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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Globally, fine particulate pollution and ozone are tied to more than 8 million deaths each year according to a 2023 study in the British Medical Journal. Then there is the 2023 ruling in Sackett v EPA. In the January arguments, he bemoaned an atmosphere where “automatically whatever the agency says, wins.”

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

Recognizing that the Willow Project had the potential to affect ESA-listed species, BLM entered into a Section 7 consultation with both FWS and NMFS, which culminated in the publication of a BA in August 2022 and a BiOp in January 2023.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

ESA Selects 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award Fifteen ESA members will travel to DC to receive policy and communications training and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. EPA The Biden administration proposes $12 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency, around a 19% increase over FY 2023 levels. million increase.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

House is expected to pass all fiscal year 2023 spending bills before the August recess. Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. in atmospheric and oceanic science from the University of California, Los Angeles. In this issue: Congress. Executive Branch. She has a Ph.D.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 Executive Branch. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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