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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

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On May 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed plaintiffs’ challenges to the Vineyard Wind Project—the United States’s first major offshore wind project. The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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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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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. The Supreme Court may not issue its ruling until 2023. ESC – Recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget for FY 2023 Budget (Nov. International. Scientific Community.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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This includes a 39% increase for climate research and a 29% increase for the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. This bill is also included in the Oceans Based Climate Solutions Act ( H.R. The fifth edition of the NCA is set to be released in fall 2023. NOAA receives $6.46 million acres. Instead, the U.S.

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