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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Colorado River: California, Arizona, Nevada, the Central Arizona Project and the federal government reached an agreement to voluntarily reduce water consumption to avoid mandatory cuts.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Based on regulations and scientific knowledge, commercial laboratories have an established suite of chemicals they typically look for in environmental samples. For example, EPA under the Clean Water Act established 129 “ Priority Pollutants ” in 1976, a list of which is a typical analytical suite that you can order as a package.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

We will eliminate the highly invasive “Waters of the US” rule, and scrap the $5 trillion Obama-Clinton Climate Action Plan and the Clean Power Plan and prevent these unilateral plans from increasing monthly electric bills by double-digits without any measurable effect on Earth’s climate. [41]. 19, 2010), [link]. [14].

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