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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

European countries agree to protects parts of the North Atlantic to conserve seabird species. Landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore receives 2021 MacArthur fellowship. White House floats revising Trump-era NEPA rule to consider all climate impacts. by Zack Colman, PoliticoPro, 10/6/2021. Scientific Community.

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No Word on Climate from Presidential Candidates Stumping in New Hampshire Amid Record Global Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

Candidates did not use climate change as a defining issue in the 2008 presidential general election because there was no daylight between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama with respect to climate science, a sense of urgency, and policy solutions! In 2015 Senator Kelly Ayotte supported the EPA Clean Power Plan.

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Book review : The New Climate War by Michael E Mann

Edouard Stenger

Michael E Mann is a climate scientist who is famous for the hockey stick theory. He has been for a long time a target of attacks from conservatives and climate deniers. Orignally published in 2020, I read the paperback version that was published in 2021, with mention to the pandemic and how it was uppending our lives.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.18.24

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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International Union for the Conservation of Nature holds World Conservation Congress. House Reconciliation Bill Include Funding for Climate Science, Research Infrastructure. 16, 2021 ). billion for the Civilian Conservation Corps and $2.25 billion for Civilian Climate Corps. International.

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Climate Reality vs. Public Perception: Will Toxic Haze and the 2023 Danger Season Make a Difference?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. weather and climate disasters, only those associated with events more than $1 billion in damages,” NOAA says. A 2021 analysis of more than 88,000 studies since 2012 now finds 99.9

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

ESA

billion for the National Institute of Agriculture, including $700 million for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which represents a $265 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021 levels. billion, a $400 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021.

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