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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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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 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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The PFAS Action Act directs the EPA to designate two PFAS chemicals, PFOA (PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid), as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. A similar bill passed the House in January 2020. Michigan Reps.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

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Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species – Associated Press. . New Mexico issues 2020 Forest Action Plan – Santa Fe New Mexican. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International. Justice Dept. All comments must be submitted no later than Apr.

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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. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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Tom Udall and Haaland during her time in the House of Representatives before it became a staple of the Biden campaign promise in 2020. House in September 2020. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) reintroduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( H.R. A version of this bill passed the U.S. Conservation: Reps.

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