Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
And now the government has a new proposal – and it’s terrible for endangered species. TELL ONTARIO NOT TO BY-PASS THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT . The provincial government has created a ‘pay-to-slay’ fund that allows developers to pay money rather than actually protecting endangered species.
Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In 2020, EPA finalized a human health risk assessment for 1,4 dioxane that concluded 1,4 dioxane has adverse effects on humans and is a likely human carcinogen. Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the state study is unclear. Dredging moratoria are often seasonal, corresponding to fish spawning activity.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
As such, we feel it is more important than ever for scientists to contribute to issues within their community and protect the voice of scientists in policy and regulation. Forest Service during a public comment period for MVP’s permit to cross the Jefferson National Forest in November 2020. We submitted our results to the U.S.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
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.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2023
If the BA determines that the action is “likely” to affect a listed species, the consulting service(s) must then publish a more detailed Biological Opinion (BiOp) describing the effects of the project on listed species and the measures that the federal agency is taking to ensure the action is not likely to jeopardize affected species.
Law and Environment
JUNE 24, 2022
This week, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rule rescinding the rule issued in 2020 defining “habitat” for the purposes of determining what constitutes “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Then came new conservation regulations and litigation that complicated USBR’s water obligations. In 2020, the program paid farmers to pump an estimated 96,920 acre-feet of water—again tripling the area’s historical pumping average and pushing water levels even further away from the surface in many Project areas.
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