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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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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 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. Appeals court rules that US Fish and Wildlife Service improperly denied protections for Pacific walruses. The Committee also added several standalone STEM bills, including the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act ( S. International.

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

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Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. This ruling essentially disallows the EPA to impose actions that would reduce life threatening carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants contributing to climate change. US Environmental Protection Agency case.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

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President Biden appoints 30 members to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. EPA to cut greenhouse gases thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide – Washington Post.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology holds second meeting of the administration, focused on climate, energy and the environment. California lists leatherback sea turtles as endangered. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the House’s NSF for the Future Act ( H.R. Scientific Community.

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Policy News: April 25, 2022

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Along with this assessment, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of Domestic Climate Policy lead a report to the National Climate Task Force on opportunities for greater deployment of nature-based solutions. More News: Deep Dive: USICA – Punchbowl News.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. billion for environmental justice. metric tons of carbon dioxide a year for up to 30 years.

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