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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

The plan cuts power plant and industrial ozone pollution that wafts from central parts of the nation into eastern states. According to the American Lung Association, nearly 120 million people in the nation—one of every three—lives with unhealthy levels of particle and ozone pollution. Then there is the 2023 ruling in Sackett v EPA.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. CNSF – FY 2023 Appropriations Letter (identical letters sent to both the House and Senate ) (April 7, 2022).

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. 14, 2021.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively. Executive Branch. International. 1816 & H.R.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

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Congress Senate: The full Senate voted to pass resolutions nullifying two endangered species rules finalized by the Biden administration. One rule repeals a Trump-era definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The other rule lists the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

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In this issue: 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.

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