The plaintiffs themselves are from Louisiana, one of the coastal states potentially most impacted.
Many officials from coastal states oppose offshore drilling because of the risk of oil spills.
California and other Pacific coastal states have long preferred foreign brands (albeit now mostly made in America).
As the cleanup continues, we will offer whatever additional resources and assistance our coastal states may need.
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California and other Pacific coastal states have long preferred foreign brands (albeit now mostly manufactured in America).
As the clean up continues, we will offer whatever additional resources and assistance our coastal states may need.
Bush has stayed relatively close to Gore even in coastal states, such as California and New Jersey, where Clinton won easily in 1996.
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It also challenges the established coastal states and cities to reconsider their current high-tax, high-regulation climates if they would like to join the growth party.
Kansas is widely seen as falling way beyond coastal states like Massachusetts, Washington and Maryland, according to a recent survey by the Kansas City-based Kaufmann Foundation.
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The wetlands of both Louisiana and Florida, as well as many of the coastal states, have proven valuable to the fishing and shipping communities that live off of these unique ecosystems.
But would politicians in states that are mostly out of harm's way, like Iowa or Delaware, be able to convince their constituents to pay into a system that effectively transfers money to high-risk coastal states?
Besides the Midwest and Rocky Mountain region, coastal states have also felt the heat of late: New Jersey, for instance, has experienced 16 straight months (not including data from June) in which average monthly temperatures measured above normal.
Repeated attempts to lift decades-old bans on it have failed, even with mechanisms thrown into energy legislation over the years that would have allowed coastal states the opportunity to permit or deny exploration at various distances off their respective coasts.
From Cape Cod to the southern tip of Texas, rates for homeowner coverage have risen sharply since 2003, pinching homeowners financially, forcing them to take greater risk by accepting higher deductibles and sparking outrage as insurance companies report profits higher in many coastal states than inland.
Home prices are highest in the coastal blue states and remain that way despite the recent losses.
In the ultimate irony, red states subsidize coastal living, but then the blue states frequently give that money back through federal monies redistributed to the states.
According to a 1998 study by Louisiana State University, more than 500 million birds fly over the Gulf and enter the United States along coastal areas in Louisiana and Texas each spring.
Coordinated by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, the event takes place each year during the first two weeks of July in coastal waters throughout the United States.
In coastal areas of the United States, offshore resources tend to dwarf the land-based wind component with the exception of California, Texas, Maine and a few other states.
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Coastal residents of the western United States should hunker down for a smoggy summer and fall, NASA scientists say.
As Tropical Storm Isaac charges into the Gulf of Mexico, politicians have declared states of emergency and coastal residents have been urged to evacuate to safer locales.
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Ambassador Ronald Jumeau recalled that these do not only threaten marine ecosystems but also human well-being, including but not limited to coastal communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Coastal communities and small island developing states (SIDS), which rely on marine-based ecosystem services for a significant portion of their livelihoods, will be the first to feel the impacts of increased ocean acidification.
Should the UNCSD set up a process to promote coastal habitat protection and restoration targets for States with clear timelines and commitments?
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Without the GOP votes to help stage a filibuster, Senators from carbon-intensive states would have less ability to temper coastal liberals who answer to the green elites.
The national political climate, combined with an influx of coastal liberals, has made Colorado and New Mexico swing states.
We are also on track to implement comprehensive, integrated coastal and marine spatial planning and management in the United States.
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