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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. The bill includes $9.63 billion for NSF, a 13% increase over last fiscal year.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Feds protect a bumblebee unseen since 2006 – E&E News. 28, organized by Open Communications for the Ocean, will address how to conduct marine science that impacts policy. Interior keeps slashing royalty rates for coal companies – E&E News. Army: Full environmental review of $9.4B plastics complex – Associated Press.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

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Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. Spinrad is a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University.

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Trump’s Offshore Wind Ban vs. China’s Wind Juggernaut

Legal Planet

Trumps Arguments Against Offshore Wind Why, you might ask, is Trump so opposed to offshore wind a technology that is not just an essential component of a low-carbon transition but a promising source of new economic growth and a way to compete with China? As people got used to wind turbines, they did not mind the sight of them as much.