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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. The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research. The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023.

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Policy News: January 18, 2022

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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. 15, 2022, and IPBES will hold an online workshop for reviewers Jan. International.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. United States v.

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The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions

Legal Planet

This is the case that put teeth into the Endangered Species Act. Resisting the pleas that saving a minor species of fish was not worth halting a dam project, the Court held that the statute meant what it said: protecting endangered species is a paramount value. 2587 (2022) (Chief Justice Roberts).

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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. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. International.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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11, 2022, from 12-4 pm eastern time. Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the Climate Solutions Act ( H.R. to reduce greenhouse gases emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. 20-21 to discuss measuring and monitoring greenhouse gases and accelerating innovation in energy technologies. Global Change Research Program.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

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Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. IPBES releases reports about valuing nature and the use of wild species. Comments must be submitted by July 28, 2022. The proposed rule is open for public comment through September 12, 2022. Executive Branch. International.

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