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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 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: May 4, 2023

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Federal Register ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill The 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) Cohort of 15 students flew in from around the country to learn about science policy and meet with lawmakers. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023. The request for information closes June 16, 2023.

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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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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. Steve Daines (R-MT).

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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billion for DOE Science, while the American COMPETES Act authorizes $8.8 billion for the agency in FY 2023. EPA : A draft policy assessment for the reconsideration of current Ozone air quality standards finds that there is insufficient scientific evidence that there would be a public health benefit to stricter ozone regulations.

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