Brazil election win

Business Green

The victory marks a remarkable comeback for the 77-year-old veteran politician, widely known as Lula, who previously served two terms as Brazil's president from 2003-2011 before serving two years in prison under corruption charges that were later quashed.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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