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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. Maine law banning PFAS takes effect. USFWS: The agency released a proposed rule withdrawing a last-minute Trump administration rule that reduced Endangered Species Act critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by 3.4

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

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Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) will be the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology. Potential climate actions identified in the letter include developing a national climate adaptation strategy and adapting new greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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ESA Policy News: January 23, 2023

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The agency first revised management plans to protect sage grouse habitat and avoid an Endangered Species Act listing for the bird in 2015 during the Obama administration. Interior: The Bureau of Land Management is revising sage grouse conservation plans. The Trump administration amended the plans in 2019. What went wrong? –

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