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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S. billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for conservation and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. Federal Register opportunities. This bill provides a combined $1.4

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. 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. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals report finds that 70% of protected species are hunted for wild meat. 2021 (Oct. 4, 2021 ( correction ).

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. by Jean Chemnick, E&E News, 10/21/2021. Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. The Senate released spending bills for the Departments of Agriculture and Energy in August 2021. Bill includes $9.49

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Did Biden have to approve the Willow oil project?

Legal Planet

Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species? That would release some 280 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to a federal analysis. And there will certainly be more litigation.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. On September 8, 2021, a federal district court in New Jersey granted the City of Hoboken’s motion to remand to state court its climate change lawsuit against oil and gas companies. 20, 2021), No. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , No. 20-1045 (D.C. Minnesota v.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. On April 15, 2021, federal defendants, defendant-intervenors, and environmental groups filed a stipulation for dismissal of appeals of a district court’s November 2020 decision finding that the U.S. League of Conservation Voters v.

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