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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The act for which they were incriminated was a necessary and proportional means to achieve the goal they sought.”

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

ESA

Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. In the past, ESA and other science societies have supported the 2015 definition of WOTUS that is based in sound science including endorsing an amicus brief in a former court case. NSF receives $9.63 billion, a $793 million increase.

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