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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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ESA & ESAL Webinar “Protecting Waterways for Healthy Communities and Ecosystems” – Monday, May 8 at 2:00 pm Join ESAL and ESA to learn how science and policy intersect to protect waterways, hear from local advocates for ecologically sound practices, and discuss the potential impact of an ongoing Supreme Court Case.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Appeals court rules that US Fish and Wildlife Service improperly denied protections for Pacific walruses. NEPA: The Council on Environmental Quality has a three-step plan related to the National Environmental Policy Act rules, which guide federal permitting decisions and other actions. Executive Branch. International.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. The full House passed the Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act (H.R. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 or WOTUS. “In

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it. FEATURED CASE. A divided D.C.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107.

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Banking Regulators Act in the Face of Headwinds to Address Climate Risk

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The Principles are also instructive in how climate-related financial risk can appear and be addressed in other established risk categories like credit and liquidity. In 2022 alone, a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimated the cost of climate change impacts at more than $165 billion dollars.