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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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The expansion of industrial-scale farming in the basin, plus rainstorms made worse by climate change, have caused the blooms to surge in recent years. Climate change promises to raise all of these costs. Climate change events, and its related impact on nutrient runoff, are not fair in their impacts.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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report on how world can still stop climate change. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Maryland General Assembly passes major climate legislation. report on how world can still stop climate change. In this issue: 5 Takeaways from U.N. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. The NSF provisions of the America COMPETES Act creates a new NSF Directorate for Science and Engineering Solutions. AG pulls out of Supreme Court climate case – E&E News.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Louisiana’s seafood culture at risk due to climate change, officials say – Nola.com. Executive Branch.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

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Federal Register Apply for a Badge to Attend COP28 as an Observer via ESA ESA is accepting expressions of interest from members to receive an ESA “observer status” badge to attend the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 Climate Change Conference, which will take place from Nov. 12 at the Expo City Dubai, UAE. territories.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services. degrees Celsius. Biden EPA move to repeal Trump WOTUS rule.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Nobel Prize recipients urge G7 leaders to take transformative action to address climate change. Innovation and Competition Act. Part two , scheduled for a November proposal, will make “broader changes,” according to the agenda. Julia Brownley (D-CA) reintroduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R.

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