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Right Whale in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

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Posted on December 13, 2021 by Gregory Bibler. The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires NMFS to prevent the depletion of endangered marine mammals that interact with commercial fisheries, the court stated, and the Endangered Species Act embodies Congress’s “plain intent.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ). 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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trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. billion to the National Science Foundation to start a Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the House NSF for the Future Act ( H.R.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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The Supreme Court failed to reach a consensus in the 2006 Rapanos v. United States case and created two legal tests for determining the applicability of the Clean Water Act – Justice Anthony M. The significant nexus test determines that the Clean Water Act applies if wetlands have a “significant nexus” to regulated waters.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

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This includes $880 million for a Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships and $1.6 Congress funded the Office of Science at $7.475 billion in FY 2022 and $7.026 billion in FY 2021. billion and created a new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships. billion for NSF, a $1.6 billion for the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is now soliciting feedback from the scientific community and the public about the scope of the assessment. White House: The Office of Science Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Previously, the species was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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