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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

The plan cuts power plant and industrial ozone pollution that wafts from central parts of the nation into eastern states. According to the American Lung Association, nearly 120 million people in the nation—one of every three—lives with unhealthy levels of particle and ozone pollution. Then there is the 2023 ruling in Sackett v EPA.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

ESA

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Applications are due January 1, 2023. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. Comments are due by March 31, 2023. . Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill.

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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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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

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. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023. The request for information closes June 16, 2023.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

ESA

billion for DOE Science, while the American COMPETES Act authorizes $8.8 billion for the agency in FY 2023. EPA : A draft policy assessment for the reconsideration of current Ozone air quality standards finds that there is insufficient scientific evidence that there would be a public health benefit to stricter ozone regulations.

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Policy News: April 25, 2022

ESA

Forest Service , the Department of Agriculture , the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency this week regarding the agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 budget requests. CNSF – FY 2023 Appropriations Letter (identical letters sent to both the House and Senate ) (April 7, 2022). Executive Branch.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

ESA

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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