Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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New Report Refutes 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind and Electric Vehicles
The Sabin Center identified and examined the 33 most pervasive false claims about renewable energy.
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Rivers Exposed by Glacier Retreat Fuel Competition Between Mining Industry and Salmon
Study finds that Canadian mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitat emerging from the ice as glaciers retreat.
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Science for the Planet: Why We Need Legal Frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Ocean-based techniques to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could help the US and other countries reach their climate goals, but they need to be advanced in a safe, just and responsible manner, says climate law expert Romany Webb.
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Alaska Challenges Reinstated Protections for Tongass National Forest
A coalition of Alaskan groups have challenged the Biden administration’s reinstated rules to protect the Tongass National Forest, a major carbon sink that is crucial to Indigenous groups, local biodiversity and the Alaskan economy.
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How Can Cities Fight Climate Change and Still Stay Within Legal Guardrails?
The authors of a new book discuss how urban areas can take climate action without running afoul of state and federal laws.
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How Can Communities and Developers Work to Mitigate the Impacts of Big Projects?
A new guide aims to helps developers and communities negotiate agreements that will minimize the impacts of large projects on local people and land.
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How Do We Dismantle Offshore Oil Structures Without Making the Public Pay?
If offshore oil installations are rapidly dismantled as a result of the transition to clean energy, the public, not companies, could end up paying. How to avoid this?
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Montana Young People Have Won a Key Climate Case. What That Means—So Far.
A roundup of perspective on the United States’ first constitutional climate case.
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Climate Lawsuits Are On The Rise. This Is What They’re Based On.
A new report from the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the United Nations says that climate litigation has more than doubled in the last five years, and is expected to continue to increase.
