Evan George, Author at Legal Planet
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation (HB 1645) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008. The legislation, which takes effect on July 1st, is not just symbolic: … Continue reading "Florida Governor DeSantis’ Head-In-The-Sand Climate Change Policies"| Legal Planet
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order that likely ends one of the most closely-watched climate change lawsuits in recent American legal history: Juliana v. United States. The background of this litigation–which was filed in federal district court in Oregon in 2015–has been analyzed at length in … Continue reading "Ninth Circuit Short-Circuits Juliana v. U.S. Climate Change Lawsuit"| Legal Planet
LGBTQ people are at greater risk of climate change harms compared to straight couples. Right-wing media thinks it's a punchline.| Legal Planet
