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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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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. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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EPA announced plans to repeal and replace the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Rule. US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. DOE is also considering amending energy conservation standards for battery chargers , with a NPRM/proposed determination slated for early next year.

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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 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Interior Department seeks nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Council. Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. Executive Branch. International. This bill provides a combined $1.4

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Senate committee approves conservation funding bill. USFWS issues rare emergency rule listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. million annually to states, tribes and territories for wildlife conservation.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Rothman (University of Maryland), Veronica Manka’a Tangiri (Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Lund University), Aubrey Tingler (University of Maryland) and Tatjana Washington (University of Chicago). The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters.

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