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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. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act. 3, 2022.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA, S. The House also passed its NSF authorizing bill entitled NSF for the Future Act ( H.R. or WOTUS. “In

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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New court ruling clears path for Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protections – National Fisherman. EPA – Draft FY 2022-2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. The Endless Frontiers Act emphasizes the “Industries of the Future,” a term that typically refers to artificial intelligence, quantum information science, advanced manufacturing, 5G and biotechnology. 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S. Applications are due by Apr.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

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The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. Before the subcommittee hearing, ESA and 29 other scientific societies and organizations endorsed the NSF for the Future Act. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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241 ) to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act through 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for Clean Water Act permitting, dams, aquatic ecosystem restoration projects and other issues. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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