everything is changing
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climate
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“Climate classifications are systems that categorize the world’s climates. A climate classification may correlate closely with a biome classification, as climate is a major influence on life in a region. One of the most used is the Köppen climate classification scheme first developed in 1899.[21]”
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2001, August 1). Climate – Wikipedia.
clean water
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“In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. Everyone has the right to sufficient, continuous, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic use.”
from — World Health Organization: WHO. (2023, September 13). Drinking-water.
clean power
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“The Clean Power Plan gives states the opportunity to ensure that communities share in the benefits of a clean energy economy, including energy efficiency and renewable energy.”
from — FACT SHEET: Overview of the Clean Power Plan | Clean Power Plan | US EPA. (n.d.).
clean fuel
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“Consumers must accept the new vehicles and fuels, and government and industry must cooperate to ensure their availability. It will take a concerted effort by all sectors of society, but a switch to clean fuels may be the most viable way for many cities to attain clean and healthy air.”
from — Document Display (PURL) | NSCEP | US EPA. (n.d.).
changing climate
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“In a series of UN reports, thousands of scientists and government reviewers agreed that limiting global temperature rise to no more than 1.5°C would help us avoid the worst climate impacts and maintain a liveable climate. Yet policies currently in place point to up to 2.8°C of warming by the end of the century.”
from — from — United Nations. (n.d.). What is climate change? | United Nations.
CEC
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“CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale Submission
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 6 January 2026—On 19 December 2025, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-21-003 (North Atlantic right whale) filed by Oceana (“Submitter”), who asserted that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) from collisions with ships, known as “vessel strikes,” and from entanglement in commercial fishing gear.”
— from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
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