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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. A CNN poll in December found that 73 percent of respondents in the United States say the federal government has some level of responsibility to curb climate change.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. Executive Branch.

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The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions

Legal Planet

This is the case that put teeth into the Endangered Species Act. Resisting the pleas that saving a minor species of fish was not worth halting a dam project, the Court held that the statute meant what it said: protecting endangered species is a paramount value. Hill, 437 U.S. NRDC, 467 U.S. Massachusetts v.

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Policy News: January 18, 2022

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Judge orders USFWS to reconsider 2019 decision to not list the Yellowstone bison under the Endangered Species Act. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. The report is expected for release in late 2023. Executive Branch. International.

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88 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 88 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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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. House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch. Ruling allows the EPA to protect Bristol Bay.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. The report is expected for release in late 2023. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. 11, 2022, from 12-4 pm eastern time.

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