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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Clean Water Act: A memo from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers provides guidance about how the Biden administrations will implement a 2020 Trump administration Clean Water Act rule limiting states’ ability to block infrastructure projects over water quality concerns. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The Supreme Court failed to reach a consensus in the 2006 Rapanos v. Ocean Climate Action Plan.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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Amid competing House and Senate proposals to increase funding levels for the National Science Foundation, the House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill covering NSF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. NOAA – Science Advisory Board (July 20 & 22).

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