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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The decision means that NSF opts not to rebuild the telescope dish at the Arecibo Observatory, which was destroyed in late 2020. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021. 7, 2022.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. May 1, 2020).

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. The Corporation for National and Community Service receives $6.9 or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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EPA announced plans to repeal and replace the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Rule. US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. Odds and ends: EPA says it will reconsider a 2020 Trump regulation known as the Major MACT to Area, or MM2A, rule. 21, 2020 ). Executive Branch.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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ESA and other scientific organizations endorsed a similar resolution from Duckworth, Hirono and Vice President Kamala Harris introduced during the 116 th Congress in April 2020. Fish and Wildlife credits wetland protections for helping stilt’s populations recover since the bird was first listed as endangered species in 1970.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

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Tai is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting next week with Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier to discuss implementation of the USMCA, which went into force on July 1, 2020. EPA – 2021 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (June 15).

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