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The Stream, December 21, 2022: In Global Biodiversity Agreement, Freshwater Protection and Restoration Are Prominent

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Since 2009, this area has experienced Vietnam’s highest rate of emigration. . And it isn’t just farming — the flow of sediment influences ecosystems within the Mekong’s tributaries, including the health and movement of fish species. Farmers in the delta have already been forced to abandon rice for shrimp farming. On the Radar.

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Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species

Law Columbia

This approach has been used to assess the responsibility of specific entities, such as national governments and carbon emitting companies, to climate change-related harms. But the ESA requires that the government conduct a scientific assessment before it reaches that conclusion. See Karuk Tribe of California v. USFS (9th Cir.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Across administrations, the President’s Budget Request is typically viewed as a “wishlist” and allows the administration to demonstrate its priorities and vision for the federal government. What form should the final product(s) take to be most accessible and useful to you, your community, and the government?”

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The plaintiffs asserted Endangered Species Act claims, focusing on the federal agencies’ consideration of impacts on grizzly bears and bull trout; the plaintiffs alleged that bull trout are “particularly vulnerable” to climate change because they require cold water to spawn and rear. Anne Arundel County v. BP p.l.c. ,

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

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Courts Environmental groups sue the federal government for failing to protect corals. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)’s Coastal Communities Acidification Act ( H.R. EPA case before implementing the rule.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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California lists leatherback sea turtles as endangered. White House Office of Science and Technology seeks input about how the federal government can advance equity in science and technology. between FY 2009 and 2020. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.

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