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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. EPA – Public Meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Ozone Panel (April 29). EPA – Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act.

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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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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. 14, 2021.

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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 – Board of Scientific Counselors Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Subcommittee Meeting (May 26 & 27, comments due May 25).

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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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