A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The goal is to rehabilitate 150,000 hectares of degraded mangrove this year, and a total of 600,000 hectares by 2023. This has resulted in a decline in fisheries health, more soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions, as soil carbon, escapes into the atmosphere where mangroves are cut down or killed. Currently, Indonesia has about 3.2

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. Extreme events in the Northwest will include storms resulting from atmospheric rivers over the Pacific Ocean. The ocean trends affect the species composition of the seas.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE). Executive Branch.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

As the 2018 Farm Bill is set to expire on September 30, 2023, we believe this report is timely. As Congress debates and begins to write the 2023 Farm Bill, we hope this report can be a good resource in understanding how EQIP dollars are spent, and how the program can be retooled to build resilience for farms and farmers nationwide.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 18, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. She set the gold standard for our state, our country and our ocean by leading the effort to fight for robust funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). billion in NOAA funding during the madness of the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations process.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Congress Legislative updates: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-MO) reintroduced the Save Our Sequoias Act ( R.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

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. Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. million above FY 2023 enacted levels. billion for environmental justice.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Joe Manchin (D-WV). 2 – Associated Press.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.

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ESA

JULY 18, 2022

House is expected to pass all fiscal year 2023 spending bills before the August recess. Next week, the House is expected to consider another six spending bills, including a bill funding the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In this issue: Congress. Executive Branch.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

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. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing for the companion House bill ( H.R.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advances nomination of Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to lead Department of Energy’s Office of Science. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $5.88 Huffman is a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee. ESA Stands with Ukraine.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. 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.

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ESA

MARCH 6, 2023

In this issue: Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. National Nature Assessment (NNA). The comment period ends March 31, 2023.

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

Senate Releases FY 2023 Spending Bills. Spending bills for fiscal years FY 2022 and FY 2023 have fallen short of appropriating the amount included in similar authorizing legislation. Senate Releases FY 2023 Spending Bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee released its draft fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bills.

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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.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

House Natural Resources Committee: The committee held a hearing for bills sponsored by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) intended to protect tribal cultural sites. Improved satellite capabilities will benefit climate adaptation and mitigation, healthy oceans and resilient coastal communities. 23, 2023 through April 14, 2023.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

The assessment will also allow the country to look ahead at how nature might change in the future and identify opportunities for investments in nature to help achieve climate, health, environmental justice and economic goals. Legislative Updates House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen.

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ESA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee advanced the nomination of Jainey Bavishi to be the assistant secretary of oceans and atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the second-most senior position at NOAA. Bavishi most recently led the New York City Office of Resiliency.

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ESA

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Applications are due January 1, 2023. National Committee for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. ESA to Hold Informational US National Nature Assessment Webinar Dec. Comments are due by March 31, 2023. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this issue: Congressional Leadership Releases Committee Rosters House Science Committee, House Natural Resources and other committees fill out leadership rosters and add freshmen members for the 118th Congress. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) announced the committee leadership.

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ESA

JULY 26, 2021

This includes research about atmospheric composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavior and economic research on human responses to climate change. Huffman is a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee.

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ESA

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this issue: Congress House Republicans name new members and leadership for the House Appropriations Committee, House Science Committee and House Natural Resources Committee with the start of the 118th Congress. The new Republican members of the House Natural Resources Committee are Reps. rule in the courts.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The House Natural Resources Committee and the House Science Committee passed their portions of the reconciliation bill out of committee Sept. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $1.24 The Senate is similarly working on allocating the $3.5 trillion ( see ESA Policy News, Aug. 16, 2021 ).

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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

“Nature in America is in trouble,” Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory said during a call with reporters Thursday. Climate change is reshaping our lands and our oceans and our coasts. More than 20 percent of federal offshore acres are under conservation, according to the Center’s analysis. “We

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