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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

In January 2022, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruling on a Sierra Club lawsuit stripped the Mountain Valley Pipeline of construction permits in the Jefferson National Forest. With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022, ESA seeks ecological experts to include in a media advisory highlighting our members’ expertise in climate change and biodiversity. Similarly, the number of life sciences Ph.D. in 2016 to 30.2%

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. 8, 2022) CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

In early February, House and Senate Appropriators announced that they reached an agreement on a framework for domestic and defense spending, setting the stage for Congress to complete appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2022. CEQ is accepting public comments on the beta tool through April 25, 2022. USGS: The U.S. 8 – March 24).

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. International.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

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In this issue: ESA Selects 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients. House Passes Legislation Reauthorizing National Science Foundation. Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigns amid reports of bullying. ESA Selects 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients. by Alex Thompson, PolitcoPro, 2/7/2022.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

ESA

The bill largely keeps government programs funded at their fiscal year 2022 levels. White House: The National Science and Technology Council issued a report about international science and technology cooperation. can improve its science diplomacy efforts. 14 to 21, 2022. 3 to 10, 2022.

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