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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021. in 2016 to 30.2%

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

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The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. billion to the National Science Foundation to start a Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the House NSF for the Future Act ( H.R.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. In this issue: Supreme Court Hears Sackett v. Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec.

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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. 289 ), the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act and the Rural STEM Act. 140 ) from Sens.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Between 2019 and 2021, total CO2 emissions from outside China fell by 570 million tons, but China’s emissions grew by 750 million tons and drove annual emissions to their highest level ever in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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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. This body will review the EPA’s scientific review of current ozone pollution standards. International.

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