Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Harvard Climate Justice Coalition v. President & Fellows of Harvard College , No.

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2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Chuck” Sams III to be director of the National Park Service. Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services.

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2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. Appeals court rules that US Fish and Wildlife Service improperly denied protections for Pacific walruses. Interior: The Biden administration suspended oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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