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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

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Second, there is robust scientific evidence of the link between greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures, and declining sea ice. As noted above, the ESA regulations require federal agencies to consider any effects that are “reasonably certain to occur” as a result of the action. This includes both direct and indirect effects.