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The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision

National Law Center

On April 12, 2023, the plaintiffs in Ctr. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. for Biological Diversity v. Protection Agency, No. 4:20-cv-00555 (D.

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Game Commission Proposes Black Rail As Threatened Species

PA Environment Daily

Although this species is considered uncommon in this Commonwealth, compelling evidence indicates territories have been established and nesting may have been attempted. NewsClip: -- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Black Rail Shorebird Could Soon Be Threatened Species In PA [Posted: November 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. The annual Appropriations Act (House Bill 259), the N.C. In July 2023, U.S. Having regained a veto-proof majority in the state legislature, the N.C. The purpose of the state study is unclear.

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QUANTIFYING TRIBAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS IN STATE WATER ADJUDICATIONS

Acoel

Among them are water rights for National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks and the 562 federally recognized Indian reservations, or under specific legislation such as the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Wilderness Act. 5] See In re Waters of the Klamath, 2020 Ore. 4] Baley v.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

PA Environment Daily

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act.

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Mountain Valley Pipeline: Science, Community Activism, and the Fight to Preserve Scientist voices

Union of Concerned Scientists

Many of the outstanding permits required to complete the pipeline were previously overturned due to impacts on endangered species and waterways , supported by scientific evidence presented in public comments and by lawyers in the courts. It is in these regulatory processes that we at V-SCI found numerous opportunities to contribute.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 A similar bill passed the Senate in 2020 but did not advance in the House of Representatives.

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