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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. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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billion, a nearly 20% increase over FY 2021 levels. This includes a 39% increase for climate research and a 29% increase for the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) reintroduced the House version of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( H.R. 2773 ) in April 2021.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

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Twenty-four ESA members and graduate students in ecology participated in virtual Hill visits, as a part of the 2021 Katherine S. Senate Commerce Committee: The Committee voted to advance the Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays and Estuaries (BLUE GLOBE) Act ( S. 2 position at USDA.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

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OSTP: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will be holding a confirmation hearing for Dr. Eric Lander’s nomination to serve as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10 am ET. A Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021 – The White House.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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NSF releases 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report. Nature in America is in trouble,” Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory said during a call with reporters Thursday. Climate change is reshaping our lands and our oceans and our coasts. Executive Branch.

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