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100 Days of Anti-Environmental Mayhem

Legal Planet

Apparently, EPA means to challenge the massive scientific evidence that human carbon emissions are causing dangerous climate change. Another agency, NOAA studies ocean and atmospheric systems, providing crucial information about climate change. It also issues regulations to protect fisheries and endangered marine mammals.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

A magistrate judge in the federal district court for the District of Oregon granted motions by three trade groups to withdraw from the lawsuit seeking to hold the United States liable for its actions and inaction leading to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Ignoring pollution’s toll The court’s 2022 decision in West Virginia v EPA limited the EPA’s ability to cut carbon emissions from power plants, effectively ending efforts launched by the Obama administration. In the January arguments, he bemoaned an atmosphere where “automatically whatever the agency says, wins.”

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 But Is It Burning Less Carbon? – million for wildlife corridor programs. The New York Times.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

ESA

The bill funds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research at $776 million, a 20 percent increase. This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities. This action is similar to actions proposed in the Save Our Sequoia Act ( H.R.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 The agency designated 563 river miles as critical habitat for the species. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7