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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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In 2015, the Obama administration announced that it would ban chlorpyrifos, but former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt reversed that decision in 2017. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. The agency attributes the species status to declining water quality and quantity.

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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 The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections.

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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. Next, the Biden Administration will craft ist own version of the Clean Water Rule, which will likely face challenges in the courts. Executive Branch.

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