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What’s Up With Water – February 22, 2022

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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles also noted that the severity of the two-decade-long dry stretch is due, in large part, to the release of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. According to the act, funds must be committed to a project by December 31, 2024 and spent by December 31, 2026.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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After the release of the Arctic Report Card, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published the Arctic Research Plan for 2022-2026. 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.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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Senate Bill 716 / House Bill 391 prohibit, with very limited exception, a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere or organizing or participating in a “mass balloon release,” as defined. The Act terminates June 30, 2026. Neonicotinoids.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. EPA – Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act.

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Policy News: November 22, 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. The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Innovation and Competition Act. Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. Federal agencies plan to reverse National Environmental Policy Act rules and more. John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act ( S.

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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 – Draft FY 2022-2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan.

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