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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Climate Change on the Docket.

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The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

Union of Concerned Scientists

2023 was a rough year for clean water. The Supreme Court took a hammer to the Clean Water Act with its decision in Sackett v. The Sackett decision was a tremendous loss for everyone who depends on clean water—that is, for all of us.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services. degrees Celsius. Biden EPA move to repeal Trump WOTUS rule.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Nobel Prize recipients urge G7 leaders to take transformative action to address climate change. Innovation and Competition Act. Part two , scheduled for a November proposal, will make “broader changes,” according to the agenda. Julia Brownley (D-CA) reintroduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

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The species is currently protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. White-nose syndrome is a deadly fungal infection that was first discovered in New York in 2006. UN: The International Panel on Climate Change plans to release the next and final installment of the Sixth Assessment report on April 4.

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Policy News: September 26, 2022

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Sanders and progressive Democrats in the House are opposing Manchin’s permitting proposal, citing concerns that the reforms would helps fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Workforce Diversity Initiatives in the CHIPS and Science Act – FYI.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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Amid competing House and Senate proposals to increase funding levels for the National Science Foundation, the House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill covering NSF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. EU countries approve landmark climate change law – Reuters.

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