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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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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 ). Federal judge cancels permits for “Willow” drilling project in Alaska. International.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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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 Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. The bill repels 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.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

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The court ruling found that the Clean Water Act requires a permit if a point source of pollution adds pollutants to navigable waters through groundwater, when the pollutants added are “the functional equivalent of a direct discharge” from the source into navigable waters. 2021 (Oct. 4, 2021 ( correction ).

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. billion, a nearly 20% increase over FY 2021 levels. 2773 ) in April 2021. The full House passed the Desert Locust Control Act ( H.R.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing 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. Ocean CDR is a set of strategies to sequester carbon dioxide in ocean waters.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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16, 2021 ). The White House urges agencies to prioritize climate adaption and resilience, nature-based climate solutions and improving monitoring of greenhouse gases and access to climate data. The Trump administration finalized the plan in early January 2021. The Senate is similarly working on allocating the $3.5

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