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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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In this issue: Congress. Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S.

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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The Carson National Fish Hatchery was among the first hatcheries funded by Congress over 80 years ago to be part of the salvation of salmon, facilities created specifically to replace the vast numbers of wild salmon killed by the building of dozens of hydroelectric dams along the Northwest’s mightiest river, the Columbia.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed concerns over the total price tag of the budget reconciliation bill. . Infrastructure: The full House voted to pass the Infrastructure and Jobs Act ( H.R.

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