Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

CBF looks forward to working with the Governor and legislators to leave a legacy of clean water for future generations.”   Federal Federal funds and leadership are critical to achieving the Blueprint goals.  Congress should build on that investment with more conservation funding for farmers in the Bay region in the 2023 Farm Bill. 

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Williams joined the Biden administration in January 2021 and is currently serving as the agency’s principal deputy director. The federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution since October 2021. 1260 ), which the Senate passed in June 2021 and addresses competitiveness with China and science and technology policy.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. or WOTUS. “In

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. by Annie Snider, Alex Gullien, Kelsey Tamborrino and Anthony Adragna, PoliticoPro, 6/11/2021.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

1260 ), which passed the full Senate during summer 2021. ESA endorsed the NSF for the Future Act in May 2021. The Biden administration announced this is it revisiting that decision in 2021. The Supreme Court may not issue its ruling until 2023. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. The report finds that the U.S.

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