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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Onshore royalties would increase to a minimum of 16.75% from 12.5%.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

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reentry in the Trans-Pacific Partnership despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the pact in 2017. The Biden administration is currently reviewing the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which replaced the Obama administration’s Waters of the U.S. All nominations must be received by June 14, 2021. Justice Dept.

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