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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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Forest Service, or other agency with jurisdiction over the land. Before a federal agency can issue such a permit it must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), issuing either an environmental impact statement or a determination that a full review is not needed.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish & Wildlife Service , No. 15-P-905 (Mass.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court agreed with the magistrate’s conclusion that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim for violation of a nondiscretionary duty under the Endangered Species Act and that the court therefore lacked jurisdiction. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Charlotte Levy (Carbon180), Cleo Chou (USAID), Brittany Marsten (NOAA), Amina Pollard (EPA), Karen Lips (NSF) and Rich Pouyat (US Forest Service emeritus) joined the GSPA cohort in the ESA office to discuss their careers as ecologists working in science and policy. Levy, Chou and Marsten all are GSPA alumni. and qualify for a green card.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Forest Service took a hard look at the project’s probable environmental consequences.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Fish and Wildlife Service. She previously worked as the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks director from 2017–2020 and was an assistant professor of law at the University of Montana. The Combatting Online Wildlife Trafficking Act ( H.R 1546 ), sponsored by Rep. 3540 ), from Rep.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Chuck” Sams III to be director of the National Park Service. 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.

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