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AUGUST 26, 2021

Three More PFAS Added to Toxics Release Inventory List for 2021 Reporting Year; EPA Announced Plans for More Additions to List. EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. EPA’s Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda Contained Multiple TSCA Rulemaking Actions. 6, 2021).]]

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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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AUGUST 30, 2021

New Mexico governor signs executive order creating a “30 by 30” conservation committee. UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ).

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May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). June 3, 2021).

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The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. West Virginia v. 20-1530 (U.S. 20-1531 (U.S. WildEarth Guardians v.

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July 15, 2021). The First Circuit found that it had appellate jurisdiction even though the stay order was not a final decision because the stay order rendered Conservation Law Foundation “effectively out of court” due to the length of the stay and its indefinite nature. Conservation Law Foundation v. July 1, 2021).

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PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure. PFAS Action Act of 2021 Would Amend Major Environmental Statutes to Regulate PFAS. 22, 2021).]] 23, 2021).]] 22, 2021); Int’l Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agric. 10, 2021); see also Envtl.

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June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021). On June 14, 2021, the U.S. On June 23, 2021, Chevron Corporation filed notice in the district court of its voluntary dismissal of third-party complaints against the energy company Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil ASA). June 14, 2021). June 28, 2021). Louisiana v. Biden , No.

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trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants.

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billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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The measure, known as a continuing resolution, generally keeps funding at fiscal year 2021 levels. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act ( S. 2750 ) in June 2021. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) introduced the Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Improvement Act ( H.R.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. Forests: Reps.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ), which passed the full Senate during summer 2021. ESA endorsed the NSF for the Future Act in May 2021. Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R.

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APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Executive Branch Top environmental official at the State Department to depart to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. Forests: Reps.

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APRIL 5, 2021

The plan includes $10 billion to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, which would put young Americans to work conserving public lands and waters and advancing environmental justice. 151 ) in the House of Representatives in February 2021. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Amphibians in Decline Conservation Fund. between from Aug.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

In 2021, EPSCoR jurisdictions received 12% of the NSF’s total budget. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from funding conservation projects that violate human rights. House Natural Resources Committee: The full committee voted to advance the Environmental Justice for All Act ( H.R. 2021 ) along party lines. 2, 2022.

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MAY 17, 2021

Twenty-four ESA members and graduate students in ecology participated in virtual Hill visits, as a part of the 2021 Katherine S. The Committee also approved the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act ( S. By Ryan McCrimmon, PoliticoPro, 5-13-2021. By Doug Plamer, 5-13-2021, PoliticoPro. 2 position at USDA.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report , ahead of the UN Conference of Parties Climate Meeting in Glasglow, Scotland in October and November 2021. by George Cahlink, E&E Daily, 8/12/2021 . The Energy and Water Appropriations bill provides $7.49 Agriculture. Chair : Sen.

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Notably, the Court acknowledged that the HEROES Act does authorize the Secretary of Education to “waive” or “modify” student debt obligations during a national emergency. EPA , 15 Republican attorneys general have challenged the Clean Car Rule that the Biden Administration finalized in 2021. In a case before the D.C.

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billion for the National Institute of Agriculture, including $700 million for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which represents a $265 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021 levels. billion, a $400 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021.

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JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. At stake was the ability to reduce carbon emissions as written in the ‘Clean Power Plan’ regulation under the auspices of the Clean Air Act that gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power to regulate “the best system of reducing emissions.”

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MAY 6, 2021

In this issue: Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. Plan follows up on Biden’s commitment to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030. NSF releases 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report. Executive Branch. International.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Conservative Climate Caucus: Chair John Curtis (R-UT) announced that Rep. Marianne Miller-Meeks (R-IA) will serve as the Conservative Climate Caucus’ vice-chair during the 118 th Congress. She started at the USDA in May 2021. Last year, the Biden administration released its president’s budget request in late March.

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