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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Justice Alito has displayed similar cynicism about water protection.

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The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

Union of Concerned Scientists

2023 was a rough year for clean water. The Supreme Court took a hammer to the Clean Water Act with its decision in Sackett v. The Sackett decision was a tremendous loss for everyone who depends on clean water—that is, for all of us.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

ESA

Now, House appropriators will draft budget bills for FY 2023, which starts October 2022. Congress completed appropriations for FY 2022 in March 2022 (see ESA Policy News, March 14, 2022 ). President Biden proposed a nearly 20% increase in his FY 2022 budget. billion increase over the FY 2022 level.

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ESA Policy News: January 9, 2023

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Biden administration releases fall 2022 Unified Agenda, previewing regulations to come. The increase will allow NSF to support approximately 2,300 additional research and education grants and 35,000 more scientists, technicians, teachers and students, compared to FY 2022. billion, a 6% increase over FY 2022 levels. billion, a 9.5%

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the virtual 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Several 1-2 hour training and prep sessions will occur in late January and February 2022 over Zoom. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

EPA lists an October target to propose first-time methane limits on existing oil and gas infrastructure , a companion rule to the methane rule for new oil and gas sources that Congress is expected to revive later this month via the Congressional Review Act. The agenda also lists an October 2022 target for finalizing the rule.

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Policy News: September 26, 2022

ESA

Sanders and progressive Democrats in the House are opposing Manchin’s permitting proposal, citing concerns that the reforms would helps fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act ( S.

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