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For Whom the Bellwether Tolls: Polar Bears, Climate Change, and Confounding Art with Science

HumanNature

Polar bears were the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act proactively. Climate change will alter ocean currents, jet streams, species distributions, and the human geopolitical landscape. Federal Register 73(95), 29211-28302. 2 Molnár, P. Holland, M. R., & Amstrup, S.

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How Can We Protect the North Pacific Right Whale?

Ocean Conservancy

This blog was written by Kirsten Williams, Summer 2022 Legal Intern for Ocean Conservancy. Her work focuses on climate change litigation, ocean law and policy, and renewable energy. . According to a 2020 stock assessment , the location of winter calving grounds for the North Pacific right whale remains a mystery. © NOAA.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 A similar bill passed the Senate in 2020 but did not advance in the House of Representatives.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

The decision means that NSF opts not to rebuild the telescope dish at the Arecibo Observatory, which was destroyed in late 2020. This announcement is consistent with a provision in the CHIPS and Science Act which encourages NSF to strengthen and expand the role of Arecibo Observatory. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021.

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FWS and NOAA Decide That “Habitat” Should Not Be Defined By Regulation: I Hope This Is Good News

Law and Environment

This week, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rule rescinding the rule issued in 2020 defining “habitat” for the purposes of determining what constitutes “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act.

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The Stream, December 21, 2022: In Global Biodiversity Agreement, Freshwater Protection and Restoration Are Prominent

Circle of Blue

It stretches through China, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia before emptying into the ocean in Vietnam. The tree , which was listed last week as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, plays a significant role in American West hydrology. .” — Marc Goichot, a river specialist at the WWF in Vietnam.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

May 1, 2020). Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v. Bureau of Land Management , No. 4:18-cv-00073 (D.

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