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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

Nominations: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10-10 to advance Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to the full Senate. The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing for House version of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act this Thursday, July 29.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act : Known as CERCLA, this 1980 Act set to handle a growing problem of abandoned areas of the built environment that held and handled hazardous waste. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.