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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Read the full report here.

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ESA Policy News: January 9, 2023

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) named the ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the 118th Congress. The EPA’s Science and Technology budget increases to $802.27 The EPA announced a new Clean Water Rule in Dec. Comments about the draft Fifth National Climate Assessment Due Jan. Executive Branch.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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2 trillion plan includes $50 billion to create a new technology directorate for NSF. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy forms Interagency Task Force on Scientific Integrity. . There is $180 billion pegged overall in the plan for investment in research and development and “technologies of the future.”.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. billion for climate and clean energy-related research. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) ( S. Executive Branch. International.

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