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Services Finalize Endangered Species Act Regulatory Revisions

Endangered Species Law

On March 27, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services) made available pre-publication versions of the agencies’ long-awaited updates to regulations implementing sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.27.23

PA Environment Daily

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Bob Donnan Blog: The Story Behind The Yeager Shale Gas Well Pad & Water Impoundment Contamination In Washington County -- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can’t Let Pennsylvania Become The Next Petrochemical Cancer Alley - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Debate Proposal (..)

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

The legislature directed DEQ to do a human health risk assessment of 1,4 dioxane in drinking water based on peer-reviewed studies and report back to the legislature by May 1, 2024. A provision in the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 requires the EMC to study narrative water quality standards and report to the legislature by June 1, 2024.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 million for wildlife corridor programs. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before Jan.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says – The Guardian. EPA says state agencies’ regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents – Nola.com. Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet – Associated Press. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

ESA

USFWS: The agency granted threatened species protections for the Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) under the Endangered Species Act. The Emperor Penguin is native to Antarctica and is the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species. CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.

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35 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Going The RIGHT WAY: -- 35 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA -- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA [PaEN] -- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership [PaEN] [Posted: December 31, 2023] PA Environment Digest