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Biden Administration Begins Review of Environmental Regulations

National Law Center

When the Biden Administration took office in January, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to review. The post Biden Administration Begins Review of Environmental Regulations appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Ghost Wolves and Genetic Reliquaries

Acoel

While these canids officially count as coyotes – a nettlesome varmint to many Texans – their spectral appearance has sparked local excitement because the wild dogs contain a genetic shadow of their endangered forebears who disappeared from the Gulf Coast long ago. Red Wolf ( Canis rufus ) Historic Range.

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Right Whale in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

Acoel

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Gregory Bibler. The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires NMFS to prevent the depletion of endangered marine mammals that interact with commercial fisheries, the court stated, and the Endangered Species Act embodies Congress’s “plain intent.

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Protection of Lawyers Against Defamation Actions Does Not Apply to Press Releases

Acoel

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Irma Russell. This case arose under a dispute involving the Endangered Species Act, but the principles announced by the Court apply to lawyers generally. In Landry’s Inc. and Houston Aquarium, Inc. Animal Legal Defense Fund (No.19-0036) Animal Legal Defense Fund (No.19-0036)

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Our 2022 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

We owe it to ourselves, our neighbors and to future generations — and we are obligated under the federal Endangered Species Act and through treaties with sovereign tribal nations — to recover salmon populations in Washington. But there’s still a lot happening! Advocate with the EPC. Photo of Ellsworth Creek by Bridget Besaw.

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St. Valentine’s Other Assignment

Legal Planet

Indeed, In 2021, the federal government began consideration of whether the American bumblebee, whose populations have dropped 90%, should be listed as endangered. A 2021 article in the journal Science called neonicotinoids the most insidious of the pesticide threats. One problem bees face is pesticides.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

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. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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