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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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In December 2020, USFWS made a determination that listing the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act is “warranted but precluded.”. The Obama administration negotiated this agreement in 2016 and the Trump administration did not send it to the Senate for ratification.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. UN Human Rights Committee Views Adopted on Teitiota Communication , CCPR/C/127/D/2728/2016 (UN Human Rights Committee).

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact – The New York Times. Will CITES finally act to protect rosewood this month? NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel. NOAA NMFS – Listing the Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 30, 2022. .

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

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Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. USFWS : The Biden administration repealed a Trump-era Endangered Species Act rule which created a definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. NSF receives $9.63 Executive Branch.

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