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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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Several Supreme Court Justices, including justices appointed by Republican presidents, expressed skepticism that the court could significantly limit the applicability of the Clean Water Act. The court may not issue a final ruling until summer 2023. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Maria Salazar (R-FL) introduced legislation ( H.R.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2023. The agency designated 563 river miles as critical habitat for the species.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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should seek to build upon the myriad examples where collaboration and consensus-building have led to significant conservation outcomes,” continues the report, alluding to the Great American Outdoors Act, the largest conservation legislation in decades that passed Congress last year with broad bipartisan support. Meters) in Length.

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