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Federal Water Tap, May 31: EPA Proposes Protection for Salmon-Rich Bristol Bay

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The EPA intends to deny a Clean Water Act permit for a mine development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. Officials sign a Navajo-Utah water rights settlement. The EPA announces an interagency working group for water reuse. Navajo Water Rights Agreement Signed. The Rundown. By the Numbers.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. NSF will release a report about the data in early December 2022.

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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union

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Multiple reports from NGOs like Amnesty and Greenpeace have repeatedly linked JBS to farmers and ranchers who have been engaged in widespread deforestation. Environmental Impacts Feds Find 6 Cows Shot Multiple Times at JBS; PETA Seeks Investigation PETA | March 3, 2022 After new U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5

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NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments

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Multiple reports from NGOs like Amnesty and Greenpeace have repeatedly linked JBS to farmers and ranchers who have been engaged in widespread deforestation. Environmental Impacts Feds Find 6 Cows Shot Multiple Times at JBS; PETA Seeks Investigation PETA | March 3, 2022 After new U.S. SA) agreed to pay $52.5

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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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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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In this issue: Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Congress passed an omnibus spending bill completing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. NSF receives a four percent increase. ESA Stands with Ukraine. Federal Register opportunities.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. Interior to weigh greenhouse gas emissions of proposed 2022 oil lease sales – Reuters. EPA – Draft FY 2022-2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan.

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