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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

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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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Federal Register ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill The 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) Cohort of 15 students flew in from around the country to learn about science policy and meet with lawmakers. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The court may not issue a final ruling until summer 2023. In this issue: Supreme Court Hears Sackett v.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. CNSF – FY 2023 Appropriations Letter (identical letters sent to both the House and Senate ) (April 7, 2022). ESC – FY 2023 Appropriations Statement (March 28, 2022). ESC – FY 2023 Appropriations Statement (March 28, 2022).

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. By Annie Snider, PoliticoPro, 11/18/2021.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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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. EPA – 2021 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (June 15).

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