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Did Biden have to approve the Willow oil project?

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Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species? Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species?

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

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The bill authorizes $5 million for this study each year through Fiscal Year 2027. USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule listing the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Sen.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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The Rural STEM Education Research Act ( H.R. The MSI STEM Achievement Act ( H.R. 2027 ) directs NSF to research the barriers to increasing participation in STEM education at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and to increase these institutions’ awareness, capacity and participation to compete for federal research funds.

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