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For Whom the Bellwether Tolls: Polar Bears, Climate Change, and Confounding Art with Science

HumanNature

Guest Post by Annie Kellner , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Polar bears were the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act proactively. Sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Modeling the past (1950–2004) and the future (2041–60). 4 Rode KD, Amstrup SC, Regehr E V.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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NDAA: The full Senate voted to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

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In October, ODHS announced that it would extend emergency water deliveries through April of 2022 due to poor groundwater recovery. In October, ODHS announced that it would extend emergency water deliveries through April of 2022 due to poor groundwater recovery. Geological Survey report.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

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Recognizing that the Willow Project had the potential to affect ESA-listed species, BLM entered into a Section 7 consultation with both FWS and NMFS, which culminated in the publication of a BA in August 2022 and a BiOp in January 2023. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al. 2018) ; Tartu et al. 2018) ; Aars et al.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the virtual 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Several 1-2 hour training and prep sessions will occur in late January and February 2022 over Zoom. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. degrees Celsius.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. EPA lists an October target to propose first-time methane limits on existing oil and gas infrastructure , a companion rule to the methane rule for new oil and gas sources that Congress is expected to revive later this month via the Congressional Review Act.

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

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In April 2022, the Biden administration announced the launch of the first-ever U.S. USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule listing the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species. National Nature Assessment.

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