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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says – The Guardian. EPA says state agencies’ regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents – Nola.com. Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet – Associated Press. Scientific Community. 7, 2022.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The complaint focuses on deforestation in five Amazonian regions: Loreto, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Amazonas and San Martin.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

ESA

Applegate is a career USGS employee who has served as the acting USGS director for the past year. USFWS: The agency is proposing listing two freshwater mussel species – the western fanshell and Ouachita fanshell – as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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