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MAY 7, 2021

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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AUGUST 4, 2021

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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JANUARY 18, 2022

Judge orders USFWS to reconsider 2019 decision to not list the Yellowstone bison under the Endangered Species Act. Pennsylvania governor vetoes measure stopping the state from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. White House releases scientific integrity report. International. Federal Register opportunities.

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JULY 2, 2021

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). June 25, 2021).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. 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

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. by Jean Chemnick, E&E News, 10/21/2021. is also expected to provide details about the financial assistance it will provide to poor countries in the coming two years to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and shore up their defenses to climate change.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Joe Manchin (D-WV) signals willingness to support climate provisions of the Build Back Better Act. White House seeks feedback about the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. In December, Senate committees released details of the scientific and environmental provisions of the bill (see ESA Policy News, December 20, 2021 ).

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JUNE 14, 2021

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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JULY 18, 2022

Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. IPBES releases reports about valuing nature and the use of wild species. Morgan and was a deputy division leader at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory until 2021. What form can EPA’s forthcoming greenhouse gas regulations take?

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MARCH 14, 2022

Maryland State Senate Committee advances a bill to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. billion, a four percent increase above the fiscal year 2021 level.

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APRIL 11, 2022

Senate committee approves conservation funding bill. USFWS issues rare emergency rule listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Failure to act means tough choices in the future. In this issue: 5 Takeaways from U.N.

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MARCH 6, 2023

Congress House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule using the Congressional Review Act. Executive Branch USFWS proposes listing two populations of California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring & Information System.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

In 2021, EPSCoR jurisdictions received 12% of the NSF’s total budget. This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from funding conservation projects that violate human rights. 2021 ) along party lines.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

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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JULY 26, 2021

billion, a nearly 20% increase over FY 2021 levels. Still, Congressional leaders say that it is likely that Congress will pass a temporary stop-gap measure to buy more time for funding negotiations and avert a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2021. Conservation: Sens. 2773 ) in April 2021.

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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 Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups. Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying a U.S.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ), which passed the full Senate during summer 2021. The NSF and DOE science provisions in the new COMPETES bill are largely similar to the NSF for the Future Act and Department of Energy Science for the Future Act, which passed the House this past summer.

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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. Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying a U.S.

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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. Sean Casten (D-IL) ‘s Climate Risk Disclosure Act ( H.R.

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APRIL 19, 2021

The task force will also work to improve and increase adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change, address current and historic environmental injustice, protect public health and conserve Department-managed lands, according to the order. A Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021 – The White House. 1072 & H.R.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

OSTP Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Science Dr. Heather Tallis will join a webinar hosted by ESA to introduce its members to the assessment and provide information about how ESA members may contribute by submitting comments that will help inform the scope of the assessment. This bill, sponsored by Sen.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

ESA has honored past award recipients for policy work that included: wildlife conservation green urban renewal initiatives stream, river, lake restoration ESA’s 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in Portland, Oregon. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) will be the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology.

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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. Scientific Community.

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