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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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NDAA: The full Senate voted to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). million for PFAS clean-up. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023. The bill includes $514.3

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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James successfully sued to subject Formosa to an environmental review over the 800 tons of toxic air pollutants as well as the 13.6 A court ultimately revoked the company’s air permits in September 2022, in a major victory for environmental justice activists. billion complex in St. billion complex in St. James, Louisiana.

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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. 8, 2022 will be held in-person to conclude negotiations and decide on the new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. Ninth Circuit Said Biden Action Mooted Case Challenging Trump Revocation of Withdrawal of Oceans Lands from Oil and Gas Leasing. Seven weeks after the U.S.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the virtual 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Several 1-2 hour training and prep sessions will occur in late January and February 2022 over Zoom. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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The EPA receive $100 million for air quality and climate research and NASA gets $115 million for climate research. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 The bill includes the Senate’s drinking water infrastructure reauthorization bill ( S. billion for coastal mapping, resilience and related projects.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

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Spending bills for fiscal years FY 2022 and FY 2023 have fallen short of appropriating the amount included in similar authorizing legislation. The House and Senate had been negotiating a compromise between the America COMPETES Act and the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act since May 2022. billion in FY 2022.

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