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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

In January 2022, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruling on a Sierra Club lawsuit stripped the Mountain Valley Pipeline of construction permits in the Jefferson National Forest. With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection.

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How to Save the World, Part 2

Academy of Natural Sciences

Here is an excerpt from the Summer 2022 edition of Drexel Magazine that features Academy Dolan Fellow Alexis Schulman, PhD, with one of 13 ideas for coping with a changing planet. Schulman observed such a scenario at the Philadelphia Water Department in the late ’90s. 1 way to save the world is simply to start somewhere.

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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. Similarly, the number of life sciences Ph.D.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. 8, 2022) CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The bill largely keeps government programs funded at their fiscal year 2022 levels. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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NSF for the Future Act increases authorizing funding for the National Science Foundation to $17.9 billion in FY 2022 in FY 2022. House approves transportation and water infrastructure bill. Innovation and Competition Act passed the full Senate in early June. billion for NSF in FY 2022.

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ESA Policy News: March 6, 2023

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Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. National Nature Assessment (NNA). Led by the U.S.

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