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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing for that bill, along with another fishery management bill from Young ( H.R. Executive Branch. International.

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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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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. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Biden’s First Reg Agenda Lays Out Plan to Roll Back Trump Environmental Rules.

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Policy News: September 26, 2022

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Sanders and progressive Democrats in the House are opposing Manchin’s permitting proposal, citing concerns that the reforms would helps fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act (H.R.

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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. Justice Dept.

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