Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 279

ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. Executive Branch.

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2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change 98

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 The bill includes the Senate’s drinking water infrastructure reauthorization bill ( S. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. billion for coastal mapping, resilience and related projects. or WOTUS. “In

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2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively. John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act ( S. 1816 & H.R.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

ESA

MAY 15, 2023

Chellie Pingree (D-ME)’s Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act ( H.R. This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. Legislative updates: The full House approved Rep. territories.

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2023 Endangered Species Act 2024 Climate Change 92