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ORD Publishes Six Strategic Research Action Plans for FYs 2023-2026, Including for Chemical Safety for Sustainability

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In October 2022, EPA published six StRAPs for fiscal years (FY) 2023-2026. In addition, investigation of novel products of synthetic biology, genome editing, and metabolic engineering is needed to support risk assessment of emerging biotechnology products.

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

6:24-cv-2026 (N.D. However, NRCS will only recertify a designated wetland if “the final certification is no longer a reliable indication of site conditions[.]” The complaint in CTM Holdings, LLC v. Dep’t of Agriculture , No. Iowa, May 29, 2025) was initially filed by a landowner in Iowa on April 16, 2024.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

Todd Young’s (R-IN) Endless Frontiers Act from the last Congress, Biden endorses investing $50 billion to create a new technology directorate in the National Science Foundation to fund research on topics like semiconductors and advanced computing, advanced communications technology, advanced energy technologies and biotechnology.

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