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The Stream, December 21, 2022: In Global Biodiversity Agreement, Freshwater Protection and Restoration Are Prominent

Circle of Blue

The world’s eighth-largest lake, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, receives support needed to become an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area. It stretches through China, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia before emptying into the ocean in Vietnam. The 2,700 mile-long Mekong is the longest river in Southeast Asia.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

ESA

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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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the United States, a 2022 study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that more than 50,000 lives per year would be saved by eliminating those emissions. The court’s conservative majority went so far as to ignore EPA science conducted during the conservative George W. Bush administration.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

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. in atmospheric and oceanic science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Executive Branch. International.

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How Can We Protect the North Pacific Right Whale?

Ocean Conservancy

This blog was written by Kirsten Williams, Summer 2022 Legal Intern for Ocean Conservancy. In addition to the North Pacific right whale, two other species of right whale exist: the North Atlantic right whale, found in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Southern right whale, found in the Southern hemisphere. © NOAA.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

ESA

Joe Manchin (D-WV) signals willingness to support climate provisions of the Build Back Better Act. White House seeks feedback about the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. 11, 2022, from 12-4 pm eastern time. Executive Branch. Judge temporarily blocks geothermal plant construction in Nevada. Lovejoy III and Edward O.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

ESA

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. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $5.88 NSF receives a four percent increase.

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