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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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EPA unveiled a proposed rule that would take the Navigable Waters Protection Rule off the books and reinstate long-standing regulations defining which streams and wetlands are subject to federal protection, a category known as “Waters of the U.S.,” NOAA NMFS – Call for Nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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In 2019, the Trump administration rolled back standards put in place under the Obama administration following the 2010 BP oil catastrophe that killed 11 people and spewed oil for five months. By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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This bill passed the full House in 2019 but did not advance in the Senate. This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. The full House similar legislation in 2019. The Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act ( H.R.

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