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The Justice Department Announces Successful Enforcement Action Against Trafficking in Protected Wildlife

Arnold Porter

Gutierrez admitted to acting as the middleman between several Mexico-based suppliers and US-based customers and was part of one of the most successful cross-border schemes to illegally trade wildlife in the United States. Between 2015 and 2020, Gutierrez helped illegally move more than $3.5 and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

Section 14 of Senate Bill 582 d irects DEQ and the EMC to replace the current general permit (in effect since December 1, 2021) with the previous version of NCG530000. Reverting to the earlier permit will eliminate water quality monitoring requirements for nitrogen and phosphorus that were added to the permit in 2021. Under the N.C.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Another amendment from Sen.

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Senate Committee Hearing on Proposed FY 2023 EPA Budget Includes Discussion of TSCA and FIFRA Issues

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EPA “also has significant responsibility under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to screen new pesticides before they reach the market and ensure pesticides already in commerce are safe.” In August 2021, EPA issued a final rule revoking all tolerances for chlorpyrifos.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

November 23, 2021. In the 1980s and ‘90s, three salmon and suckerfish species that call the Klamath Basin home were listed under the Endangered Species Act, a move that required USBR to limit surface water for farming during droughts to protect the fishes’ habitats. By Jessica Fu, The Counter.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. 3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. 20, 2021), No. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. 20-1045 (D.C.

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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 ). The agency attributes the species status to declining water quality and quantity.

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