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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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EPA: The agency issued a rare Clean Water Act veto, further stopping the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. This follows an Army Corps of Engineers decision made late in the Trump administration to block Clean Water Act permits for the mine. Nominations are due March 2, 2023.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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Australia passes first climate legislation since 2011. The executive order will include training programs for biotechnology workers and is expected to cover sectors from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and agricultural food supplies. Australia’s first climate law since 2011 seals green comeback – The Straits Times. ‘I International.

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