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In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

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Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. The technology measures plant growth and soil conditions.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. EPA determines that most Chesapeake Bay watershed states are not on track to meet 2025 pollution reduction commitments.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s Even 2 degrees becomes unlikely without a peak by 2025. Senate committee approves conservation funding bill.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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NEON seeks applications for the Science, Technology and Education Advisory Committee. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the NSF Foundation for the Future Act ( H.R. 2225 ), the bill establishes a new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships. Scientific Community. increase to $3.26

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. The Committee also added several standalone STEM bills, including the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act ( S. 1816 & H.R.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME)’s Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act ( H.R. This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. Legislative updates: The full House approved Rep.

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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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