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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

million must be transferred from the Wastewater Account of the Bay Restoration Fund to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund for tree plantings on public and private land, and for fiscal 2024 through 2031, the Governor must include an annual appropriation of $2.5 Until July 1, 2024, 7.75 cents per barrel.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

This bill reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 through 2024, directs NOAA to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration and establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, among other provisions. In 2010, 11,319 people earned a doctorate in the life sciences.

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EPA Releases Updated, Elevated Estimates for the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

Clean Energy Law

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2016), [link].

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To Protect New Fossil Fuel Waste Rule, BLM Cuts 95% of its Climate Benefits

Law Columbia

However, when BLM published its final rule on April 10, 2024, revisions to the proposed rule had eliminated nearly all of its ancillary climate benefits. Despite these efforts, since 2010, reported flaring and venting from federal leases have massively increased. 10, 2024); BLM Regulatory Analysis, Table 8B (Nov.

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Climate—and a Cautionary Tale of Three New Hampshire Commissioners

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 2021 New Hampshire Climate Assessment states unequivocally: “Without significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG), extreme precipitation events are projected to increase a minimum of 20%, leading to an increase in freshwater flooding regionally.” New Hampshire’s 2024 climate action plan: redux, revival or redo?

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

CEQ is also planning to revive guidance on how to factor greenhouse gas emissions and climate change into NEPA reviews, after Obama-era guidance was yanked by the Trump administration. Part one , slated to be proposed in July, would make “a narrow set of changes” to the Trump rule. 1816 & H.R. This definition prohibits the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

ESA

The US Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior and the heads of the US Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Agency for International Development would serve as ex-oficio members of the foundation’s board. CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct. 11, 2022).

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