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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Legislative updates: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee advanced the Restoring Resilient Reefs Act ( S. The number of earned doctorates awarded is increased in the geosciences, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences from 862 degrees in 2010 to 1,243 degrees in 2020. Comments must be received on or before Dec.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 The bill includes the Senate’s drinking water infrastructure reauthorization bill ( S. New court ruling clears path for Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protections – National Fisherman. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

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The bill funds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research at $776 million, a 20 percent increase. The full Senate voted to confirm Michael Morgan as the assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

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Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March.

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

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Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. At stake was the ability to reduce carbon emissions as written in the ‘Clean Power Plan’ regulation under the auspices of the Clean Air Act that gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power to regulate “the best system of reducing emissions.”

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress ask White House to provide $425 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2024 President’s Budget Request. EPA: The agency issued a rare Clean Water Act veto, further stopping the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Meanwhile, Rep.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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The report’s authors conclude that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land and that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

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